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Charged particle treatment, rapid patient positioning apparatus and method of use thereof

  • US 9,056,199 B2
  • Filed: 08/10/2012
  • Issued: 06/16/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for treating a tumor of a patient with charged particles, comprising:

  • a support platform comprising a longitudinal support configured to;

    (1) position the patient at a first position comprising an angle less than thirty degrees off of a vertical axis at a first period of time;

    (2) transition the patient through an angle forty-five degrees off of the vertical axis at a second point in time; and

    (3) orientate the patient at a second position comprising an angle less than thirty degrees off of a horizontal axis at a third period of time; and

    an accelerator configured to deliver the charged particles to the tumor of the patient when the patient is supported by said longitudinal support of said platform, said accelerator comprising;

    a synchrotron, said synchrotron comprising;

    an input Lambertson magnet;

    an extraction material less than ten millimeters thick;

    an output Lambertson magnet; and

    a charged particle beam path, wherein said charged particle beam path sequentially passes through said input Lambertson magnet, through said extraction material, and through said output Lambertson magnet.

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