WO2011080942A1 - ビーム照射装置及びビーム照射制御方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to beam irradiation control. More specifically, the present invention relates to a beam irradiation apparatus that can control the beam diameter, range, and beam trajectory, and an irradiation field in an irradiation target. The present invention relates to a beam irradiation control method capable of controlling the range of the above with high accuracy.
- a treatment apparatus for realizing treatment irradiation is provided with a quadrupole electromagnet in the beam transport line to control the beam diameter and the beam irradiation position during transportation, and a ridge filter and a range shifter in which the thickness and position in the irradiation target are variable. Is provided.
- Optimal irradiation conditions are implemented by beam simulation, and an optimal beam diameter, beam range, and scan width are determined.
- a beam transport composed of a high vacuum transport tube, beam shape shaping, and various electromagnets that control the beam trajectory.
- Optical design is required.
- the weight of the elements constituting the beam transport system is small in terms of both work accuracy and cost.
- the inner diameter of the transport pipe is about several tens of millimeters in diameter (21st century cancer treatment, basic and clinical study of heavy ion radiotherapy, edited by Hirohiko Sakurai, Medical Science, ISBN4-900770- 83-3 C3047).
- Patent Document 1 introduces a conventional beam irradiation control method (wobbler irradiation method) (1).
- the size of the wobbler electromagnet that deflects the beam trajectory in a circular shape is enlarged to form the irradiation field with high accuracy, and a uniform irradiation field is formed in accordance with the cross-sectional shape of the cancer using a metal collimator. It is to do. However, when a metal collimator is employed, production takes time and money. In addition, when forming the expanded beam with metal, unintentional radiation such as neutrons, gamma rays, and protons was generated, which had the problem of affecting accurate dose estimation.
- the invention “charged particle beam apparatus and operation method thereof” described in Patent Document 1 has been proposed.
- a horizontal irradiation point of a beam and a necessary dose are determined in advance by the arithmetic unit 131 based on information such as an affected part shape, and the interval between the horizontal irradiation points is determined by the scatterer 300.
- the diameter of the expanded beam is less than about half of the diameter of the beam, and the power supply device 160 of the electromagnets 220 and 221 for setting the irradiation position is controlled by the control device 132 to reduce the loss of the charged particle beam so A field can be formed (2).
- the principle is that the beam 2 passes through the scatterer 9 provided at the end of the vacuum transport tube 3 as in the beam irradiation apparatus 1a shown in FIG.
- Scanning control (scanning method) is performed on the beam 2 on the irradiation object 8 by scanning with the XY-axis direction scanning electromagnets 6 and 7 in the horizontal direction (X-axis direction) and the vertical direction (Y-axis direction).
- a moderator (range shifter 11) having a variable thickness that reduces beam energy is provided after the XY axial electromagnets 6 and 7, and the beam 2 passes through the range shifter 11.
- the reach distance (range) of the beam in the body is adjusted.
- the ridge filter 10 diffuses the beam 2 in the traveling direction, and a wide irradiation field in the irradiation object 8 is obtained.
- the beam diameter is about 10 mm.
- FIG. 5 shows the calculation result of the beam diameter change in the irradiation target when the beam range is changed by changing the thickness of the range shifter in the beam irradiation apparatus of FIG.
- the beam energy was set to 235 MeV / u
- the distance between the scatterer 9 and the body surface was set to 2 mm
- the calculation was performed with the beam behavior calculation software “WinAgile”. The same applies to FIG.
- the vertical axis (D) is the beam diameter (mm: millimeter), and the horizontal axis (R) is the beam range (R: millimeter).
- the left end of the frame indicated by the arrow A is the surface of the irradiation object 8.
- the vertical axis 0 is the beam center. In FIG. 5, the beam diameter is about 2 mm.
- the horizontal axis (R) was set to 350 mm from 0 (surface A to be irradiated).
- A is the beam behavior when the thickness of the range shifter 11 is 30 mm. At this time, the maximum beam diameter at the arrival point of the beam 2 was 3.828 mm. “B” represents the beam behavior when the thickness of the range shifter 11 is 20 mm. At this time, the maximum beam diameter at the arrival point of the beam 2 was 3.666 mm. “C” is the beam behavior when the thickness of the range shifter 11 is 10 mm. The maximum beam diameter at the arrival point of the beam 2 at this time is 3.3486 mm, and “d” is the beam behavior when the thickness of the range shifter 11 is 0 mm. At this time, the maximum beam diameter at the arrival point of the beam 2 was 3.342 mm.
