Patents by Inventor Yves Jongen
Yves Jongen 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).
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Publication number: 20130001432Abstract: The present invention relates to a particle therapy apparatus used for radiation therapy. More particularly, this invention relates to a compact isocentric gantry for delivering particle beams perpendicularly to a rotation axis of the gantry. The gantry comprises three dipole magnets. The angle of the last dipole magnet is smaller than 90° and a most preferred bending angle for this last dipole magnet is 60°.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: Ion Beam ApplicationsInventor: Yves Jongen
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Publication number: 20120280150Abstract: The present invention relates to a particle therapy apparatus used for radiation therapy. More particularly, this invention relates to a gantry for delivering particle beams which comprises means to analyse the incoming beam. Means are integrated into the gantry to limit the momentum spread of the beam and/or the emittance of the beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2012Publication date: November 8, 2012Applicant: ION BEAM APPLICATIONSInventor: Yves Jongen
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Publication number: 20120228493Abstract: A method for determining a water equivalent depth between an entrance point and a reference point is disclosed. The method may comprise sending to a charged particle beam detector placed at a reference point within or beyond a body a charged particle beam whose energy is modulated between a minimum and maximum energy value, acquiring the time dependent response of said charged particle beam detector, determining from said time dependent response a value of a statistical parameter, providing a calibration curve expressing a relationship between values of said statistical parameter and water equivalent depths, and extracting from this calibration curve the water equivalent depth corresponding to the value of the statistical parameter determined from the time dependent response of the charged particle beam detector placed at the reference point.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Inventors: Bernard GOTTSCHALK, Yves Jongen
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Publication number: 20120160996Abstract: The present invention relates to a pulsed beam particle accelerator which can be used for particle radiation therapy. More particular, a device and method are provided to control the number of particles within a beam pulse. The particle accelerator comprises means for varying the number of particles within each beam pulse of said pulsed ion beam from a minimum value to a maximum value as function of the value of a beam control parameter. For each particle irradiation the required number of particles for each beam pulse is controlled by defining a value for said beam control parameter based on calibration data.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2010Publication date: June 28, 2012Inventor: Yves Jongen
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Publication number: 20120161672Abstract: A dc accelerator system able to accelerate high currents of proton beams at high energies is provided. The accelerator system includes a dc high-voltage, high-current power supply, an evacuated ion accelerating tube, a proton ion source, a dipole analyzing magnet and a vacuum pump located in the high-voltage terminal. The high-current, high-energy dc proton beam can be directed to a number of targets depending on the applications such as boron neutron capture therapy BNCT applications, NRA applications, and silicon cleaving.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2012Publication date: June 28, 2012Inventors: Marshall R. Cleland, Richard A. Galloway, Leonard DeSanto, Yves Jongen
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Patent number: 8148922Abstract: A dc accelerator system able to accelerate high currents of proton beams at high energies is provided. The accelerator system includes a dc high-voltage, high-current power supply, an evacuated ion accelerating tube, a proton ion source, a dipole analyzing magnet and a vacuum pump located in the high-voltage terminal. The high-current, high-energy dc proton beam can be directed to a number of targets depending on the applications such as boron neutron capture therapy BNCT applications, NRA applications, and silicon cleaving.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2009Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Ion Beam Applications SAInventors: Marshall R. Cleland, Richard A. Galloway, Leonard DeSanto, Yves Jongen
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Publication number: 20110186720Abstract: The invention is related to the field of charged Hadron Therapy, i.e. radiation therapy using strongly interacting particles. More particularly, the invention relates to a detector and method for measuring the beam range of a charged hadron beam in a target object as well as the particle dose distribution in the target object.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2009Publication date: August 4, 2011Inventors: Yves Jongen, Frédéric Stichelbaut
