66 results about "Proton beam radiation" patented technology

The invention provides an integrated measurement device, a beam parameter quality control method and related equipment, relates to the technical field of particle radiotherapy, and is used for rapidly measuring beam parameters of pencil beam scanning points in arc proton therapy in real time. Comprising a plurality of measurement units which are arranged at intervals along a beam transmission direction, the plurality of measurement units are periodically and repeatedly arranged to form a two-dimensional orthogonal sampling grid, and time-space distribution data of a beam cross section are synchronously acquired through one-time beam output; the analysis module is used for processing the beam parameters output by the signal acquisition and processing module in real time, and the beam parameters comprise the scanning point position, the beam spot size, the charge quantity and the range; beam parameters of a pencil beam scanning point can be rapidly measured in real time, and accurate and efficient measurement is ensured; according to the matched beam parameter quality control method, the accuracy and reliability of arc proton treatment are improved through operations such as multi-angle measurement, parameter correction, quality control interval optimization and real-time dynamic adjustment.

Systems and methods for guiding radiation therapy including providing particle radiation to a region of interest of a subject and receiving volumetric ionizing radiation acoustic imaging (iRAI) data and ultrasound imaging data from the region of in response the particle radiation. Further, from the iRAI data and the ultrasound imaging, a position of the particle radiation in the region of interest is determined, that position being a treatment position of the particle radiation. Further, the systems and methods determine one or more parameters of the particle radiation for adjusting in response to the determination of the position.

A Flash beam dose control method and a related device. The Flash beam dose control method comprises: obtaining a Flash beam output dose demand; controlling, by means of a Flash tuning mode, the number of pulse periods of output beam charges within a preset time; and / or controlling the pulse width of an ion source voltage by means of a pulse width mapping curve, so as to control a Flash beam output dose rate. By precisely controlling the number of pulse periods of output beam charges and the pulse width of the ion source voltage, the Flash beam output dose rate can be precisely controlled without requiring an additional shielding function for a proton therapy room, so that the dose of Flash can also be tuned in a conventional proton therapy room, thereby facilitating implementation of particle Flash radiotherapy.

Radiotherapy is the most widely used and effective anti-tumor therapy, however it can damage healthy tissues surrounding the tumor. One approach to reducing damage to healthy tissue involves irradiation at dose rates far exceeding those currently used in clinical contexts reduces radiation-induced toxicities while maintaining an equivalent tumor response. This is known as the FLASH effect. The mechanism responsible for reduced tissue toxicity following FLASH radiotherapy (FLASH-RT) is still undetermined; multiple hypotheses have been suggested by linking the high dose rate to rapid oxygen depletion, immune response, reduction of peroxyl radical lifetime, preservation of normal tissue stem cells, etc. While effective, proton therapy is underutilized, contributing to fewer than 2% of all external beam radiation treatments. To overcome this shortcoming, provided are methods which utilize the highest energy layer and a universal range shifter (URS) to facilitate rapid spot arc therapy (RAPIDSPARC™).

The invention discloses a multipurpose pen-shaped scanning proton beam detection device and method, and relates to the field of proton therapy detection.In the device, a mounting support is arranged on a machine head of a proton therapy machine and rotates along with a rotating rack of the proton therapy machine; the microstructure gas detector is used for measuring proton information; the detector and motion control part is used for receiving a detection instruction issued by the remote control center; driving the microstructure gas detector and / or the lead point to move to a preset position according to the detection instruction; collecting proton information corresponding to the preset position and transmitting the proton information to the remote control center; the detection instruction is determined according to detection requirements; and the remote control center is used for performing analysis based on the proton information to obtain a detection result. According to the invention, multiple measurements can be completed, one machine has multiple purposes, and the measurement precision can be ensured while the working efficiency is improved.