- the beam range differs by 30 mm between “a” and “d”, but the maximum beam diameter at that time is about 0.5 mm.
- the invention “Particle Beam Irradiation Device and Particle Beam Therapy Device” disclosed in Patent Document 2 is also disclosed.
- the invention described in Patent Document 2 is based on the variable range shifter 4 that reduces the energy of the charged particle beam, and the excitation amount is controlled according to the energy of the charged particle beam that is decreased by the variable range shifter 4.
- a quadrupole electromagnet 6 for converging the divergence of the charged particle beam and a scanning electromagnet 8 for changing the beam trajectory of the charged particle beam are provided to reduce the increase in the beam diameter of the charged particle beam due to scattering by the range shifter.
- the range shifter is placed away from the patient to eliminate the intimidation caused by the moving sound, etc. It can be done.
- a quadrupole electromagnet 6 is used for a beam trajectory under non-vacuum emitted from a transport tube.
- the arrangement is downstream of the variable range shifter 4, and the betatron of the beam passes through the variable range shifter 4. Since the function is destroyed and the beam emittance is increased, it is necessary to take a distance of about 10 m between the variable range shifter 4 and the quadrupole electromagnet 6 when actually converging the beam.
- the linear portion of the irradiation port including the transport pipe and the emission nozzle is 10 m or less, even if the quadrupole electromagnet 6 is arranged downstream of the variable range shifter 4, the beam diameter is maintained to be small within the irradiation target.
- the present invention can be formed into an extremely thin beam diameter that has not been conventionally used, and can control the beam diameter with high precision, and also can control the beam range and beam trajectory, and the irradiation field of the irradiation target.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a beam irradiation control method capable of controlling the range with high accuracy.
- the present invention makes it possible for a beam to be evacuated as a transport path of a beam taken out from an accelerator and an irradiation target existing in the atmosphere while maintaining the convergence angle of the beam.
- the beam irradiation apparatus is configured to include a quadrupole electromagnet that controls the beam diameter. Furthermore, it is provided with one or more movable range shifters that are provided with a variable distance from the irradiation target of the beam and that allow the beam to pass and reduce the beam energy to control the beam range, and the non-vacuum between the movable range shifter and the irradiation target is provided.
- the beam irradiation apparatus is configured as described above, wherein the space is a second range shifter, the beam range is controlled, and the irradiation target is irradiated with the beam.
- the movable range shifter is positioned at the tip of an emission nozzle that is evacuated and connected to an end portion of the transport pipe through a partition wall so as to expand and contract.
- the beam irradiation apparatus according to any one of the above, wherein the movable range shifter can be inserted into and retracted from the beam axis for each movable range shifter, and the thickness of the movable range shifter is variable.
- the beam irradiation apparatus according to any one of the above-described features is provided, and the beam trajectory is controlled.
- the beam taken out from the accelerator to the high vacuum transport tube is strongly converged in the transport tube by a quadrupole electromagnet, the beam diameter is controlled, and the irradiation target is irradiated with the beam.
- the method was structured. Furthermore, it is connected to the transport pipe through a partition wall, and is provided at a variable distance from the irradiation object of the beam, and passes through one or more movable range shifters that reduce the beam energy and control the beam range.
- the beam irradiation control method described above is characterized in that the irradiation target is irradiated with the beam by passing through a non-vacuum space of variable distance and controlling the beam range.
- the beam irradiation control method described above is characterized in that the distance of the space is varied in the range of 0 to 100 cm to control the beam diameter and beam range.
- a evacuated transport tube serving as a transport path for the beam extracted from the accelerator and a quadrupole electromagnet for controlling the beam diameter so that the beam is incident on the irradiation target existing in the atmosphere while maintaining the convergence angle
- an end of the transport pipe that can be extended and contracted via a partition wall, and is provided at the tip of the evacuated exit nozzle so as to be variable in distance to the irradiation target of the beam.