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Publication number: 20110137159Abstract: A device is provided for positioning a target volume, such as a phantom or a patient, in a radiation therapy apparatus. The apparatus directs a radiation beam towards the target. The apparatus can include a target support whereon the target is immobilized, a two dimensional radiation detector fixed with fixations means in a known geometric relationship to the target support, the radiation detector being capable of detecting the position of intersection of the radiation beam with the detector, and correcting means for correcting the relative position of the beam and the target support, based on the detected intersection position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2010Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicant: ION BEAM APPLICATIONS S.A.Inventors: Yves Jongen, Rudi Labarbe
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Patent number: 7940881Abstract: The present invention is related to a device and a method for producing a radioisotope of interest from a target fluid irradiated with a beam of accelerated charged particles, the device includes in a circulation circuit (17): an irradiation cell (1) having a metallic insert (2) able to form a cavity (8) designed to house the target fluid and closed by an irradiation window (7), the cavity (8) including at least one inlet (4) and at least one outlet (5); a pump (16) for circulating the target fluid inside the circulation circuit (17); an external heat exchanger (15); the pump (16) and the external heat exchanger (15) forming external cooling means of the target fluid; the device means for pressurizing (14) of the circulation circuit (17) and the external cooling means of the target fluid are arranged in such a way that the target fluid remains inside the cavity (8) essentially in the liquid state during the irradiation.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2003Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignee: Ion Beam Applications S.A.Inventors: Yves Jongen, Jozef Comor
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Publication number: 20110089329Abstract: The present invention relates to a detector for measuring characteristics of an energetic particle beam generated by a radiation source, the detector including means to vary the incoming particle beam energy; a plurality of sensors arranged in parallel; and processing means capable of processing signals coming from said sensors in correlation with said energy variation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2009Publication date: April 21, 2011Inventors: Yves Jongen, Martin Arnold, Yves Claereboudt, Damien Prieels
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Patent number: 7860216Abstract: Device for positioning a target volume (112) such, as a phantom or a patient in a radiation therapy apparatus, said apparatus directing a radiation beam (405) towards said target (112), characterized in that it comprises:—a target support (100) whereon the target is immobilized; a two dimensional radiation detector (103) fixed with fixations means (101, 102, 104, 106 107; 301, 302, 304, 305, 306; 208, 209) in a known geometric relationship to said target support (100), said radiation detector (103) being capable of detecting the position of intersection of said radiation beam (105) with said detector (103); correcting means for correcting the relative position of said beam (105) and said target support 100), based on said detected intersection position.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2006Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: Ion Beam Applications S.A.Inventors: Yves Jongen, Rudi Labarbe
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Publication number: 20100033115Abstract: A dc accelerator system able to accelerate high currents of proton beams at high energies is provided. The accelerator system includes a dc high-voltage, high-current power supply, an evacuated ion accelerating tube, a proton ion source, a dipole analyzing magnet and a vacuum pump located in the high-voltage terminal. The high-current, high-energy dc proton beam can be directed to a number of targets depending on the applications such as boron neutron capture therapy BNCT applications, NRA applications, and silicon cleaving.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2009Publication date: February 11, 2010Inventors: Marshall R. Cleland, Richard A. Galloway, Leonard DeSanto, Yves Jongen
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Publication number: 20090168960Abstract: Device for positioning a target volume (112) such, as a phantom or a patient in a radiation therapy apparatus, said apparatus directing a radiation beam (405) towards said target (112), characterized in that it comprises:—a target support (100) whereon the target is immobilized; a two dimensional radiation detector (103) fixed with fixations means (101,102, 104, 106 107; 301, 302, 304, 305, 306; 208, 209) in a known geometric relationship to said target support (100), said radiation detector (103) being capable of detecting the position of intersection of said radiation beam (105) with said detector (103); correcting means for correcting the relative position of said beam (105) and said target support 100), based on said detected intersection position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2006Publication date: July 2, 2009Inventors: Yves Jongen, Rudi Labarbe
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Patent number: 7456591Abstract: The invention concerns a cyclotron for accelerating a charged particle beam circulating in the median plane essentially in the form of two poles inducing a magnetic field and having a so-called axial injector, that is an injector arranged outside the cyclotron substantially along the main axis of the cyclotron and hence perpendicular to the median plane thereof and which is combined with deflecting means which enable the particle beam to be deflected until it is positioned in the median plane. The invention is characterized in that the deflecting means consist of a magnetic deflector.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2003Date of Patent: November 25, 2008Assignee: Ion Beam Applications S.A.Inventor: Yves Jongen
