Patent ID: 7530616
Filing Date: 2009-05-12
Classification: A61G,A61N

Abstract:
1. A mobile radiation treatment apparatus comprising: a radiation source configured to emit radiation; a patient treatment table disposed in proximity to the radiation source; an operator control station; an operator shield assembly disposed between the operator control station and the radiation source, the operator shield assembly configured to reduce exposure to a user located at the operator control station from the radiation emitted from the radiation source; two patient area radiation bulkheads configured to enclose the patient treatment table, wherein at least one of the patient area radiation bulkheads includes a door configured to allow access to the patient treatment table, and a plurality of shielding sections configured to enclose the radiation source, the patient treatment table, the operator control, station, and the operator shield assembly in a compartment, wherein the compartment is approximately between 20 and 30 feet in length, between 7 to 12 feet in width, and between 6 to 8 feet in height, and the plurality of shielding sections are disposed to substantially impede the radiation emitted from the radiation source.