- One or more movable range shifters that can be retracted and have variable thickness of the movable range shifter, control the beam range by reducing the beam energy by passing the beam, and further on the outer periphery of the transport pipe downstream of the quadrupole electromagnet
- a movable range shifter comprising: a pair of X-axis direction scanning electromagnets arranged opposite to each other; and a pair of Y-axis direction scanning electromagnets arranged opposite to each other
- a non-vacuum space between the irradiation objects is a second range shifter, the beam diameter, the beam trajectory, and the beam range are controlled, and the irradiation object is irradiated with the beam. It was set as the structure of the particle beam therapy apparatus.
- the present invention exhibits the following effects by the above configuration.
- the present invention employs a quadrupole electromagnet that converges the beam so strongly that the convergence angle is maintained even in the vicinity of the irradiation target in the transport pipe upstream of the movable range shifter, thereby forming the beam diameter extremely narrow to several mm or less in the irradiation target. It becomes possible.
- the beam diameter can be controlled with a high accuracy of about 0.1 mm to a few millimeters or less, and further about 0.01 mm
- the conventional beam irradiation treatment is performed.
- the present invention is applied to beam irradiation treatment, it can be used for many diseases, has a wide application range, and enables beam irradiation treatment at a low cost.
- it is suitable for beam irradiation treatments such as pituitary tumors, intravascular tumors, and age-related macular degeneration, which are difficult to perform.
- an object installed on the beam line for the purpose of creating an irradiation shape for example, an irradiation field forming instrument such as a metal collimator, and a ridge filter are not essential, so neutrons and scattering generated when the beam collides with the object.
- the dose estimation error due to the generation of particles can be reduced, and the irradiation dose can be estimated with high accuracy.
- the irradiation field can be ensured as wide as the irradiation with the conventional diffused beam. If the quadrupole electromagnet is not excited, the conventional beam irradiation (1) and (2) can be performed.
- the accelerator has high versatility regardless of the type of cyclotron or synchrotron, and regardless of the type of particle ions such as protons and heavy particles.
- FIG. 1 It is a schematic diagram of the beam irradiation apparatus of this invention. It is a calculation result of the beam diameter change at the time of beam transport in the beam irradiation apparatus which is this invention.
- the beam irradiation apparatus of FIG. 1 it is the result of calculating the beam diameter change within the irradiation object when changing the beam range by changing the movable range shifter thickness and the distance between the movable range shifter and the irradiation object.
- FIG. 5 shows the result of calculating the beam diameter change in the irradiation object when the beam range is changed by changing the range shifter thickness in the beam irradiation apparatus of FIG. 4.
- a beam irradiation apparatus 1 as an example of the present invention includes a transport tube 3, an emission nozzle 4 having a movable range shifter 4d, a quadrupole electromagnet 5, and XY axial scanning electromagnets 6 and 7. Consists of.
- the transport tube 3 is a hollow tube having a high degree of vacuum that is connected to an accelerator and through which a beam taken out from the accelerator is directed toward an irradiation target in the same manner as conventionally used.
- the exit nozzle 4 includes an extended portion 4a that is extended and connected to the transport pipe 3 through the partition wall 3a, an extendable and contractible portion 4b that is connected to the expandable portion 4a, and an end portion of the extendable portion 4b on the side opposite to the transport pipe 3
- the movable range shifter 4d is provided so as to be freely slidable on the slide 4g, and is connected to the transport pipe 3 in a vacuum state.
- the expansion / contraction part 4b has a so-called bellows shape and is structured to withstand vacuum exhaust 4h with a metal material such as stainless steel.
- the partition wall 3 a blocks the degree of vacuum between the transport pipe 3 and the emission nozzle 4.
- the exit nozzle 4 inside, a high degree of vacuum as the chamber during synchrotron - need not be a (10 about 7 Pa), sufficient low degree of vacuum reached degree of air is negligible as a scattering material (more than about 1 Pa) Demonstrate the function.
- the space between the movable range shifter 4d and the irradiation object 8 is usually an air atmosphere, and oxygen, nitrogen, other gases, and water vapor are mixed. Therefore, energy is reduced by the beam 2 passing through the space 4e. That is, the space 4e functions as a second range shifter. For this reason, the beam range can be controlled by expanding and contracting the expansion / contraction part 4b and changing the distance 4f of the space 4e between the tip of the movable range shifter 4d and the irradiation target 8.
- the movable range shifter 4d lowers the beam energy and controls the beam range within the irradiation target 8. It is the same as that used conventionally, such as a raw material, and is a plastic plate of acrylic or the like having different thicknesses as required.
