Patents by Inventor Christian GOLNIK

Christian GOLNIK has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for monitoring the range of a particle beam
    Patent number: 9364688
    Abstract: The invention is related to a method for monitoring a range of a particle beam in a target. The method is using gamma detectors for detecting prompt gammas produced in the target. The time differences between the time of detecting a gamma quantum and a time of emission of a particle or a bunch of particles from the radiation device are determined. A statistical distribution of those time difference is used to deduce information related to the range of the beam. The invention is also related to an apparatus for monitoring a range based on measured time profiles of detected prompt gammas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignees: ION BEAM APPLICATIONS, S.A., TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT DRESDEN, HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM DRESDEN-ROSSENDORF E.V.
    Inventors: Guntram Pausch, Christian Golnik, Wolfgang Enghardt, Guillaume Janssens, Damien Prieels, Julien Smeets, Francois Vander Stappen
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING THE RANGE OF A PARTICLE BEAM
    Publication number: 20150087882
    Abstract: The invention is related to a method for monitoring a range of a particle beam in a target. The method is using gamma detectors for detecting prompt gammas produced in the target. The time differences between the time of detecting a gamma quantum and a time of emission of a particle or a bunch of particles from the radiation device are determined. A statistical distribution of those time difference is used to deduce information related to the range of the beam. The invention is also related to an apparatus for monitoring a range based on measured time profiles of detected prompt gammas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Guntram PAUSCH, Christian GOLNIK, Wolfgang ENGHARDT, Guillaume JANSSENS, Damien PRIEELS, Julien SMEETS, Francois VANDER STAPPEN