The present application belongs to the technical field of high-end medical equipment. Disclosed are a multi-room particle therapy room, a radiotherapy system, and a particle accelerator movement method. The multi-room particle therapy room comprises a plurality of treatment rooms. The radiotherapy system comprises the multi-room particle therapy room and a particle accelerator. Each treatment room is provided with a beam window. The particle accelerator can move outside different treatment rooms and is aligned with the beam windows. The particle accelerator directs particle beams into the treatment rooms by means of the beam windows. The particle beams perform radiotherapy by means of therapy heads in the treatment rooms. The radiotherapy system is not provided with a dipole magnet or a quadrupole magnet. The plurality of treatment rooms share one particle accelerator. The particle accelerator is moved to the outside of the treatment room requiring the particle beam, and the particle beam is directed into the treatment room by means of the beam window. When the treatment in the treatment room is completed, the particle accelerator is moved to other treatment rooms requiring the particle beams and performs treatment work, thereby reducing the overall cost of the radiotherapy system and making proton therapy accessible.

The present disclosure provides a cone beam computed tomography system for proton therapy comprising an x-ray source configured to generate x-rays and positioned to rotate around a patient at a treatment isocenter, a detector assembly positioned opposite the x-ray source and configured to receive x-rays that have passed through the patient, a rotation mechanism configured to rotate the x-ray source and the detector assembly around the patient while maintaining their relative positions, a translation mechanism configured to translate at least one of the x-ray source, the detector assembly, or a patient couch during rotation to implement a wobbled scan orbit, and a scatter rejection grid attached to the detector assembly and focused on the x-ray source to reduce scattered x-rays. The translation mechanism distributes missing projection data across multiple radii and angles, enabling improved reconstruction quality through iterative reconstruction methods.

The application discloses a method for precisely controlling a proton treatment process, comprising the following steps: selecting a feeding voltage fluctuation amplitude greater than or equal to U0 as a late fault prediction standard; collecting data of a leakage current, a cavity vacuum degree and a feeding voltage value, and establishing a time sequence sample database; constructing and training an LSTM-based time sequence prediction model; collecting electrostatic deflection plate leakage current and vacuum degree data at a current t time point in real time; using the data collected at the current t time point as input of the prediction model, and predicting a feeding voltage fluctuation amplitude at a t+1 time point through the prediction model; after predicting that a fault is about to occur, issuing an instruction through a PLC to control a central area vertical deflection plate to shut off a beam current; and after predicting that the fault is eliminated, issuing a reset signal; through the combination of the two predictions, the application excludes factors causing instability of the beam current in the treatment process, and immediately resumes the treatment after the factors causing instability of the beam current are excluded, so that the proton treatment process is precisely controlled.

The invention discloses a proton treatment plan verification and optimization device and method and related equipment, and relates to the technical field of radiotherapy. The device comprises an image acquisition module which is used for acquiring a PET image of a patient after completing at least one proton treatment irradiation; the dose prediction module is used for mapping the treated PET image into actual deposited dose distribution in the body of the patient based on the trained generative model so as to predict actual distribution dose distribution; and the adjustment and optimization module is used for generating an adjusted fractional treatment plan when the deviation between the predicted actual distribution dose distribution and the initial planned dose distribution is greater than a deviation threshold value. Based on in-vivo measurement information, the actual deposition dose is accurately verified and dynamically optimized, and accurate and safe proton therapy is achieved.

This application discloses a three-dimensional dose reconstruction method and related equipment based on in-beam positron emission tomography (PET) data. The method includes: acquiring list-pattern data during proton therapy beam exit; performing conformation processing on the list-pattern data and reconstructing a three-dimensional activity distribution map; performing multi-nucleus dynamic deconvolution processing on the activity time series corresponding to the three-dimensional activity distribution map according to the physical half-life of the target nuclide and preset biological elution parameters to obtain the initial activity distribution corresponding to the target nuclide; mapping the initial activity distribution to a three-dimensional relative dose distribution using a preset dose mapping algorithm; converting the three-dimensional relative dose distribution into a three-dimensional absolute dose distribution according to a pre-established water phantom calibration curve; and generating a cumulative dose distribution report based on the three-dimensional absolute dose distribution. The embodiments of this application can reconstruct the three-dimensional absolute dose distribution with high accuracy and support inter-session dose accumulation analysis. This application can be widely applied in the field of dose reconstruction technology.

