Disclosed are a negative-pressure drug loading apparatus and a negative-pressure drug loading method. When the apparatus is in use, drug particles to be loaded are placed into the particle storage tube, and a proper amount of drug solution is introduced. The particle storage tube is placed in the body, and the sealing space is sealed. A vacuum pump is used to execute a negative pressure operation in the body until the inside of the particle storage tube is pumped into a vacuum. An air valve of the vacuum pump is opened, such that the drug solution comes into the said particles under the action of pressure. After the pressure is stable, the particle storage tube is let stand for a period of time such that the drug solution stably stays in the said particles.

Disclosed herein are radiotherapy methods and systems that can display a workflow-oriented graphical user interface(s). A method comprises presenting a plurality of pages for display, each corresponding to a stage of a radiotherapy treatment for a patient; in response to receiving an indication that a surface of a patient is aligned, retrieving, from a radiotherapy file, a first image of an internal target aligned in accordance with treatment attributes; receiving a second image of the internal target; overlaying on a first page of the plurality of pages, the first image and the second image, the first page displaying a direction to position the internal target in the second image to align with the internal target in the first image; and when the internal target is aligned, presenting for display a second page of the plurality of pages corresponding to a subsequent stage of the radiotherapy treatment for the patient.

One or more embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a radiotherapy target device. The radiotherapy target device may include: a target component including a target body and a support supporting the target body; and a housing surrounding the target component. The housing may include a first surface and a second surface allowing radiation beams to pass through.

Disclosed are a neutron dose measurement apparatus and a neutron capturing treatment device. The neutron dose measurement apparatus includes a measurement unit for receiving neutrons and outputting signals, a signal processing unit for processing the signals output from the measurement unit, a counter for counting the signals output from the signal processing unit to obtain a count rate, and a count rate correction unit for correcting the count rate.

Various embodiments of the present technology are generally related to a multimedia distraction system for patients receiving external beam radiation therapy. More specifically, some embodiments relate to a system for providing a video image to a patient while undergoing a treatment to avoid the need to anesthetize. The system comprises a video image source, a projector communicatively coupled to the video image source, abeam expander coupled to the projector, and a screen transparent to the radiation beam used in a radiation therapy treatment. The present technology can be used to distract a patient during multiple types of external beam radiation therapy including three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, volumetric modulated arc therapy, and non-coplanar arcs, without interfering with the treatment.

Positioning tool (200) for assisting treatment of a subject in an external radiotherapy programme comprising one or more external radiotherapy treatment sessions comprising: an inserter (204) having a proximal (40) and distal (20) end which inserter comprises: an elongated member (210) configured for insertion through an entrance to a canal (602) in connection with bodily tissue (610) of the subject, and provided with an elongated member lumen (214) configured for receiving an effector shaft (310) of a steering guide (300); and a guiding strand (218) for guiding the effector shaft (310) into the lumen (214) from outside the entrance to the canal, wherein the guiding strand (218) is disposed at least partially within the lumen (214) and is restrained at or towards a distal end (20) of the guiding strand (218) to limit or prevent sliding of the guiding strand (218) in a proximal direction relative to the lumen (214), wherein the positioning tool (200) is configured to move and/or fix the canal (602) and the bodily tissue (610) of the subject relative to an ionising radiotherapy beam for the external radiotherapy treatment session.

To provide a radiation treatment system which enables wide irradiation range of radiation to a patient without increasing a load on a structure body. A radiation treatment system includes: a couch that carries a treatment target; a radiation source; a rotation mechanism configured to support the radiation source and to rotate the radiation source around the couch; a sensor configured to detect radiation transmitted through the treatment target; and a control unit configured to control the radiation source and the rotation mechanism, and the control unit sets an irradiation plan in which an irradiation range of first irradiation and an irradiation range of second irradiation are partially overlapped, and controls a radiation dose for an overlapping portion based on a detection result obtained by the sensor.

Provided is a method for generating an arc treatment plan. The method for generating the arc treatment plan includes: generating a plurality of sub-regions by partitioning a region of interest based on an irradiation duration corresponding to the region of interest in a target volume; and generating the arc treatment plan for the target volume based on the plurality of sub-regions and irradiation durations corresponding to the plurality of sub-regions; wherein the irradiation durations corresponding to the plurality of sub-regions are all less than or equal to a predetermined value, a sum of the irradiation durations corresponding to the plurality of sub-regions is equal to an irradiation duration corresponding to the region of interest, and irradiation positions corresponding to the plurality of sub-regions are the same as an irradiation position corresponding to the region of interest.

A separator for medical applications includes a first contact surface configured for contacting a first anatomical surface of a patient to be imaged, and a second contact surface configured for contacting a second anatomical surface of the patient to be imaged to space the first anatomical surface from the second anatomical surface. The first contact surface is angled relative to the second contact surface. The separator maintains spacing between anatomical surfaces during radiotherapy procedures, potentially reducing radiation exposure to sensitive areas. The separator may comprise air equivalent or radiotransparent materials and can be used in various anatomical regions where skin folds or adjacent body parts need separation for improved therapy results.

A detection device includes a detection unit that is placed on a treatment table including a placement portion and is configured to detect a surface position and/or a body motion displacement of a living body placed on the placement portion a battery capable of supplying power to the detection unit, in a state of being disconnected from an external power supply facility; a communication unit configured to wirelessly transmit, to an external device, data corresponding to a signal output from the detection unit; and a connection unit configured to connect the detection unit to the treatment table, the detection unit being connected to movable in accordance with a movement of the placement portion that is movable on the treatment table.