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US 10,155,123 · App. 15/957,605 · Granted Dec 18, 2018

Neutron capture therapy system

Inventors: Tetsuya Mukawa (Kanagawa, JP); Kazuya Taki (Kanagawa, JP); Hiroki Tanaka (Kyoto, JP)
Assignees: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.; KYOTO UNIVERSITY
A61N5/1048A61N5/10A61N5/103A61N5/1077G01T1/29A61N2005/109A61N2005/1087
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Patent No.
US 10,155,123
App. No.
15/957,605
Granted
Dec 18, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A neutron capture therapy system includes a neutron beam irradiation unit that applies neutron beams, a treatment table on which an irradiation object irradiated with the neutron beams is mounted, a storage unit that stores distribution data indicating a distribution of hydrogen atoms or nitrogen atoms of a part to be irradiated of the irradiation object, a gamma ray detection unit that detects gamma rays generated from the irradiation object due to irradiation with the neutron beams, and a neutron flux distribution calculation unit that calculates a distribution of neutron flux in the irradiation object on the basis of the distribution data stored in the storage unit and gamma ray distribution data detected by the gamma ray detection unit.

Claims (11)

1. A neutron capture therapy system comprising:

a neutron beam irradiation unit that applies neutron beams;

a treatment table on which an irradiation object irradiated with the neutron beams is mounted;

a storage unit that stores distribution data indicating a distribution of hydrogen atoms or nitrogen atoms of a part to be irradiated of the irradiation object;

a gamma ray detection unit that detects gamma rays generated from the irradiation object due to irradiation with the neutron beams; and

a neutron flux distribution calculation unit that calculates a distribution of neutron flux in the irradiation object on the basis of the distribution data stored in the storage unit and gamma ray distribution data detected by the gamma ray detection unit.

2. The neutron capture therapy system according to claim 1 , wherein the gamma ray detection unit is formed of a plurality of cameras, and

wherein axes of the plurality of cameras intersect each other.

3. The neutron capture therapy system according to claim 1 , wherein, in a case where a distribution of neutron flux calculated by the neutron flux distribution calculation unit has changed to exceed a range which is predefined on the basis of a distribution of neutron flux set in a treatment plan, the neutron beam irradiation unit stops irradiation with the neutron beams.

4. The neutron capture therapy system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a display unit that displays a distribution of neutron flux calculated by the neutron flux distribution calculation unit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 19, 2018
From: MUKAWA, TETSUYA; TAKI, KAZUYA; TANAKA, HIROKI
To: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.; KYOTO UNIVERSITY
Reel/Frame 045593/0044 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-212993 · Oct 29, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2016081913 · Oct 27, 2016
Related Publication 20180236265A1 · Aug 23, 2018
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