Patent ID: 9452301
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: A61N,H05H

Claim Text:
1. A system comprising: a patient support to support a patient; a synchrocyclotron to produce a proton or ion beam having an energy level sufficient to reach a target in the patient on the patient support; an outer gantry on which the synchrocyclotron is mounted to enable the synchrocyclotron to move through a range of positions around the patient on the patient support; and an inner gantry comprising a beam-focusing device to shape the proton or ion beam before the target; wherein the synchrocyclotron (i) comprises a magnet that produces a magnetic field strength of up to 20 Tesla, (ii) is configured to produce, for delivery to a patient, a beam of charged particles having an energy level of at least 150 MeV, and (iii) has a weight less than 30 Tons.