A61N5/1071

LOW ENERGY RADIATION THERAPY SYSTEM FOR SUPERFICIAL LESION TREATMENT AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF
20220126118 · 2022-04-28 ·

The present invention relates to a low energy radiation therapy system for superficial lesion treatment and an operation method thereof, the low energy radiation therapy system comprising: an optical scanner for acquiring 3D scanning data of a treatment region including a superficial lesion site; an irradiation unit configured to apply radiation to the treatment region; a calculation unit for calculating, on the basis of the 3D scanning data, a skin dose, energy of radiation, and a part-specific radiation amount adjustment value, and producing, according to the part-specific radiation amount adjustment value, shape data of a compensation unit to be provided at the end of the irradiation unit; and a 3D printer configured to three-dimensionally print and produce the compensation unit according to the shape data.

ENERGY RADIATION TREATMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM SUPPORTING ENERGY RADIATION TREATMENT
20230248997 · 2023-08-10 · ·

An energy radiation treatment method comprises: administering a medicinal agent to an affected part; performing energy radiation with a predetermined energy on the affected part; and confirming therapeutic effects by the energy radiation on the affected part, wherein in the administering, a determination based on at least one ultrasound image based on ultrasound waves reflected from the affected part is performed.

Scanning system

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 irradiation target. An example scanning system includes: a scanning magnet to move the beam during scanning; and a control system (i) to control the scanning magnet to produce uninterrupted movement of the beam over at least part of a depth-wise layer of the irradiation target so as to deliver doses of charged particles to the irradiation target; and (ii) to determine, in synchronism with delivery of a dose, information identifying the dose actually delivered at different positions along the depth-wise layer.

RADIATION DOSE LATENCY MEASUREMENT SYSTEM

A radiation latency measurement system, having a pulse detector connected to a radiation detector mounted within a phantom that is configured to be positioned within a radiation treatment system which delivers a radiation dose to the radiation detector. The pulse detector has a first circuit that applies a high voltage bias to the radiation detector and a second circuit that amplifies the voltage signal from the radiation detector with a fixed gain first amplification stage and a variable gain second amplification stage. A first comparator receives the amplified signal and generates an output signal when the amplified signal exceeds a specified voltage level and a second comparator that processes and filters the output signal. The timing of receipt of the radiation dose signal may be compared to the position of the radiation detector in order to measure a radiation dose latency of the radiation treatment system.

RADIATION SYSTEMS FOR RADITION TREATMENT AND IMAGING

A radiation system is provided. The radiation system may include a bore accommodating an object, a rotary ring, a first radiation source and a second radiation source mounted on the rotary ring and a processor. The first radiation source may be configured to emit a first cone beam toward a first region of the object. The second radiation source may be configured to emit a second beam toward a second region of the object, the second region including at least a part of the first region. The processor may be configured to obtain a treatment plan of the object, the treatment plan including parameters associated with radiation segments. The processor may be further configured to control an emission of the first cone beam and/or the second beam based on the parameters associated with the radiation segments to perform a treatment and a 3-D imaging simultaneously.

ADAPTIVE APERTURE

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 in two dimensions across at least part of a treatment area of an irradiation target; and an adaptive aperture between the scanning system and the irradiation target. The adaptive aperture includes structures that are movable relative to the irradiation target to approximate a shape to trim part of the treatment area. The part of the treatment area has a size that is based on an area of the spot size.

DOSE RATE MONITOR, SYSTEM AND METHOD
20230241413 · 2023-08-03 ·

A radiation dose rate monitor system includes an emitting electrode configured to be impinged by radiation radiation; a collecting electrode configured to form an electrical circuit with said emitting electrode, a current measurement device configured to measure a current through said emitting and collecting electrodes indicative of a dose of said radiation radiation, and a chamber enclosing a gas. Emission of secondary electrons from the emitting electrode provides a majority of the current.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING DOSE RATES, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
20230241412 · 2023-08-03 ·

Provided are a method and apparatus for adjusting dose rates, a computer device, and a storage medium. In the method, an output pulse frequency is determined based on a current actual dose, a current target dose, and a current pulse frequency, and then a dose rate of a radiation beam emitted by radiation source equipment is updated based on the output pulse frequency. The current pulse frequency is indicative of the dose rate of the radiation beam emitted by the radiation source equipment, the current actual dose is an actually received dose of the radiation beam for a tumor target region, and the current target dose is an expected dose of the radiation beam for the tumor target region.

SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MEASURING PATIENT-SPECIFIC EXTRAVASATION DOSIMETRY
20230243983 · 2023-08-03 ·

A system and method for determining accumulated radiation dose is presented. In some embodiments, the system and method include use of one or more RADFETs to measure and accumulated radiation dose over a desired period of time from an area of interest in a patient. In some embodiments, the one or more RADFETs may be arranged on a test strip, and electrical circuitry provided to selectively couple certain terminals of the RADFETS together to facilitate improved measurement of accumulated dose. A reader may also be utilized wherein the reader may receive a test strip, decouple the electrical connections between select terminals, inject a current into the RADFET and/or measure a voltage from the RADFET corresponding to an accumulated radiation dose.

X-RAY IMAGING SYSTEM FOR RADIATION THERAPY

The present disclosure may provide a radiation system. The radiation system may include a treatment head, a detector, a plurality of imaging sources, and a gantry. The treatment head, the detector, and the plurality of imaging sources may be mounted on the gantry. The treatment head may be configured to deliver a treatment beam toward an object. The plurality of imaging sources may be configured to deliver a plurality of imaging beams toward the object. At least two of the plurality of imaging sources may share the detector. The detector may be configured to detect at least two of the plurality of imaging beams. The detected at least two imaging beams may be emitted by different imaging sources of the at least two imaging sources.