The application discloses a kind of fast energy regulation system and proton radiotherapy device for proton radiotherapy, belong to medical equipment technical field, including first quaternary iron, energy switching device and momentum cooling device sequentially arranged on energy beam transmission line, energy switching device includes sequentially connected first impact magnet, second quaternary iron, second impact magnet, energy switching energy reducer, third impact magnet and fourth impact magnet, first impact magnet is connected with first quaternary iron, fourth impact magnet is connected with momentum cooling device, energy switching energy reducer is one-piece wedge structure, it includes low-energy beam energy reduction zone, ideal beam energy reduction zone and high-energy beam energy reduction zone.It is simple in structure, energy switching time is short, transmission efficiency is high, and it can safely and efficiently transmit energy divergence less than 15%, energy is 70-230MeV proton, and transmission efficiency can reach 5%.

The application relates to a guide support assembly of a rotary floor, which comprises a fixed bin and a suspended bin arranged in parallel along an axial direction, a first floor guide rail is arranged on the fixed bin in a circumferential direction, a second floor guide rail is arranged on the suspended bin in a circumferential direction, the first floor guide rail and the second floor guide rail are respectively arranged in sliding connection with two ends of a floor assembly, and the suspended bin is fixedly connected with the fixed bin. The guide support assembly of the rotary floor of the application is connected with the fixed bin and keeps the bottom horizontal, thereby providing support and guidance for the floor assembly and enabling the floor assembly to rotate by 360 degrees.

The application relates to the technical field of equipment motion control, and discloses a proton treatment rotating gantry motion control method, system, equipment and medium, the method comprises the following steps: in response to a gantry motion intention, performing pre-checking on a field programmable logic controller before motion, collecting a plurality of discrete input quantities and absolute angle feedback, and generating a safety snapshot; if the safety snapshot meets a motion prohibition condition, the motion is rejected and the reason is output; if the prohibition condition is not triggered, a target gantry angle and a speed given value are written to the PLC, and an ascending edge pulse is applied to a position starting coil to trigger the motion. It is determined whether the gantry is in place, after the gantry is in place, a standardized gantry public interlocking signal set is output to a treatment control layer, and the gantry is controlled to enter a stable standby state, and the treatment control layer calculates a proton beam emission permission based on the interlocking signal set. Through the safety snapshot pre-checking, mixed angle determination and standardized interlocking output, the motion control safety and positioning accuracy of the gantry are improved.

The application relates to a synchrotron for a proton-helium ion therapy device, which comprises eight dipole deflection magnets connected in sequence through eight straight-line sections to form a ring structure, the deflection angle of the eight dipole deflection magnets is 45 degrees, and the maximum magnetic field strength is 2.4T; the eight straight-line sections comprise four long straight-line sections and four short straight-line sections, which are used for accelerating the helium ion beam from an injection energy of 8-10 MeV / u to 200-235 MeV / u and leading out for helium ion therapy, or accelerating the proton beam from an injection energy of 8-10 MeV to 200-750 MeV and leading out for proton therapy. According to the synchrotron for the proton-helium ion therapy device, the structure is very compact, unnecessary gaps and magnet elements are reduced, the circumference of the whole accelerator is reduced, the space of the synchrotron is effectively utilized, and the construction cost of the device and the building is reduced to the maximum extent, and the treatment cost is reduced.

This invention relates to the field of radiation early warning technology, specifically to an early warning system for the radiation impact on the environment surrounding a proton therapy system. The system includes a radiation monitoring data acquisition module, a radiation spatial distribution generation module, a radiation risk level determination module, a radiation leakage analysis module, a dynamic risk information notification module, and a treatment optimization suggestion module. In this invention, by real-time monitoring and data integration of the radiation monitoring environment, the response speed and accuracy of radiation safety early warning are improved. By utilizing spatial data and radiation intensity information, a detailed radiation distribution map can be constructed, making risk assessment more intuitive and easier to understand. Accurate assessment of radiation risk allows for specific and targeted protective measures, and potential leakage points are classified according to radiation level deviations. Dynamic notification of risk information ensures that treatment personnel receive critical safety alerts in a timely manner, optimizing the treatment process and reducing the radiation risk to patients.