- the movement of the movable range shifter 4d is not limited to that shown in FIG.
- the movement method of the movable range shifter 4d is not particularly limited as long as the movement width 4c of irradiation can be moved by an external signal and can be fixed at an arbitrary position.
- the distance 4f between the movable range shifter 4d and the irradiation target 8 is preferably about 0 cm to 100 cm. Since the space 4e between the movable range shifter 4d and the irradiation object 8 is normally an air layer, the beam 2 diffuses. In almost all beam irradiation, the beam focus is formed before the irradiation target. Although the beam 2 after the focal point has a divergence angle, if the distance 4f of the space 4e is 100 cm or more, not only a small diameter beam can be generated by incidence on the irradiation field 8a at the divergence angle, but also the beam diameter can be accurately controlled. I can't. Therefore, the transport pipe 3 needs to be in contact with the irradiation object 8 or extend to the vicinity thereof.
- the quadrupole electromagnet 5 is an electromagnet for beam converging that has been conventionally used in accelerators to strongly focus the beam 2 in the transport tube 3 upstream of the movable range shifter 4d. This strong convergence requires that the convergence angle can be maintained even after passing through the movable range shifter 4d, the space 4e, and the irradiation object 8.
- Control of the convergence width of the beam 2 transports the beam 2 so that the beam diameter is sufficiently expanded by the quadrupole electromagnet 5, and excites the quadrupole electromagnet 5 so as to converge simultaneously in the X-axis and Y-axis directions. In this way, the beam can reach the irradiation target without changing the convergence angle.
- the X-axis scanning electromagnet 6 is a pair of electromagnets arranged opposite to each other on the outer periphery of the transport pipe 3 between the quadrupole electromagnet 5 and the movable range shifter 4d, and changes the current flowing through the pair of electromagnets. By doing so, the beam 2 is given different deflection forces with time according to Fleming's law, and the beam trajectory in the X-axis direction is controlled.
- the Y-axis scanning electromagnet 7 is a pair of electromagnets arranged opposite to each other on the outer periphery of the transport tube 3 between the quadrupole electromagnet 5 and the movable range shifter 4d, and is similar to the X-axis scanning electromagnet 6.
- the beam trajectory in the Y-axis direction is controlled.
- the XY axial scanning electromagnets 6 and 7 are provided and the emission nozzle 4 is expanded, a wide irradiation field 8a larger than the diameter of the transport pipe 3 can be secured. Further, if the quadrupole electromagnet 5 is not excited, it is possible to irradiate with a diffused beam diameter as in the conventional case.
- a beam dose monitor 12 and a position monitor 13 which are conventionally used are provided in the space 4e.
- the dose monitor 12 and the position monitor 13 may be installed in the exit nozzle 4 close to the movable range shifter (within several mm). In that case, it is necessary to be able to evacuate from the beam trajectory when the irradiation object 8 is irradiated.
- the beam irradiation data can be obtained from these various monitors, and the adjustment data for the next irradiation can be used. Moreover, you may provide the ridge filter 10 as needed.
- the ridge filter is the same as that conventionally used, and diffuses the beam in the beam traveling direction and expands the irradiation field in the beam traveling direction.
- the beam irradiation apparatus 1 thus configured controls the beam trajectory and dose based on signals from each monitor, and further changes the thickness of the movable range shifter 4d and the distance 4f of the space 4e as in the prior art.
- the diameter, beam range, and beam trajectory can be controlled with high accuracy.
- FIG. 1 the beam 2 trajectory bent by the Y-axis direction scanning electromagnet 7 is shown in the Y-axis direction (Y double arrow in FIG. 1).
- FIG. 2 is a calculation result of a change in beam diameter during beam transportation in the beam irradiation apparatus 1 having the configuration shown in FIG. 2A is the beam diameter at the cross-sectional position in the X axis (horizontal) direction (X double arrow in FIG. 2), and FIG. 2B is the Y axis (vertical) direction orthogonal to the X axis (Y double arrow in FIG. 2). Is the beam diameter at the cross-sectional position.
- the vertical axis represents the beam diameter (mm: millimeter).
- the horizontal axis is the length of the beam transport system (m: meter), and here it is 9 m.
