Patent ID: 7397054
Filing Date: 2008-07-08
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A particle beam therapy system for irradiating a charged particle beam to an affected part of the body for treatment, the therapy system comprising: a charged particle beam generator for generating the charged particle beam; irradiation devices installed respectively in a plurality of treatment rooms and irradiating the charged particle beam, each of said irradiation devices including a plurality of detectors for detecting beam information of the charged particle beam; a beam line for selectively transporting the charged particle beam extracted from said charged particle beam generator to the respective irradiation devices in said plurality of treatment rooms, said beam line being controlled to form a beam path for transporting the charged particle beam to the irradiation device in selected one of said plurality of treatment rooms; a single monitoring unit arranged for said irradiation devices for monitoring the beam information of the charged particle beam detected by said detectors; a first selector for switchably connecting said detectors provided in each of said irradiation devices and said monitoring unit; and a first control unit for controlling said first selector such that when said beam path for transporting the charged particle beam to the irradiation device in said selected one of said plurality of treatment rooms is formed, said first selector establishes connection between said detectors provided in the irradiation device in said selected one of said plurality of treatment rooms and said monitoring unit.