Patent ID: 8632246
Filing Date: 2014-01-21
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A device for irradiating a patient, the device comprising: a horizontal guide; a vertical guide that is connected horizontally-adjustably to the horizontal guide; a support element that is attached vertically-adjustably to the vertical guide, a part of the support element comprising a first side, a second side, and an opening extending from the first side to the second side; and a radiation unit comprising a radiation source, the radiation unit being attached to the support element, wherein the radiation source comprises a linear accelerator, wherein the radiation unit comprises two parts, the weight of the two parts being at least partly compensated for in relation to an attachment point on the support element, and wherein a first part of the two parts is arranged closer to the first side than the second side, and a second part of the two parts is arranged closer to the second side than the first side.