Charged particle therapy patient constraint apparatus and method of use thereof
First Claim
1. An apparatus for treatment of a tumor of a patient using positively charged particles, comprising:
- a body support surface, comprising a longitudinal axis;
a torso support comprising a left pad slideably attached to said body support surface and a right pad slideably attached to said body support surface, said torso support configured to constrain movement of a left shoulder of the patient with said left pad and a right shoulder of the patient with said right pad relative to said body support surface, said torso support comprising;
an adjustable shoulder distance between said left pad and said right pad, at least one motor configured to axially translate at least one of said right pad and said left pad relative to the longitudinal axis of said body support surface;
andan accelerator configured to deliver the positively charged particles to the tumor when said body support surface supports the patient.
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Abstract
The invention comprises a rapid patient positioning system including a computer and motor controlled patient constraint system, such as a patient head and/or back support system having multiple adjustable degrees of freedom that facilitates accurate, precise, and rapid alignment of a patient relative to a support or table. The patient support system is preferably integrated with a rapid patient positioning system including steps of: positioning a patient relative to the table in a substantially vertical orientation, transitioning the table through a semi-vertical orientation, such as with a robot arm, and orientating the patient and the table in a substantially horizontal orientation, such as in a position for charged particle tumor therapy. Preferably, the robot arm is in common with an arm used to move the patient in traditional proton therapy.
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19 Claims
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1. An apparatus for treatment of a tumor of a patient using positively charged particles, comprising:
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a body support surface, comprising a longitudinal axis; a torso support comprising a left pad slideably attached to said body support surface and a right pad slideably attached to said body support surface, said torso support configured to constrain movement of a left shoulder of the patient with said left pad and a right shoulder of the patient with said right pad relative to said body support surface, said torso support comprising; an adjustable shoulder distance between said left pad and said right pad, at least one motor configured to axially translate at least one of said right pad and said left pad relative to the longitudinal axis of said body support surface; and an accelerator configured to deliver the positively charged particles to the tumor when said body support surface supports the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for treatment of a tumor of a patient using positively charged particles, comprising the steps of:
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supporting the patient on a body support surface comprising a longitudinal axis; constraining motion of both a left shoulder and a right shoulder of the patient relative to the body support surface using a torso support comprising a left pad slideably attached to said body support surface and a right pad slideably attached to said body support surface, said torso support comprising; an adjustable shoulder distance between said left pad and said right pad;
using at least a first motor to axially translate at least one of said right pad and said left pad relative to the longitudinal axis of said body support surface;and treating the tumor using positively charged particles delivered from an accelerator while said body support surface supports the patient. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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