Users Manual Part 2

Clinical User’s Guide IBA | 21-1 |
Volume 1 - Treatment Session
Chapter 21
Introducing PBS Beam Delivery
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System Equipment
The PBS Treatment Mode
Following is a schematic representation of how Beam Delivery System (BDS)
equipment is used in the PBS treatment mode.
Figure 21-1. BDS Equipment Usage in PBS Treatment Mode - Schematic
Y
X
Z
focussing
quadrupole
magnets
scanning
magnets,
horizontal
IC 2/3
optional range shifter,
ridge filter, or snout
vacuum
chamber
scanning
magnets,
vertical
IC1
beam
tube
nozzle
snout holder