Patent ID: 7345292
Filing Date: 2008-03-18
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A particle beam therapy system comprising: a charged particle beam generator for emitting a charged particle beam; a plurality of irradiation units disposed in a plurality of treatment rooms, respectively, for irradiating the charged particle beam therein; a plurality of beam transport systems in communication with said charged particle beam generator and transporting the charged particle beam emitted from said charged particle beam generator separately to respective said plurality of irradiation units in said plurality of treatment rooms; first manual input devices provided respectively in said plurality of treatment rooms or a plurality, of control rooms formed corresponding to said plurality of treatment rooms for generating irradiation ready signals; a treatment sequence deciding unit for deciding a sequence of introducing the charge particle beam to said plurality of treatment rooms in an order in which the irradiation ready signals have been outputted from said first manual input devices, and outputting treatment room information representing a selected treatment room with top priority, to which the charged particle beam is to be first introduced; a preparation confirming unit for confirming that preparation for generation of the charged particle beam in said charged particle beam generator are completed and preparation for transport of the charged particle beam in the plurality of beam transport systems for introducing the charged particle beam to one of the plurality of irradiation units in the selected treatment room with top priority which said treatment room information from said treatment sequence deciding unit represents, followed by outputting machine ready information; a display unit device for displaying the machine ready information for the irradiation unit in the selected treatment room with top priority; a second manual input device provided in each of said plurality of treatment rooms or each of said plurality of control rooms, and generating an irradiation start signal; and an emission start controller for outputting an emission start signal based on said machine ready information and said irradiation start signal outputted from said second manual input device in the selected treatment room with top priority.