Radiotherapy is the most widely used and effective anti-tumor therapy, however it can damage healthy tissues surrounding the tumor. One approach to reducing damage to healthy tissue invoves irradiation at dose rates far exceeding those currently used in clinical contexts reduces radiation-induced toxicities while maintaining an equivalent tumor response. This is known as the FLASH effect. The mechanism responsible for reduced tissue toxicity following FLASH radiotherapy (FLASH-RT) is still undetermined; multiple hypotheses have been suggested by linking the high dose rate to rapid oxygen depletion, immune response, reduction of peroxyl radical lifetime, preservation of normal tissue stem cells, etc. While effective, proton therapy is underutilized, contributing to fewer than 2% of all external beam radiation treatments. To overcome this shortcoming, compact radiotherapy systems are provided that incorporate multi-function components, reducing bot equipment size and expense.

A method and device for intelligently monitoring and evaluating the radiation protection performance of a hospital's proton therapy area relates to the field of radiation monitoring. The method includes: performing a 3D scan of the actual building structure and equipment layout of a target proton therapy center to obtain 3D scan data, and then modifying a preset BIM model using the 3D scan data to obtain a 3D building model. After the detection equipment is turned on, the measured dose rate level of the target proton therapy center at a preset target measurement point is obtained. The measured dose rate level is curve-fitted to obtain a measured dose rate curve. The simulated dose rate level and the measured dose rate curve are then merged to obtain the actual dose rate level at each building structure location. The actual dose rate level is then mapped onto the 3D building model to obtain a 3D dose distribution map. Implementing this method can more intuitively demonstrate the radiation protection level of a hospital's proton therapy area.

The application provides a kind of proton therapy system and its use method, the proton therapy system includes: treatment planning module, for generating irradiation data according to input treatment planning data;Beam control module, for generating the control parameter of accelerator module according to irradiation data and preset compensation data;Accelerator module, for generating proton beam current in response to control parameter;Measurement module, for measuring the actual current parameter of proton beam current;Treatment head, set in the path of proton beam current to target treatment location, to control the on-off of proton beam current path;Wherein, beam control module is also used to compare actual current parameter with target current parameter in irradiation data, and update compensation data based on comparison result, until the actual current parameter of proton beam current and target current parameter are the same according to updated compensation data.The application can enhance the treatment effect by determining the accuracy of dosimetric parameters through pre-checking process.

System and techniques may be adapted for use in composite field sequencing for proton therapy. A technique may include generating a proton therapy plan in a treatment planning system, the proton therapy plan including a plurality of static fields. The technique may include creating a single data file of a single dynamic field representing the plurality of static fields. The single data file may be sent to a proton therapy system for delivery of the single dynamic field. The technique may include receiving a response information related to a dose delivered to a patient by the single dynamic field.

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to dose adjustment for maximum field delivery time in radiation therapy treatment planning. A proton therapy system may include at least one processor and a memory storing computer executable instructions. The at least one processor is configured to execute the computer executable instructions to cause the proton therapy system to selectively adjust a treatment plan for a proton therapy treatment of a target volume based on a treatment delivery time of the treatment plan and a threshold maximum treatment delivery time, the treatment plan specifies at least proton therapy field characteristics for treating the target volume.

A Proton Computed Tomography (pCT) system utilizing proton beams for construction of 3-dimensional density maps of both test phantoms and living tissue. PCT is a much sought-after modality for treatment planning and validation at proton therapy treatment centers, as it would allow in situ imaging with the same beam that is used for the treatment. A pCT system according to the present invention includes gaseous detectors for tracking and energy reconstruction, a shutter system to extend dynamic range features while maintaining good energy resolution, and a method for determining proton energy from a forward-search algorithm utilizing segmentation of energy detector ionization signal readout. The gaseous detectors are Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) based gaseous detectors.

Described herein are compact particle therapy systems comprising a superconducting cyclotron for proton therapy applications. In some aspects, an electromagnetic beamline incorporating energy selection systems and pencil beam scanning magnets directs particle beams from the cyclotron to a treatment isocenter. A patient positioning device comprising a robotic positioner with six degrees of freedom supports patient alignment, t. The particle system can be ultra compact and able to be installed in existing photon linear accelerator (e.g., radiation therapy) vaults.

