Patent ID: 9084887
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: A61B,A61N,G01N

Abstract:
1. A proton scattering analysis system comprising: a support device configured to support a volume of tissue and expose at least a portion of the volume of tissue to a beam of protons, the beam of protons configured for therapeutic treatment of at least a portion of the volume of tissue, the beam of protons defining a beam axis extending through the volume of tissue; a charged particle detector disposed outside of the beam axis and configured so as to detect charged particles resulting from interactions of the beam of protons with the volume of tissue, the charged particle detector configured to detect charged particles scattered from the volume of tissue at an angle relative to the beam axis, the angle being within a range of approximately 20 degrees to 90 degrees, the charged particle detector configured to facilitate reconstruction of tracks associated with the detected charged particles, the detection resulting in generation of signals; and a computing device in communication with the charged particle detector; the computing device configured to receive the signals and to generate data having information that allows the reconstruction of the tracks so as to allow estimation of locations of the interactions in the volume of tissue.