METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EFFICIENTLY IRRADIATING A TARGET FROM MULTIPLE IRRADIATION ANGLES IN A PARTICLE THERAPY SYSTEM

摘要

A control system is described which provides a user interface that displays a clear graphical representation of relevant data for a particle radiation therapy system (such as a pencil-beam proton therapy system) for treating multiple beam fields as efficiently as possible. The user interface allows a user to visualize a treatment session, select one or multiple beam fields to include in one or more beam applications, and dissociate beam fields previously grouped if necessary. Further embodiments extend the ability to initiate the application of the generated proton therapy beam and the grouping of beam fields to be performed remotely from the treatment room itself, and even automatically, reducing the need for manual interventions to setup between fields.

主权项

1. A particle therapy device comprising:
a gantry configured to receive a stream of particles generated by a particle accelerator; a treatment nozzle coupled to the gantry and configured to emit the stream of particles as a beam at a plurality of iso-centers disposed in a target subject; a control system communicatively coupled to the treatment nozzle and configured to automatically control an emission of the beam of particles to irradiate a plurality of beam fields corresponding to the plurality of iso-centers, wherein the control system is further configured to group a subset of beam fields of the plurality of beam fields together, the subset of beam fields corresponding to the same iso-centers disposed in the target subject, further wherein, the control system is further configured to control the emission of the beam of particles to irradiate beam fields comprising the subset of beam fields in a contiguous beam application.