- the beam 2 in the configuration of the beam irradiation apparatus 1, the beam 2 is strongly converged by the quadrupole electromagnet 5 and converges toward the irradiation object 8.
- the convergence angle can be maintained up to the irradiation position within the irradiation object 8. Therefore, if the beam is irradiated according to the present invention, it is possible to reach the irradiation field of the irradiation object 8 with an extremely thin beam diameter.
- the reason for maintaining the beam at the convergence angle is to maintain a beam diameter of 2 to 3 mm even in the irradiation object 8.
- the beam diameter obtained by the strong convergence of the present invention is an unprecedented beam with a very small diameter in a state that satisfies the condition for scanning a wide irradiation field.
- the beam irradiation apparatus of the present invention is the first design that satisfies these requirements simultaneously.
- the present invention can be used as a high-accuracy particle beam treatment port and a general-purpose irradiation port without changing the arrangement of the equipment, realizing a high-precision beam utilization and high-efficiency operation of the treatment room, which was a trade-off in the past. It has become possible for the first time to achieve both standards.
- FIG. 3 shows the calculation result of the beam diameter change in the irradiation target when the beam range is changed by changing the movable range shifter thickness and the distance between the movable range shifter and the irradiation target in the beam irradiation apparatus of FIG. .
- the horizontal axis (R) is the reach distance (R: millimeter) from the body surface A, and here it is 350 mm.
- the vertical axis (D) is the beam diameter (mm: millimeter).
- the left end of the frame indicated by the arrow A is the surface of the irradiation object 8.
- the vertical axis 0 is the beam center.
- the beam diameter at the time of incidence was about 2 mm.
- the dashed-dotted line in a figure (A) (B) is a calculation result when the beam of 2 mm in beam diameter injects with the conventional divergence angle which does not make a strong convergence in the transport pipe 3.
- the broken line “a” in FIG. 3 shows the beam behavior when the thickness of the movable range shifter 4d is 30 mm and the space 4e is 20 mm. At this time, the maximum beam diameter at the arrival point of the beam 2 was 3.828 mm.
- the broken line “b” shows the beam behavior when the thickness of the movable range shifter 4d is 2 mm and the space 4e is 150 mm. At this time, the maximum beam diameter at the arrival point of the beam 2 was 3.918 mm.
- the maximum beam diameter at the arrival point is about 0.1. Only very little occurs.
- the beam diameter at the arrival point is expanded about five times from the incident beam diameter. That is, in the conventional method, no matter how the beam size is reduced in advance using an instrument such as a collimator, the beam size increases near the arrival point due to scattering of the beam itself.
- the conventional beam that does not converge strongly in the transport pipe 3 of FIGS.
- the beam range cannot be changed even if the space 4e is changed. Therefore, by making the movable range shifter 4d thickness and the variable distance space 4e the second range shifter while strongly converging with a quadrupole electromagnet, the beam range can be controlled while controlling the beam diameter with extremely high accuracy in units of 0.1 mm. Thus, the irradiation object 8 can be irradiated with the beam 2.
- the beam diameter can be sufficiently controlled even in units of about 0.01 mm.
- the present invention has made it possible to control the beam diameter in an order that has not existed before.
- the beam irradiation apparatus and the beam irradiation control method according to the present invention can make the beam diameter of the beam extracted from the accelerator extremely thin as compared with the prior art, and can control the beam diameter, the beam range, and the beam trajectory with high accuracy. Therefore, it is possible to control the beam irradiation position and the beam irradiation field with high accuracy. Therefore, the present invention can be used in all industries using beam irradiation, and is particularly effective for a beam irradiation apparatus, for example, a particle beam therapy apparatus.
