US Patent No. 10,143,076
SHIELDING STRUCTURES FOR LINEAR ACCELERATORS
| Patent No. | 10,143,076 |
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| Issue Date | November 27, 2018 |
| Title | Shielding Structures For Linear Accelerators |
| Inventorship | Mark E. Trail, Menlo Park, CA (US) Blake H. Gaderlund, Mountain View, CA (US) |
| Assignee | Varian Medical Systems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US) |
Claim of US Patent No. 10,143,076
1. An apparatus, comprising:an accelerator guide comprising an electron source at a first end, a target at a second end, and a plurality of accelerating cavities coupled in series along a longitudinal axis between the first end and the second end, the accelerator guide having a contour as viewed in the longitudinal axis;
a shielding structure enclosing at least the electron source and the plurality of accelerating cavities of the accelerator guide, the shielding structure having an inner wall surface defining a contour as viewed in the longitudinal axis generally conformal to the contour of the accelerator guide.
a shielding structure enclosing at least the electron source and the plurality of accelerating cavities of the accelerator guide, the shielding structure having an inner wall surface defining a contour as viewed in the longitudinal axis generally conformal to the contour of the accelerator guide.