Abstract: A positioning system for radiation therapy comprises a patient positioner drive unit for moving a patient positioner supporting a patient, a snout drive unit for rotating a snout including a collimator set therein, and a processing unit for controlling the snout drive unit and the patient positioner drive unit such that the positioning of the patient is performed by moving the patient positioner supporting the patient after the positioning of the collimator has been performed by rotating the snout including the collimator set therein. Exposure of the patient to X-rays irradiated for the positioning can be reduced.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to easily maintain the couch positioning accuracy and reduce the couch positioning time while resolving the complexity of input operations by the operator at the time of couch positioning. To accomplish the above object, calculation points are set to a CT image at the time of treatment planning, and the 3D coordinates of the set calculation point are set to a DRR image. When a couch positioning unit 115 loads the DRR image from an image server 109, it reads the coordinates of calculation points set to the DRR image and displays them on the monitor 116 together with the DRR image. Further, when DR image data is loaded into the couch positioning unit 115, the DR image is displayed on the monitor 116 and calculation points set to the DRR image are set also to the DR image.

Abstract: A therapy system using an ion beam, which can shorten the time required for positioning a couch (patient). The therapy system using the ion beam comprises a rotating gantry provided with an ion beam delivery unit including an X-ray tube. An X-ray detecting device having a plurality of X-ray detectors can be moved in the direction of a rotation axis of the rotating gantry. A couch on which a patient is lying is moved until a tumor substantially reaches an extension of an ion beam path in the irradiating unit. The X-ray tube is positioned on the ion beam path and the X-ray detecting device is positioned on the extension of the ion beam path. With rotation of the rotating gantry, both the X-ray tube emitting an X-ray and the X-ray detecting device revolve around the patient. The X-ray is emitted to the patient and detected by the X-ray detectors after penetrating the patient. Tomographic information of the patient is formed based on signals outputted from the X-ray detectors.

Abstract: A therapy system using an ion beam, which can shorten the time required for positioning a couch (patient). The therapy system using the ion beam comprises a rotating gantry provided with an ion beam delivery unit including an X-ray tube. An X-ray detecting device having a plurality of X-ray detectors can be moved in the direction of a rotation axis of the rotating gantry. A couch on which a patient is lying is moved until a tumor substantially reaches an extension of an ion beam path in the irradiating unit. The X-ray tube is positioned on the ion beam path and the X-ray detecting device is positioned on the extension of the ion beam path. With rotation of the rotating gantry, both the X-ray tube emitting an X-ray and the X-ray detecting device revolve around the patient. The X-ray is emitted to the patient and detected by the X-ray detectors after penetrating the patient. Tomographic information of the patient is formed based on signals outputted from the X-ray detectors.

Abstract: A tumor region setting method and system capable of simply and accurately setting a tumor region. A processor extracts contour data of a tumor region from a PET image read out of a medical image server and converts the extracted contour data to vector line data. A monitor displays the tumor region represented by the vector line data in superimposed relation to an X-ray CT image read out of the medical image server.

Abstract: The invention is intended to always ensure a sufficient level of patient positioning accuracy regardless of the skills of individual operators.

Abstract: The invention is intended to always ensure a sufficient level of patient positioning accuracy regardless of the skills of individual operators.

Abstract: A therapy system using an ion beam, which can shorten the time required for positioning a couch (patient). The therapy system using the ion beam comprises a rotating gantry provided with an ion beam delivery unit including an X-ray tube. An X-ray detecting device having a plurality of X-ray detectors can be moved in the direction of a rotation axis of the rotating gantry. A couch on which a patient is lying is moved until a tumor substantially reaches an extension of an ion beam path in the irradiating unit. The X-ray tube is positioned on the ion beam path and the X-ray detecting device is positioned on the extension of the ion beam path. With rotation of the rotating gantry, both the X-ray tube emitting an X-ray and the X-ray detecting device revolve around the patient. The X-ray is emitted to the patient and detected by the X-ray detectors after penetrating the patient. Tomographic information of the patient is formed based on signals outputted from the X-ray detectors.

Abstract: A positioning system for radiation therapy comprises a patient positioner drive unit for moving a patient positioner supporting a patient, a snout drive unit for rotating a snout including a collimator set therein, and a processing unit for controlling the snout drive unit and the patient positioner drive unit such that the positioning of the patient is performed by moving the patient positioner supporting the patient after the positioning of the collimator has been performed by rotating the snout including the collimator set therein. Exposure of the patient to X-rays irradiated for the positioning can be reduced.

Abstract: A patient positioning system comprises a monitor capable of displaying, in scaled-down size, a reference image and a comparative image that are given as image information containing an affected area in the body of a patient, an input device for inputting reference points on the reference image and the comparative image displayed on the monitor, and a computing unit for setting a computing region by enlarging the inputted reference point depending on a scaling-down factor of the monitor, setting a representative point in the set computing region, and computing a patient shift amount based on a position of the representative point in the reference image and a position of the representative point in the comparative image. An improvement in positioning accuracy and a cut in positioning time can be realized at the same time.

Abstract: The invention is intended to always ensure a sufficient level of patient positioning accuracy regardless of the skills of individual operators.

Abstract: A therapy system using an ion beam, which can shorten the time required for positioning a couch (patient). The therapy system using the ion beam comprises a rotating gantry provided with an ion beam delivery unit including an X-ray tube. An X-ray detecting device having a plurality of X-ray detectors can be moved in the direction of a rotation axis of the rotating gantry. A couch on which a patient is lying is moved until a tumor substantially reaches an extension of an ion beam path in the irradiating unit. The X-ray tube is positioned on the ion beam path and the X-ray detecting device is positioned on the extension of the ion beam path. With rotation of the rotating gantry, both the X-ray tube emitting an X-ray and the X-ray detecting device revolve around the patient. The X-ray is emitted to the patient and detected by the X-ray detectors after penetrating the patient. Tomographic information of the patient is formed based on signals outputted from the X-ray detectors.

Abstract: The invention is intended to always ensure a sufficient level of patient positioning accuracy regardless of the skills of individual operators.

Abstract: A neutral beam processing apparatus and method uses a neutral beam having an enlarged diameter and an increased capacity with suppressed divergence. The charged particles of the neutral beam are removed and the variations in energy are reduced. In particular, an ion beam is led from a plasma production cell and neutralized in a neutralization cell to be converted to a neutral beam, and an object to be processed is disposed in a process cell that is irradiated with the neutral beam. A multi-aperture electrode and a permanent magnet line are used for separating charged particles from the neutral beam. By an interaction between an electron cyclotron magnetic field generated by the permanent magnet line and microwaves introduced from a waveguide, a plasma and a flat space potential is generated in the neutralization cell. The neutral beam is obtained by converting the ion beam in the flat space potential.

Abstract: The present invention is characterized by; detecting the volume of impurities in said vacuum vessel wherein plasma is generated by radio frequency power supplied to the target electrode and substrate electrode, and a target is sputtered by ions in said plasma, thereby forming films on the substrate, and controlling the phase difference of radio frequency power supplied to each of said electrodes according to said detection value.