To provide an accelerator and a proton beam treatment device capable of reducing an occupied area space of related components of a conductor and a water pipe of the accelerator.SOLUTION: An accelerator 1 includes a yoke 4, a conductor 21 connected to the yoke 4, and a water pipe 29 connected to the yoke 4, and the conductor 21 and the water pipe 29 are housed together in a cable carrier 25 arranged outside the yoke 4.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

This invention discloses a matching method and related equipment for achieving beam dosimetric equivalence between multiple treatment chamber units, belonging to the field of proton and heavy ion radiotherapy technology. The method includes: acquiring beam physical characteristic parameters of each treatment chamber unit under multiple single-energy beam conditions covering the clinical treatment energy range; defining a reference benchmark; and determining a matching parameter set for the treatment unit to be matched, using the beam physical characteristic parameters of the reference benchmark as the target, so that its beam characteristics are adjusted to be overall equivalent to the reference benchmark in the multi-dimensional characteristic space; the matching parameter set includes physical additional module parameters and dose correction parameters. Through a hierarchical method of matching single-energy beams one by one, multi-energy comprehensive iterative optimization, and unified matching parameter output, dosimetrically equivalent treatment can be performed between multiple treatment chamber units without re-planning the treatment. This improves the cross-device versatility, treatment efficiency, and safety of multi-source multi-chamber proton radiotherapy systems, making proton therapy readily accessible.

This application discloses a multi-purpose pencil-shaped scanning proton beam detection device and method, relating to the field of proton therapy detection. In the device, a mounting bracket is mounted on the head of a proton therapy machine and rotates with the machine's rotating gantry. A microstructured gas detector is used to measure proton information. The detector and motion control components are used to: receive detection instructions issued by a remote control center; drive the microstructured gas detector and / or lead point to a preset position based on the detection instructions; collect proton information corresponding to the preset position and transmit it to the remote control center; the detection instructions are determined based on the detection requirements; and the remote control center is used to analyze the proton information to obtain detection results. This application can complete multiple measurements, allowing a single device to be used for multiple purposes, improving work efficiency while ensuring measurement accuracy.

A proton therapy system may include at least one processor and a memory storing computer executable instructions. The at least one processor is configured to execute the computer executable instructions to cause the proton therapy system to selectively adjust a treatment plan for proton therapy treatment of a target volume based on a treatment delivery time for the treatment plan and a threshold maximum treatment delivery time, the treatment plan at least prescribing proton therapy field characteristics for treatment of the target volume.

A computer-implemented method of determining a resulting treatment plan for a proton radiotherapy system based on a given dose-volume constraint, wherein the resulting treatment plan is optimized for treatment time. The method comprises: accessing the dose-volume constraint and range information, wherein the range information indicates an acceptable deviation from the dose-volume constraint; accessing, based on the proton radiotherapy system, machine configuration information comprising a plurality of machine parameters, the plurality of machine parameters defining a maximum resolution achievable by the proton radiotherapy system when irradiating a patient; iteratively adjusting the plurality of machine parameters to a value that reduces the maximum resolution, and simulating a plurality of candidate treatment plans to generate a plurality of treatment plan results, wherein each treatment plan result comprises a respective treatment time and a respective plan quality; selecting the resulting treatment plan with the shortest treatment time. The present disclosure provides a solution to reduce irradiation time during treatment delivery without sacrificing dose distribution or treatment plan quality.

Proton therapy system (1) for treating a patient (2) by means of proton radiation (3), comprising a particle accelerator (4) for generating a proton beam, a movable patient table (5) for holding and positioning a patient (2), a beam guidance device comprising several electromagnets (6) for focusing and / or defocusing and / or deflecting the proton beam (3), and a gantry (7) rotatable about a horizontal axis of rotation (R) for directing the proton beam (3) onto a target volume within a patient (2) held on the patient table (5), wherein the proton beam (3) has a maximum energy of less than 180 MeV, and the beam guidance device comprising a first scanner magnet (8A) and a second scanner magnet (8B) arranged in the direction of the proton beam behind the first scanner magnet (8A) for deflecting the proton beam (3), as well as a Proton beam direction between the scanner magnets (8A,8B) has a deflection magnet (9) arranged, wherein the deflection magnet (9) is configured to focus the proton beam (3) at the magnet input (9.1) in the plane of the beam deflection by the first scanner magnet (8A).