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Patent number: 7446490Abstract: The invention relates to a cyclotron which can produce a beam of accelerated charged particles that are intended for the irradiation of at least one target (200). The inventive cyclotron consists of a magnetic circuit which essentially comprises: an electromagnet with at least two poles (1, 1?), namely an upper pole (1) and a lower pole (1?), which are disposed symmetrically in relation to a mid-plane (110) which is perpendicular to the central axis (100) of the cyclotron and which are separated by a gap (120) containing the circulating charged particles and return flux (2) in order to close the aforementioned magnetic circuit; and a pair of main induction coils (5, 5?) which are used to create an essentially-constant main induction field in the gap between poles 1 and 1?.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2003Date of Patent: November 4, 2008Assignee: Ion Beam Appliances S.A.Inventors: Yves Jongen, Frédéric Genin
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Publication number: 20060255285Abstract: The invention relates to a cyclotron which can produce a beam of accelerated charged particles that are intended for the irradiation of at least one target (200). The inventive cyclotron consists of a magnetic circuit which essentially comprises: an electromagnet with at least two poles (1, 1?), namely an upper pole (1) and a lower pole (1?), which are disposed symmetrically in relation to a mid-plane (110) which is perpendicular to the central axis (100) of the cyclotron and which are separated by a gap (120) containing the circulating charged particles and return flux (2) in order to close the aforementioned magnetic circuit; and a pair of main induction coils (5, 5?) which are used to create an essentially-constant main induction field in the gap between poles 1 and 1?.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2003Publication date: November 16, 2006Applicant: Ion Beam Applications S.A.Inventors: Yves Jongen, Frederic Genin
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Publication number: 20060104401Abstract: The present invention is related to a device and a method for producing a radioisotope of interest from a target fluid irradiated with a beam of accelerated charged particles, the device includes in a circulation circuit (17): an irradiation cell (1) having a metallic insert (2) able to form a cavity (8) designed to house the target fluid and closed by an irradiation window (7), the cavity (8) including at least one inlet (4) and at least one outlet (5); a pump (16) for circulating the target fluid inside the circulation circuit (17); an external heat exchanger (15); the pump (16) and the external heat exchanger (15) forming external cooling means of the target fluid; the device means for pressurizing (14) of the circulation circuit (17) and the external cooling means of the target fluid are arranged in such a way that the target fluid remains inside the cavity (8) essentially in the liquid state during the irradiation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2003Publication date: May 18, 2006Applicant: ION BEAM APPLICATIONS S.A.Inventors: Yves Jongen, Jozef Comor
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Publication number: 20050269497Abstract: The invention concerns a cyclotron for accelerating a charged particle beam circulating in the median plane essentially in the form of two poles inducing a magnetic field and having a so-called axial injector, that is an injector arranged outside the cyclotron substantially along the main axis of the cyclotron and hence perpendicular to the median plane thereof and which is combined with deflecting means which enable the particle beam to be deflected until it is positioned in the median plane. The invention is characterized in that the deflecting means consist of a magnetic deflector.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2003Publication date: December 8, 2005Applicant: Ion Beam Applications S.A.Inventor: Yves Jongen
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Patent number: 6777692Abstract: The present invention is related to an apparatus and method for irradiating product packages (1). One measures the effective dimension of a product package (1), one processes a product package (1) having everywhere an effective thickness below a predefined threshold with an e-beam source (17), and other packages with either a gas sterilisant device or an X-ray or gamma source. Packages for treating with the X-ray or gamma source are grouped in layers and stacked, in order to optimise the throughput of the apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2002Date of Patent: August 17, 2004Assignee: Ion Beam Applications S.A.Inventor: Yves Jongen
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Patent number: 6717162Abstract: The invention concerns a method for treating a target volume with a particle beam, in particular a proton beam, which consists in generating said particle beam using an accelerator and in producing from said beam a narrow spot directed towards the target volume, characterized in that said spot sweeping speed and the particle beam intensity are simultaneously varied.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2001Date of Patent: April 6, 2004Assignee: ION Beam Applications S.A.Inventor: Yves Jongen