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又、加速器から取り出されたビームの輸送路となる真空排気された輸送管と、大気中に存在する照射対象に対し、ビームが収束角を維持しながら入射するようビーム径を制御する4極電磁石と、前記輸送管の端部に隔壁を介して伸縮可能に接続し真空排気された出射ノズルの先端にビームの照射対象と距離可変に設けられるとともに、可動レンジシフタ毎にビーム軸上に対し挿入及び退避可能で可動レンジシフタの厚さ可変とし、ビームを通過させてビームエネルギーを低下させビーム飛程を制御する1以上の可動レンジシフタと、さらに、前記4極電磁石の下流の前記輸送管の外周に、対向して配置された1対のX軸方向スキャンニング電磁石と、対向して配置された1対のY軸方向スキャンニング電磁石とを備え、前記可動レンジシフタと前記照射対象間の非真空のスペースを第2のレンジシフタとし、ビーム径、ビーム軌道、ビーム飛程を制御し、照射対象にビームを照射させることを特徴とすることを特徴とする医療用の重粒子線治療装置の構成とした。
1a ビーム照射装置
2 ビーム
3 輸送管
3a 隔壁
4 出射ノズル
4a 拡張部
4b 伸縮部
4c 移動幅
4d 可動レンジシフタ
4e スペース
4f 距離
4g スライド
4h 排気
5 4極電磁石
6 X軸方向スキャンニング電磁石
7 Y軸方向スキャンニング電磁石
8 照射対象
9 散乱体
10 リッジフィルタ
11 レンジシフタ
12 線量モニタ
13 位置モニタ
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- 加速器から取り出されたビームの輸送路となる真空排気された輸送管と、大気中に存在する照射対象に対し、ビームが収束角を維持しながら入射するようビーム径を制御する4極電磁石とからなることを特徴とするビーム照射装置。
- さらに、ビームの照射対象と距離可変に設けられるとともにビームを通過させてビームエネルギーを低下させビーム飛程を制御する1以上の可動レンジシフタとを備え、前記可動レンジシフタと前記照射対象間の非真空のスペースを第2のレンジシフタとし、ビーム飛程を制御し、照射対象にビームを照射させることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のビーム照射装置。
- 前記可動レンジシフタが、前記輸送管の端部に隔壁を介して伸縮可能に接続し真空排気された出射ノズルの先端に位置することを特徴とする請求項2に記載のビーム照射装置。
- 前記可動レンジシフタが、可動レンジシフタ毎にビーム軸上に対し挿入及び退避可能で、可動レンジシフタの厚さ可変としたことを特徴とする請求項2又は請求項3に記載のビーム照射装置。
- さらに、前記4極電磁石の下流の前記輸送管の外周に、対向して配置された1対のX軸方向スキャンニング電磁石と、対向して配置された1対のY軸方向スキャンニング電磁石とを備え、ビーム軌道を制御することを特徴とする請求項1~請求項4の何れか1項に記載のビーム照射装置。
- 加速器から高真空度の輸送管に取り出されたビームを4極電磁石によって前記輸送管内で強収束させ、ビーム径を制御し、照射対象にビームを照射することを特徴とするビーム照射制御方法。
- さらに、前記輸送管に隔壁を介して連接されビームの照射対象と距離可変に設けられビームエネルギーを低下させビーム飛程制御する1以上の可動レンジシフタに通し、さらに前記可動レンジシフタと前記照射対象間の距離可変な非真空のスペースを通過させ、ビーム飛程を制御して照射対象にビームを照射することを特徴とする請求項6に記載のビーム照射制御方法。
- 前記スペースの距離を、0~100cmの範囲で変動させ、ビーム径及びビーム飛程を制御することを特徴とする請求項7に記載のビーム照射制御方法。
- 前記強収束が、照射対象までビームを収束角で維持させることを特徴とする請求項6~請求項8の何れか1項に記載のビーム照射制御方法。
- 加速器から取り出されたビームの輸送路となる真空排気された輸送管と、大気中に存在する照射対象に対し、ビームが収束角を維持しながら入射するようビーム径を制御する4極電磁石と、前記輸送管の端部に隔壁を介して伸縮可能に接続し真空排気された出射ノズルの先端にビームの照射対象と距離可変に設けられるとともに、可動レンジシフタ毎にビーム軸上に対し挿入及び退避可能で可動レンジシフタの厚さ可変とし、ビームを通過させてビームエネルギーを低下させビーム飛程を制御する1以上の可動レンジシフタと、さらに、前記4極電磁石の下流の前記輸送管の外周に、対向して配置された1対のX軸方向スキャンニング電磁石と、対向して配置された1対のY軸方向スキャンニング電磁石とを備え、前記可動レンジシフタと前記照射対象間の非真空のスペースを第2のレンジシフタとし、ビーム径、ビーム軌道、ビーム飛程を制御し、照射対象にビームを照射させることを特徴とすることを特徴とする医療用の重粒子線治療装置。
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