Patient specific beam control assembly of a cancer therapy apparatus and method of use thereof
First Claim
1. A method for controlling a charged particle beam state of a positively charged particle beam in a cancer treatment system used to treat a tumor of a patient, comprising the steps of:
- maintaining identification information about the patient and a beam state control parameter in an electromechanical identifier of a beam control assembly;
inserting said beam control assembly into a receiving element of a tray assembly receiver;
coupling an electromechanical receptor of said tray assembly with said electromechanical identifier;
placing at least a center aperture of said tray assembly receiver in the positively charged particle beam; and
using said electromechanical identifier of said tray assembly receiver, communicating to the cancer treatment system the identification information and said beam state control parameter.
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Abstract
The invention comprises a patient specific tray insert removably inserted into a tray frame to form a beam control tray assembly, which is removably inserted into a slot of a tray receiver assembly proximate a gantry nozzle of a charged particle cancer treatment system. Optionally, multiple tray inserts, each used to control a different beam state parameter, are inserted into corresponding slots of the tray receiver assembly where the multiple inserts are used to control beam intensity, shape, focus, and/or energy. The beam control tray assembling includes an identifier, such as an electromechanical identifier, of the particular insert type, which is communicated to a main controller, such as via the tray receiver assembly along with slot position and/or patient information.
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1. A method for controlling a charged particle beam state of a positively charged particle beam in a cancer treatment system used to treat a tumor of a patient, comprising the steps of:
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maintaining identification information about the patient and a beam state control parameter in an electromechanical identifier of a beam control assembly; inserting said beam control assembly into a receiving element of a tray assembly receiver; coupling an electromechanical receptor of said tray assembly with said electromechanical identifier; placing at least a center aperture of said tray assembly receiver in the positively charged particle beam; and using said electromechanical identifier of said tray assembly receiver, communicating to the cancer treatment system the identification information and said beam state control parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for controlling a charged particle beam state of a positively charged particle beam in cancer treatment system used to treat a tumor of a patient, comprising:
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a beam control assembly comprising an electromechanical identifier, said electromechanical identifier comprising identification information about both the patient and a beam state control parameter; and a tray assembly receiver, said tray assembly receiver comprising; a receiving element for receipt of said beam control assembly; and an electromechanical receptor configured to couple to said electromechanical identifier, at least an aperture of said tray assembly receiver positioned in the positively charged particle beam during use, and said tray assembly receiver configured to communicate to the cancer treatment system the identification information and said beam state control parameter. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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