Patents by Inventor Tomoaki HIRANE

Tomoaki HIRANE 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).

  • Particle beam treatment system
    Patent number: 10293183
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a particle beam treatment system that can realize the reduction of treatment time for a specific patient, compared with treatment time in a conventional type. A control unit of a control system controls a beam routing system and irradiation devices so as to maintain the occupation of an accelerator when a certain treatment room of plural treatment rooms once occupies the accelerator except intentional operation to release the occupation of the accelerator or the occurrence of system failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naofumi Ishiguro, Isao Furuse, Tomoaki Hirane, Haruki Arita
  • PARTICLE BEAM TREATMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160346567
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a particle beam treatment system that can realize the reduction of treatment time for a specific patient, compared with treatment time in a conventional type. A control unit of a control system controls a beam routing system and irradiation devices so as to maintain the occupation of an accelerator when a certain treatment room of plural treatment rooms once occupies the accelerator except intentional operation to release the occupation of the accelerator or the occurrence of system failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Naofumi ISHIGURO, Isao FURUSE, Tomoaki HIRANE, Haruki ARITA