Particle beam scanning
GT Zwart, J Cooley, KY Franzen, MR Jones… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
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Automated treatment in particle therapy
GT Zwart, MR Jones, J Cooley… - US Patent 11,103,730, 2021 - Google Patents
An example particle therapy system includes a particle beam output device to direct output
of a particle beam; a treatment couch to support a patient containing an irradiation target …
of a particle beam; a treatment couch to support a patient containing an irradiation target …
Collimator and energy degrader
GT Zwart, MR Jones, J Cooley - US Patent 9,962,560, 2018 - Google Patents
A particle therapy system includes a particle accelerator to output a particle beam; and a
scanning system for the particle accelerator to scan the particle beam across at least part of …
scanning system for the particle accelerator to scan the particle beam across at least part of …
Adaptive aperture
GT Zwart, MR Jones, MS Wagner, J Cooley… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
An example particle therapy system includes a particle accelerator to output a particle beam
having a spot size; a scanning system for the particle accelerator to scan the particle beam …
having a spot size; a scanning system for the particle accelerator to scan the particle beam …
Energy degrader enabling high-speed energy switching
GT Zwart, MR Jones, J Cooley, A Molzahn - US Patent 10,675,487, 2020 - Google Patents
An example particle therapy system may include: a synchrocyclotron to produce a particle
beam; a scanner to move the particle beam in one or more dimensions relative to an …
beam; a scanner to move the particle beam in one or more dimensions relative to an …
Adaptive aperture
GT Zwart, MR Jones, MS Wagner, J Cooley… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
An example particle therapy system includes a particle accelerator to output a particle beam
having a spot size; a scanning system for the particle accelerator to scan the particle beam …
having a spot size; a scanning system for the particle accelerator to scan the particle beam …
Scanning system for a particle therapy system
CD O'Neal III, AC Molzahn - US Patent 9,661,736, 2017 - Google Patents
An example particle therapy system includes: a particle accelerator to output a beam of
charged particles; and a scanning system to scan the beam across at least part of an …
charged particles; and a scanning system to scan the beam across at least part of an …
Treatment planning
J Cooley, GT Zwart, SJ Rosenthal, MR Jones… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
An example method includes: receiving, from a treatment planning process, information that
is based on a dose dis tribution for an irradiation target; and performing at least one of the …
is based on a dose dis tribution for an irradiation target; and performing at least one of the …
Collimator and energy degrader for a particle therapy system
J Cooley, T Zwart, M Jones, M Ahearn - US Patent 11,311,746, 2022 - Google Patents
An example system includes a particle accelerator to produce a particle beam to treat a
patient and a carrier having openings including a first opening and a second opening. The …
patient and a carrier having openings including a first opening and a second opening. The …
Delivery of radiation by column and generating a treatment plan therefor
J Cooley, T Zwart - US Patent 11,291,861, 2022 - Google Patents
An example method of treating a target using particle beam includes directing the particle
beam along a path at least part-way through the target, and controlling an energy of the …
beam along a path at least part-way through the target, and controlling an energy of the …