Abstract: A rapid range stacking for particle beam therapy includes a position and tracking module used for a patient position and locating a region of interest, and a scanning routine module used for targeting a target voxel within the region of interest by accessing a treatment plan characterization while providing a prescribed amount of dose to the target voxel. The scanning routine module determines a prescribed amount of dose for the target voxel by incrementing a position location of horizontal indexes on a single vertical index. Further, a beam delivery module used for controlling a beam device delivers ion particles to the target voxel within the region of interest. The beam delivery module controls a power supply for a horizontal magnet and a vertical magnet by retrieving information from the scanning routine module, and also controls a power supply for an accelerator energy selection.

Abstract: According to one general aspect there is a position and tracking module used for a patient position and locating a region of interest, a scanning routine module used for targeting the target voxel within the region of interest by accessing a treatment plan characterization while providing a maximum amount of dose to the target voxel, wherein the scanning routine module determines a maximum amount of dose for the target voxel in all a horizontal index in a single vertical index; and a beam delivery module used for controlling a beaming device that delivers ion particles to the target voxel within the region of interest, wherein the beam delivery module controls a power supply for a horizontal magnet and a vertical magnet by retrieving information from the scanning routine module, wherein the beam delivery module controls a power supply for an accelerator energy selection.

Abstract: The disclosed subject matter provides a system for producing isotopes, such as fluorine-18, that includes a means for splitting a particle beam provided by a particle accelerator into a plurality of split beans and for directing the split beams onto a plurality of targets. In one embodiment, the means for splitting a particle beam is a dual charge beam splitter that receives a particle beam having a negative polarity and creates a single particle beam with a dual charge. In another embodiment, the means for splitting a particle beam is a single charge beam splitter.