INCREASED BEAM OUTPUT AND DYNAMIC FIELD SHAPING FOR RADIOTHERAPY SYSTEM

Embodiments of the present invention describe a radiotherapy treatment system comprising an electron emission device configured to produce and emit an electron beam; a target; and a plurality of steering coils configured to provide magnetic fields in perpendicular directions for steering said electr...

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Main Authors PURWAR, Anuj, K, CONSTANTIN, Dragos, E, CLAYTON, James, E
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 29.12.2021
Subjects
ELECTROTHERAPY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MAGNETOTHERAPY
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
RADIATION THERAPY
ULTRASOUND THERAPY
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Summary:Embodiments of the present invention describe a radiotherapy treatment system comprising an electron emission device configured to produce and emit an electron beam; a target; and a plurality of steering coils configured to provide magnetic fields in perpendicular directions for steering said electron beam to said target; wherein said plurality of steering coils are configured to scan said electron beam across said target in a 2D periodic path.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20180816389