RF source

A radio frequency (RF) source 400 comprising first and second RF pulse generators 430a,b, and optionally a third RF pulse generator 430c, arranged to deliver RF pulses 432a,b for a particle accelerator and a controller 440 arranged to control the first and second RF pulse generators to generate puls...

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Hauptverfasser:	Ian Shinton, Emma Woolridge, Peter Doherty, Morgado Da Silva Ana Rita Pereira
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ELECTRICITY ELECTROTHERAPY HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MAGNETOTHERAPY MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE PLASMA TECHNIQUE PRODUCTION OF ACCELERATED ELECTRICALLY-CHARGED PARTICLES OR OFNEUTRONS PRODUCTION OR ACCELERATION OF NEUTRAL MOLECULAR OR ATOMICBEAMS RADIATION THERAPY ULTRASOUND THERAPY
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Zusammenfassung:	A radio frequency (RF) source 400 comprising first and second RF pulse generators 430a,b, and optionally a third RF pulse generator 430c, arranged to deliver RF pulses 432a,b for a particle accelerator and a controller 440 arranged to control the first and second RF pulse generators to generate pulses sequentially. An interleaver 450 (e.g. waveguide combiner, magic T junction, power splitter) may be arranged to receive the RF pulses and interleave them in order to produce an interleaved signal 405. The RF pulse generators may comprise magnetrons. Magnetrons may be configured to provide pulses to a resonant cavity or electron accelerating waveguide of a radio therapy device. The radiotherapy device may combine magnetic resonance (MR) imaging capability with a linear accelerator (LINAC) based radiotherapy capability, known as MR-LINAC. Also disclosed is a method of operating the RF source.