IP Library Granted Patent US 12,403,330
Granted Patent B1
US 12,403,330 · App. 19/212,751 · Granted Sep 2, 2025

Boron neutron capture therapy system

Inventors: Sheng Wang (Hangzhou, CN); Yaocheng Hu (Hangzhou, CN); Jingjing Fan (Hangzhou, CN); Yupeng Xie (Hangzhou, CN); Dongxu Yang (Hangzhou, CN)
Assignee: HUAPENG NEUTRON TECHNOLOGY (HANGZHOU) CO., LTD.
A61N5/1077A61N5/1048G21G4/02H05H3/06A61N2005/1074A61N2005/109
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Patent No.
US 12,403,330
App. No.
19/212,751
Granted
Sep 2, 2025
Kind
B1
Abstract

A boron neutron capture therapy system includes a beam shaping body with a proton channel and a replaceable target assembly slidably disposed inside the proton channel, where a current monitoring apparatus is disposed outside the beam shaping body, the target assembly is provided with a moving contact, and the current monitoring apparatus is provided with a stationary contact forming a moving contact conductive mode with the moving contact. For the boron neutron capture therapy system, the current monitoring apparatus and the target assembly are connected through a moving contact conductive mode, avoiding the influence on the movement, automatic replacement, storage and the like of the target assembly caused by hard-wired connection, operations such as automatic adjustment, contact for power-on and non-contact for power-off can be performed, a target current can be measured and read in real time under full automation, the manual disconnection operation is not needed.

Claims (20)

1. A boron neutron capture therapy system, comprising a beam shaping body with a proton channel and a target assembly disposed inside the proton channel, wherein the target assembly is replaceable, a current monitoring apparatus is disposed outside the beam shaping body, the target assembly is provided with a moving contact, and the current monitoring apparatus is provided with a stationary contact forming a moving contact conductive mode with the moving contact.

2. The boron neutron capture therapy system according to claim 1 , wherein the moving contact and the stationary contact are disposed on a contact circuit device implementing the moving contact conductive mode.

3. The boron neutron capture therapy system according to claim 1 , wherein the current monitoring apparatus comprises an external monitoring and display device.

4. The boron neutron capture therapy system according to claim 1 , wherein a scale for implementing a position adjustment is disposed on the target assembly.

5. The boron neutron capture therapy system according to claim 2 , wherein the contact circuit device comprises an adjustable positioning on-off assembly slidably disposed on the target assembly and a contact conductive assembly disposed outside the beam shaping body.

6. The boron neutron capture therapy system according to claim 2 , wherein the target assembly comprises a cylinder body and a target body, the target body is disposed at an end of the cylinder body extending into an interior of the beam shaping body, and the target body, the contact circuit device, and the current monitoring apparatus form a circuit.

7. The boron neutron capture therapy system according to claim 5 , wherein the moving contact is disposed on the adjustable positioning on-off assembly, and the stationary contact is disposed on the contact conductive assembly, and when the adjustable positioning on-off assembly is in contact with the contact conductive assembly for conduction, a current monitoring circuit is formed among the target assembly, the adjustable positioning on-off assembly, the contact conductive assembly, and the current monitoring apparatus.

8. The boron neutron capture therapy system according to claim 7 , wherein the target assembly comprises a cylinder body and a target body, the target body is disposed at an end of the cylinder body extending into an interior of the beam shaping body, and the target body, the contact circuit device, and the current monitoring apparatus form a circuit.

9. The boron neutron capture therapy system according to claim 5 , wherein the adjustable positioning on-off assembly comprises an insulating sliding positioning part, a moving contact part is fixedly connected with the insulating sliding positioning part, and the moving contact part is electrically connected to the target assembly through a conductive circuit.

10. The boron neutron capture therapy system according to claim 9 , wherein the moving contact is disposed on the moving contact part, or the moving contact part forms the moving contact.

11. The boron neutron capture therapy system according to claim 10 , wherein the target assembly comprises a cylinder body and a target body, the target body is disposed at an end of the cylinder body extending into an interior of the beam shaping body, and the target body, the contact circuit device, and the current monitoring apparatus form a circuit.

12. The boron neutron capture therapy system according to claim 9 , wherein the target assembly is provided with a sliding groove, and the insulating sliding positioning part is slidably disposed inside the sliding groove and is located outside the beam shaping body.

13. The boron neutron capture therapy system according to claim 12 , wherein the target assembly comprises a cylinder body and a target body, the target body is disposed at an end of the cylinder body extending into an interior of the beam shaping body, and the target body, the contact circuit device, and the current monitoring apparatus form a circuit.

14. The boron neutron capture therapy system according to claim 9 , wherein the target assembly comprises a cylinder body and a target body, the target body is disposed at an end of the cylinder body extending into an interior of the beam shaping body, and the target body, the contact circuit device, and the current monitoring apparatus form a circuit.

15. The boron neutron capture therapy system according to claim 5 , wherein the contact conductive assembly comprises a stationary contact part disposed outside the beam shaping body and located at an outer edge of the proton channel, and the stationary contact part is electrically connected to the current monitoring apparatus.

16. The boron neutron capture therapy system according to claim 15 , wherein the stationary contact is disposed on the stationary contact part, or the stationary contact part forms the stationary contact.

17. The boron neutron capture therapy system according to claim 16 , wherein the target assembly comprises a cylinder body and a target body, the target body is disposed at an end of the cylinder body extending into an interior of the beam shaping body, and the target body, the contact circuit device, and the current monitoring apparatus form a circuit.

18. The boron neutron capture therapy system according to claim 15 , wherein the stationary contact part is fixed outside the beam shaping body, or the stationary contact part is movably disposed on the beam shaping body.

19. The boron neutron capture therapy system according to claim 15 , wherein the target assembly comprises a cylinder body and a target body, the target body is disposed at an end of the cylinder body extending into an interior of the beam shaping body, and the target body, the contact circuit device, and the current monitoring apparatus form a circuit.

20. The boron neutron capture therapy system according to claim 5 , wherein the target assembly comprises a cylinder body and a target body, the target body is disposed at an end of the cylinder body extending into an interior of the beam shaping body, and the target body, the contact circuit device, and the current monitoring apparatus form a circuit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 20, 2025
From: WANG, SHENG; HU, YAOCHENG; FAN, JINGJING; XIE, YUPENG; YANG, DONGXU
To: HUAPENG NEUTRON TECHNOLOGY (HANGZHOU) CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202410822930.9 · Jun 25, 2024 · national
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