Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Flash radiotherapy accelerator
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Application No.: US17559776Application Date: 2021-12-22
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Publication No.: US11697032B2Publication Date: 2023-07-11
- Inventor: Stephen E. Sampayan , Kristin Cortella Sampayan , George James Caporaso , Yu-Jiuan Chen , Clifford C. Shang
- Applicant: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC , Opcondys, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Livermore
- Assignee: LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC,OPCONDYS, INC.
- Current Assignee: LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC,OPCONDYS, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Livermore; US CA Manteca
- Agency: Perkins Coie LLP
- Main IPC: A61N5/10
- IPC: A61N5/10

Abstract:
Methods, devices and systems for ultra-high dose radiotherapy are disclosed. The described techniques rely in-part on active switching control of a photoconductive switch during the time the accelerator is accelerating charged particles to produce the output radiation at the desired dose rates. One flash radiotherapy system includes an induction accelerator, and a controllable switch coupled to the induction accelerator. The switch is operable to produce a plurality of voltage pulses to drive the induction accelerator. The radiotherapy system also includes a radiation measurement device to measure output radiation produced by the radiotherapy system and provide feedback to the controllable switch. The controllable switch is operable to, based on the received feedback, modify an amplitude, shape, spacing, number or width of the voltage pulses that are supplied to the particle accelerator to deliver the desired output radiation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220203135A1 FLASH RADIOTHERAPY ACCELERATOR Public/Granted day:2022-06-30
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