Adjustable Base Frame for Radiotherapy Vault Module
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing radiotherapy facilities face significant challenges in modernizing due to the lengthy and costly process of replacing obsolete equipment, which disrupts patient treatment and operations, as existing vaults require extensive remodeling and reconfiguration to accommodate new, high-energy radiation therapy equipment.
Innovation Solution
A modular, temporary radiotherapy facility with an adjustable base frame that allows for independent leveling of the radiation therapy equipment, enabling rapid and cost-effective construction and use, maintaining treatment continuity during equipment transitions, and compliance with building codes, utilizing prefabricated modules and radiation shielding to create a code-compliant, habitable space.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If existing vaults are used for modern radiotherapy equipment, then radiation shielding is maintained, but extensive remodeling and reconfiguration are required causing lengthy disruption
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the radiotherapy facility into separate modular components: a pre-fabricated modular vault containing the radiotherapy equipment, and the existing facility structure. This segmentation allows the new equipment to be installed in a self-contained module without requiring extensive remodeling of the existing vault, thereby reducing disruption time while maintaining radiation shielding through the modular vault's integrated shielding design.
2Adaptability or versatility
If existing vaults are remodeled to accommodate new equipment, then equipment modernization is achieved, but the process is costly and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the radiotherapy equipment and its immediate support structure into a separate, self-contained modular vault that can be manufactured independently and then installed as a complete unit. This extraction eliminates the need to remodel the existing vault to accommodate new equipment, as the modular vault comes pre-configured with all necessary components, thereby reducing installation complexity and cost while maintaining adaptability to different facility environments.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the vault floor is leveled, then structural stability is achieved, but the radiotherapy equipment cannot be independently adjusted for precise orientation
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces adjustable support elements within the modular vault that allow the radiotherapy equipment platform to be dynamically adjusted for precise leveling and orientation independently from the vault floor. This dynamic adjustment capability enables fine-tuning of the equipment's orientation precision while maintaining the overall structural stability provided by the vault floor, resolving the contradiction between fixed structural levelness and adjustable equipment precision.
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AI summary
A temporary radiotherapy facility for use during renovation, upgrading, and/or modernization of an existing facility. The radiotherapy facility is integrated with radiation producing equipment and radiation shielding vaults. The structural elements and their arrangement enable compliance with applicable codes for this type of facility and provide an ability to maintain radiotherapy treatment continuity during equipment transition. The treatment room of the facility is constructed from a vault module comprising a freestanding outer frame assembly that is placed on the supporting foundation. The vault module includes a base frame adjustably mounted within the outer frame assembly for supporting the radiotherapy device and a plurality of adjustable supports for leveling the base frame independently from the outer frame assembly. The ability to level the base frame independently from the outer frame assembly allows fine adjustments to be made to the orientation of the equipment after some or all of the facility has been constructed.