Automated cancer therapy apparatus and method of use thereof

The invention comprises a method and apparatus for treating a tumor, comprising the steps of: (1) a main controller sequentially delivering charged particles from a synchrotron along a first beam transport line, through a nozzle system, and to the tumor according to a current version of the radiatio...

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Hauptverfasser:	Bennett, James P, Ruebel, Nick, Lee, W. Davis, Amato, Mark R, Michaud, Susan L, Reno, Jillian
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	DIAGNOSIS ELECTROTHERAPY GAMMA RAY OR X-RAY MICROSCOPES HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION IRRADIATION DEVICES MAGNETOTHERAPY MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE NUCLEAR ENGINEERING NUCLEAR PHYSICS PHYSICS RADIATION THERAPY SURGERY TECHNIQUES FOR HANDLING PARTICLES OR IONISING RADIATION NOTOTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ULTRASOUND THERAPY
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Zusammenfassung:	The invention comprises a method and apparatus for treating a tumor, comprising the steps of: (1) a main controller sequentially delivering charged particles from a synchrotron along a first beam transport line, through a nozzle system, and to the tumor according to a current version of the radiation treatment plan; (2) concurrent with the step of delivering, generating an image of the tumor using an imaging system; (3) the main controller automatically generating an updated version of the radiation treatment plan using the image, the updated version of the radiation treatment plan becoming the current version of the radiation treatment plan; and (4) repeating the steps of: delivering grouped bunches of the charged particles, generating an image of the tumor, and automatically generating the updated or current version of the radiation treatment plan with optional intervening doctor approval.