Radiation irradiation system and positioning assembly for radiation irradiation system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11338155-B2
Application number	US-201916412792-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 15, 2019
Priority date	Mar 29, 2017
Publication date	May 24, 2022
Grant date	May 24, 2022

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a positioning assembly for a radiation irradiation system. The positioning assembly includes a shielding body made of polymer and radiation shielding material capable of shielding the radiation and a sealing bag for accommodating the shielding body, when the target to be irradiated is placed on the positioning assembly, the positioning assembly is recessed with a shape of the target at the position where the target is placed and forms a contour corresponding to the target to position the target to be irradiated.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A radiation irradiation system comprising:
a radiation irradiation device, wherein the radiation irradiation system is a neutron capture therapy system, the radiation irradiation device is a neutron capture therapy device including a neutron source for generating a mixed radiation field including neutrons and photons; and
a treatment bed for transporting a target to be irradiated to the radiation irradiation device for irradiation, wherein the treatment bed comprises:
a mounting table on which the target to be irradiated is placed;
a supporting portion for supporting the mounting table; and
a positioning assembly provided on the mounting table for positioning the target to be irradiated, wherein the positioning assembly is configured to be reused and comprises:
a shielding body including polymer and radiation shielding material capable of shielding the radiation, the shielding material is neutron capture material, the neutron capture material is capable of shielding neutrons and is made of at least one of boron-containing compound or lithium-containing compound; and
a sealing bag for accommodating the shielding body,
when the target to be irradiated is placed on the positioning assembly, the positioning assembly is recessed with a shape of the target at the position where the target is placed and forms a contour corresponding to the target to position the target to be irradiated.

2. The radiation irradiation system according to claim 1 , wherein the shielding body is made of silicone, radiation shielding material and silicone curing agent, the shielding body in the sealing bag is in a form of solid particles, after the sealing bag is vacuumed, the positioning assembly is recessed with the shape of the target to be irradiated at the position where the target is placed and forms a contour corresponding to the target to position the target to be irradiated; when the target to be irradiated on the surface of the sealing bag is removed and the sealing bag is filled with air, the positioning assembly restores to a state before being vacuumed.

3. The radiation irradiation system according to claim 1 , wherein the neutron capture therapy device comprises a neutron generator for generating neutrons after being irradiated by a charged particle beam, a beam shaping assembly comprising a moderator and a reflector surrounding the moderator, a beam outlet, and a collimator adjacent to an outer side of the beam outlet to converge the neutrons irradiating from the beam outlet, and wherein the moderator decelerates the neutrons generated from the neutron generator to a preset energy spectrum, and the reflector leads deviated neutrons back to increase the neutron intensity within the preset energy spectrum.

4. The radiation irradiation system according to claim 3 , wherein the boron-containing compound or lithium-containing compound accounts for 10% to 49% by weight of the neutron capture material, and the boron-containing compound is 10 B 4 C or 10 BN, the lithium-containing compound is LiF or 6 LiF, and the neutron capture material further comprises Li, C, O, Si, and Br.

5. The radiation irradiation system according to claim 1 , wherein the mounting table and the supporting portion are made of alloy, and the surfaces of the mounting table and the supporting portion are covered with a shielding portion which is the same material as the shielding body of the positioning assembly.

6. The radiation irradiation system according to claim 1 , wherein the treatment bed is further provided with an auxiliary member between the upper surface of the mounting table and the lower surface of the positioning assembly, the auxiliary member is made of carbon fiber, and the positioning assembly is placed on the auxiliary member.

7. A radiation irradiation system comprising:
a radiation irradiation device for irradiating to a target; and
a positioning assembly for positioning the target, wherein the positioning assembly is configured to be reused and comprises:
a shielding body comprising polymer and radiation shielding material capable of shielding the radiation, the shielding material is neutron capture material, the neutron capture material is capable of shielding neutrons and is made of at least one of boron-containing compound or lithium-containing compound; and
a sealing bag for accommodating the shielding body,
when the target to be irradiated is placed on the positioning assembly, the positioning assembly is recessed with a shape of the target at the position where the target is placed and forms a contour corresponding to the target to position the target to be irradiated, so as to improve the treatment effect for avoiding the movement of the target.

8. The radiation irradiation system according to claim 7 , wherein the polymer is silicone, the silicone is substrate of the shielding body, and the shielding body is poured into the sealing bag.

9. The radiation irradiation system according to claim 7 , wherein the radiation irradiation system is a neutron capture therapy system.

10. The radiation irradiation system according to claim 9 , wherein the boron-containing compound or lithium-containing compound accounts for 10% to 49% by weight of the neutron capture material, and the boron-containing compound is 10 B 4 C or 10 BN, the lithium-containing compound is LiF or 6 LiF.

11. The radiation irradiation system according to claim 9 , wherein the neutron capture material further comprises Li, C, 0 , Si, and Br.

12. The radiation irradiation system according to claim 7 , wherein the shielding body is made of silicone, radiation shielding material and silicone curing agent, and the shielding body in the sealing bag is in a form of solid particles.

13. The radiation irradiation system according to claim 12 , wherein the solid particulate form refers to solids with maximum diameters between 0.01 mm and 10 mm.

14. The radiation irradiation system according to claim 7 , wherein the sealing bag is provided with a sealing port for connecting to an external vacuuming device and the sealing bag is vacuumed by the vacuuming device, after the sealing bag is vacuumed, the positioning assembly is recessed with the shape of the target to be irradiated at the position where the target is placed and forms a contour corresponding to the target to position the target to be irradiated; when the target on the surface of the sealing bag is removed and the sealing bag is filled with air, the positioning assembly restores to a state before being vacuumed.

15. A radiation irradiation system comprising:
a radiation irradiation device, wherein the radiation irradiation system is a neutron capture therapy system, the radiation irradiation device is a neutron capture therapy device including a neutron source for generating a mixed radiation field including neutrons and photons, the shielding material is neutron capture material;
a treatment bed for transporting a target to be irradiated to the radiation irradiation device for irradiation; and
a positioning assembly for positioning the target to be irradiated,
wherein the positioning assembly is configured to be reused and defines a first state and a second state, when the positioning assembly is in the first state, the positioning assembly is not deformed or maintained in the first state deformed by external pressure; and when the positioning assembly is in the second state, the positioning assembly is deformed or maintained in a second state deformed by external pressure different from the first state deformed by external pressure, so as to improve the treatment effect for avoiding the move

Assignees

• Neuboron Medtech Ltd

Inventors

• Hsiao Ming-Chen

Classifications

• A61N5/1077 Primary

  Beam delivery systems · CPC title

• A61G13/1275

  having air-evacuated chambers in order to adapt to the form of the patient (for preventing bed-sores A61G7/05753) · CPC title

• A61N2005/109

  Neutrons · CPC title

• A61N5/103 Primary

  Treatment planning systems · CPC title

• A61N2005/1094

  Shielding, protecting against radiation · CPC title