In an example, a synchrocyclotron includes a particle source to provide pulses of ionized plasma to a cavity; a voltage source to provide a radio frequency (RF) voltage to the cavity to accelerate particles from the plasma column outwardly; and an extraction channel to receive a beam of particles from the cavity for output from the particle accelerator. The particle source is configured to control pulse widths of the ionized plasma in order to control an intensity of the beam of particles. This example synchrocyclotron may include one or more of the following features, either alone or in combination.
申请公布号
WO2014052709(A2)
申请公布日期
2014.04.03
申请号
WO2013US62103
申请日期
2013.09.27
申请人
MEVION MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
发明人
GALL, KENNETH, P.;ZWART, GERRIT, TOWNSEND;VAN DER LAAN, JAN;MOLZAHN, ADAM, C.;O'NEAL III, CHARLES, D.;SOBCZYNSKI, THOMAS, C.;COOLEY, JAMES