Patents Assigned to Elekta Instrument
  • Patent number: 4780898
    Abstract: An arrangement in a gamma unit, comprising a large number of radiation sources (9) mounted within a radiation shield (2) and having beam channels (6, 19) directed radially from said radiation sources toward a common focal point (F), said radiation shield comprising a space adapted to accommodate the head of a patient resting on a support.The novel matter resides in that the radiation sources (9) and the beam channels (6, 19) directed radially therefrom toward the focal point are located, in relation to the diametrical plane through the opening to the space, within a zone extending to latitudes 30.degree.-45.degree., as seen from said diametrical plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1988
    Assignee: Elekta Instrument
    Inventor: Hans Sundqvist