Radiant energy – Irradiation of objects or material – Ion or electron beam irradiation
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-15
2011-03-15
Berman, Jack I (Department: 2881)
Radiant energy
Irradiation of objects or material
Ion or electron beam irradiation
C250S3960ML, C250S491100
Reexamination Certificate
active
07906769
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a particle accelerator for radiotherapy by means of ion beams (150). The particle accelerator comprises a sixfold synchrotron ring (100) having six rectilinear beam sections (1to6) and six curved beam sections (7to12). Injection means (43) for introducing a linearly accelerated ion beam into the synchrotron ring (100) are arranged on a first rectilinear beam section (1) of the six rectilinear beam sections (1-6). Along the course of a second rectilinear beam section (5) there is at least one acceleration means (44) for the ion beam. Extraction means (45) for extracting the internal beam highly accelerated after several circulations are provided on a third rectilinear beam section (4). Each curved beam section (7to12) comprises a pair of dipole magnets (13/14, 15/16, 17/18, 19/20, 21/22, 23/24). A horizontally defocusing quadrupole magnet (31to36) is arranged between each pair of dipole magnets (13/14, 15/16, 17/18, 19/20, 21/22, 23/24), and a horizontally focusing quadrupole magnet (25to30) is arranged upstream of each pair of dipole magnets (13/14, 15/16, 17/18, 19/20, 21/22, 23/24).
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Office Action corresponding to Chinese Patent Application No. 2005800195352.
Blasche Klaus
Franczak Bernhard
Berman Jack I
Corless Peter F.
Edwards Angell Palmer & & Dodge LLP
Gesellschaft fuer Schwerionenforschung mbH
O'Day Christine C.
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