Multi-station proton beam therapy system
Patent 4870287 Issued on September 26, 1989. Estimated Expiration Date: 
March 3, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
March 3, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesApparatus for proton radiography High-energy accelerator for beams of heavy ions Neutron irradiation therapy machine Construction of a CT scanner using heavy ions or protons Scanning system for charged and neutral particle beams Patent #: 4442352 InventorsApplicationNo. 07/163611 filed on 03/03/1988US Classes:250/492.3, Ion or electron beam irradiation250/398, With target means315/503SynchrotronExaminersPrimary: Howell, Daniel W.Assistant: Aronoff, Michael Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG21K 5/10 (20060101)G21K 5/04 (20060101) A61N 5/10 (20060101) AbstractA proton beam therapy sysstem for selectively generating and transporting proton beams from a single proton source and accelerator to selected ones of a plurality of patient treatment stations each having a rotatable gantry for delivering the proton beam at different angles to patients supported in fixed orientations at the stations.Other References
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