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Protons - Superior Dose Distribution
4
Relative Dose
 The Bragg Peak is
representative of a
delivery of a full,
localized, and uniform
dose of energy in the
target
3
2
1
0
60
10
20
Depth in Tissue (cm)
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System Components
 The Synchrotron
Accelerator
 The Beam Transport
System
 The Stationary Beam
 Gantries (Isocentric
Gantries)
 Patient Alignment and
Digital Imaging Systems
 Facility Control System
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Facility Layout
The Loma
Stationary
Beam:Linda
Has two branches:
•Eye Tumors
•Head and Neck
Tumors
The
Injector:
Protons are
stripped out
of the
nucleus of
hydrogen
atoms and
sent to the
accelerator.
Synchrotron:
(Accelerator)
A ring of
magnets, 20
ft. in diameter,
through which
protons
circulate in a
vacuum tube.
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The Gantries:
Resembling giant ferris wheels can rotate around
the patient and direct the proton beam to a precise
point. Each gantry weights about 90 tons and
stands 3 stories tall. It supports the bending and
focusing magnets to direct the beam.
Steelreinforced
concrete walls
are up to 15
feet thick.
Beam Transport System:
Carries the beam from the accelerator to one of four
treatment rooms. This system consists of several bending
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focusing magnets
which guide the beam around
corners and focus it to the desired location.
Proton Accelerator Control System
 Conforma 3000
Integrated Solution
 Treatment Control
System (TCS)
 Accelerator Control
System (ACS)
 Treatment Workstation
 Integrated and
Automated
“The Brain”
Software & Electronics
for Treatment Precision
Accelerate
Deliver
Control
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Accelerator Control - Advantages
 Automatic Beam Centering in Treatment Nozzle
 Key to Active Beam Scanning
 Rapid Beam Line Switching
 <10 sec.
 Accurate, Reproducible Beam Energy
 Within 0.1 MeV
 Patented Safety Systems
 Ensure Beam is Delivered at the Right Place & Time
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Gantry Treatment Room
 Integrated and automated
 Rotates >360o
 Treatment from multiple
“portals” or angles
 Isocenter is contained
within a sphere  to 1.0
mm in radius
 Automated set up
 Designed for functionality
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Conforma 3000 Passive Scattering
Beam Delivery System
Compensator
(Bolus) and
Block
(Aperture)
Dose and
Flatness
Monitor(s)
Range
Modulation
Wheel
X-ray
Tube
Second
Scatterer
First
Scatterer
Profile
Monitor
Beam
Movable
Snout
(cones)
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Conforma 3000 Active Beam System
Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy
IMPT or Active Beam Scanning (ABS)
 Supports Compensator-less treatments
 Variable energy controls penetration depth
Redundant
Dose
Detectors
 Capable of continuous (raster scanning) &
discrete point based (“Spot” scanning)
Optional
Compensator
(Bolus) and
Block
(Aperture)
Beam
Movable
Snout
(cones)
Scanning
Magnets
Radiographic
Imaging
Panels (2)
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Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy
 Ability to Treat
Complex Volumes &
Multiple Target Areas
 “Spot Scanning”
Technique
 Beam scans from the
top down
 Radiation deposited
from side to side
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Modular Design (4 gantry, 2 Stationary)
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Treatment Planning Software
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Contact Information
Jon Slater,
President & CEO
909.799.8333
slater@optivus.com
Daryl Anderson
Chief Financial Officer
909.799.8342
danderso@optivus.com
David Lesyna
VP Engineering
909.799.8312
lesyna@optivus.com
Mike Martin
VP of Sales
513.518.8037
mmartin@optivus.com
Ken Rice
Director of Computer
Science
909.799.8318
rice@optivus.com
www.optivus.com
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