Charged particle beam irradiation device

• US 8,653,473 B2
• Filed: 01/15/2013
• Issued: 02/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sumitomo Heavy Industries Limited
• Original Assignee: Sumitomo Heavy Industries Limited
• Inventors: Yajima, Satoru
• Primary Examiner(s): IPPOLITO, NICOLE MARIE
• Application Number:
  US13/741,856
• Publication Number:
  US 20130184512A1
• Time in Patent Office: 399 Days
• Field of Search: 250/396.R, 250/397, 250/492.1, 250/492.3, 315/500, 315/501, 315/502, 315/503, 315/504, 315/505, 600/1
• US Class Current: 250/396.R
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/1087 Ions; Protons
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/1081 Rotating beam systems with a specific mechanical construction, e.g. gantries

Abstract

A charged particle beam irradiation device includes a particle accelerator that accelerates charged particles and ejects a charged particle beam, a cylindrical outer shell part that is capable of rotating around a rotating axis, an irradiation unit that is capable of irradiating an irradiation target with the charged particle beam, the irradiation direction of which changes in accordance with the rotation of the outer shell part, and a beam transport line that transports the charged particle beam ejected from the particle accelerator to the irradiation unit. The particle accelerator and the beam transport line may be at least partially housed within the outer shell part.

Claims

1. A charged particle beam irradiation device comprising:

a particle accelerator configured to accelerate charged particles and to eject charged particle beam;

an outer shell part that is cylindrical and configured to rotate around a rotating axis;

an irradiation unit configured to irradiate an irradiation target with the charged particle beam, the irradiation direction of which changes in accordance with the rotation of the outer shell part; and

a beam transport line configured to transport the charged particle beam ejected from the particle accelerator to the irradiation unit, wherein the particle accelerator and the beam transport line are each at least partially housed within the outer shell part.

2. The charged particle beam irradiation device according to claim 1,

wherein the particle accelerator and the beam transport line are held on an inner peripheral surface of the outer shell part.

3. The charged particle beam irradiation device according to claim 1 or 2,

wherein the beam transport line includes an energy selection system that takes the charged particle beam having an energy range smaller than a predetermined energy range out of the charged particle beams having the predetermined energy range, and

wherein the energy selection system is housed within the outer shell part.

4. The charged particle beam irradiation device according to claim 1 or 2,

wherein the outer shell part includes a cutout portion, and

wherein the particle accelerator and the beam transport line are at least partially exposed through the cutout portion.

5. The charged particle beam irradiation device according to claim 1 or 2,

wherein the beam transport line includes a deflection magnet, which determines an incident direction to the irradiation unit, at a finishing end of the beam transport line, and

wherein the particle accelerator and the deflection magnet are respectively held at a position where the particle accelerator faces the deflection magnet around the rotating axis when seen from the view in parallel with the rotating axis.

6. The charged particle beam irradiation device according to claim 5,

wherein the beam transport line includes a first line that extends from a starting end of the beam transport line connected to the particle accelerator along the rotating axis, a second line that extends from the finishing end of the beam transport line along the rotating axis and a third line that connects the first line and the second line.

7. The charged particle beam irradiation device according to claim 5,

wherein the deflection magnet is held at a position of one end portion side in the direction along the rotating axis of the outer shell part, and

wherein the particle accelerator is held at a position of the other end portion side in the direction along the rotating axis of the outer shell part.

8. The charged particle beam irradiation device according to claim 7,

wherein the beam transport line includes a fourth line that extends from a starting end of the beam transport line connected to the particle accelerator in the direction perpendicular to the rotating axis and a fifth line that extends from the finishing end of the beam transport line along the rotating axis.