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- the present invention relates to a particle beam therapy apparatus that is a medical apparatus that performs treatment by irradiating an affected area such as cancer with a charged particle beam including a heavy particle beam such as a proton beam or carbon beam.
- a diseased tissue to be treated is irradiated with a charged particle beam (hereinafter referred to as a particle beam) to treat the damaged tissue, and a sufficient dose is applied to the affected tissue to be irradiated. It is necessary to reduce the dose to surrounding tissues. Therefore, the irradiation dose and the irradiation range (hereinafter referred to as irradiation field) are controlled according to the shape of the irradiation target.
- irradiation field the irradiation field
- a respiration phase is measured and it is made to irradiate a particle beam in the respiration phase where a position and a form are stabilized (for example, refer patent documents 1 and 2). .)
- the equipment of an accelerator which is a beam source for particle beam therapy, is huge. Even in a facility equipped with multiple treatment rooms, the course of the particle beam output from one accelerator is generally used. By switching, a particle beam is supplied to each treatment room. Therefore, a particle beam therapy apparatus (see, for example, Patent Document 3) or an accelerator that shortens the time required for course switching by devising the control of the course switching magnet so that many patients can receive treatment. There has been proposed a particle beam therapy system (see, for example, Patent Document 4) that shortens the treatment time by inducing respiration so as to achieve respiration according to the driving cycle.
- JP 2006-288875 A (paragraphs 0037 to 0040, FIGS. 7 to 9) International Publication Number WO2006 / 082651A1 (paragraphs 0092 to 0096, FIG. 16) Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2010-63725 (paragraph 0069, FIG. 3) International Publication Number WO2009 / 150708A1 (paragraphs 0021-0026, FIG. 1, FIG. 6)
- the present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and particle beam therapy that allows many patients to receive treatment by performing particle beam irradiation in a plurality of treatment rooms in the same time zone.
- the purpose is to obtain a device.
- the particle beam therapy system includes a plurality of treatment rooms, a particle beam transport path connecting the accelerator and each of the plurality of treatment rooms, and a particle beam installed in the transport path and emitted from the accelerator.
- a switching device for switching the trajectory of the particle beam so as to be supplied to any one of the plurality of treatment rooms, and a respiration of the patient based on the target respiration waveform.
- An irradiation device that controls the irradiation of the at least one of the plurality of treatment rooms, and a controller that synchronously controls the respiratory guidance devices of the predetermined number of treatment rooms of at least two of the plurality of treatment rooms and the switching device, The controller adjusts the cycle and phase of the target respiratory waveform so that the irradiation times synchronized with the target respiratory waveform in the predetermined number of treatment rooms do not overlap, and each of the predetermined number of treatment rooms
- the switching point of the beam trajectory of the switching device is controlled so as to switch the trajectory of the particle beam in accordance with the irradiation time.
- a plurality of treatment rooms irradiate a particle beam supplied from an accelerator in a respiratory cycle in a time-sharing manner, thereby simultaneously irradiating particle beams in a plurality of treatment rooms.
- FIG. 1 to 4 are diagrams for explaining the configuration of the particle beam therapy system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of the particle beam therapy system
- FIG. 2 is a diagram of the particle beam therapy system.
- FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram for explaining a configuration related to control
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing control timing in the respiratory navigation and transport system in each treatment room in the particle beam therapy system.
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the particle beam therapy system.
- a particle beam therapy system includes a circular accelerator 1 (hereinafter simply referred to as an accelerator) that is a synchrotron as a supply source of a charged particle beam, and an irradiation system 2 including an irradiation device provided for each treatment room, A transport system 3 that connects the accelerator 1 and each treatment room, transports a charged particle beam from the accelerator to an irradiation device in each treatment room, and a control system 4 that controls these systems (subsystems described later) in cooperation with each other.
- an accelerator that is a synchrotron as a supply source of a charged particle beam
- an irradiation system 2 including an irradiation device provided for each treatment room
- a transport system 3 that connects the accelerator 1 and each treatment room, transports a charged particle beam from the accelerator to an irradiation device in each treatment room
- a control system 4 that controls these systems (subsystems described later) in cooperation with each other.
- the characteristic configuration of the particle beam therapy system according to the embodiment of the present invention is to synchronize the phase control of respiratory induction in the irradiation device of each treatment room with the course switching of the irradiation device of other treatment rooms and the transport system. It is that. As the cooperative operation by synchronization will be described in detail later, each component will be described first.
- the accelerator 1 includes a vacuum duct 11 serving as an orbital path around which the charged particle beam circulates, an incident device 12 for causing the charged particles supplied from the front-stage accelerator 5 to enter the vacuum duct 11, and an orbiting of the charged particles in the vacuum duct 11.
- Deflecting electromagnets 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d (collectively referred to as 13) for deflecting the trajectory of the charged particles so as to form a charged particle beam that circulates along the charged particle beam, and the charged particle beam formed on the circular trajectory diverges Convergence electromagnets 14a, 14b, 14c, and 14d (collectively referred to as 14) for converging, a high-frequency accelerating cavity 15 that accelerates by applying a high-frequency voltage synchronized with the circulating charged particles, and a charge accelerated in the accelerator 1
- a particle beam is taken out of the accelerator 1 and emitted to the transport system 3.
- the charged particle beam is emitted from the extraction device 16 and the extraction device 16.
- a sextupole electromagnet 17 to excite the resonance orbit of the charged particle beam in order.
- the deflection electromagnet 13 controls a deflection electromagnet controller that controls the excitation current of the deflection electromagnet 13, and the high-frequency acceleration cavity 15 controls a high-frequency source and a high-frequency source for supplying a high-frequency voltage to the high-frequency acceleration cavity 15.
- a device (not shown) for controlling each part is provided such as a high-frequency control device for controlling the entire accelerator 1 by controlling other components such as a deflection electromagnet control device, a high-frequency control device and a converging electromagnet 14.
- An accelerator control device 41 is provided in the control unit 4.
- the control of the accelerator 1 itself is not limited. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the above configuration, and various kinds of devices can be used as long as the charged particle beam can be stably emitted to the transport system 3. Needless to say, deformation is allowed.
- the front accelerator 5 is illustrated as a single device in the figure for the sake of simplicity, but in reality, an ion source (ion) that generates charged particles (ions) such as protons and carbon (heavy particles) ( Ion beam generator) and a linear accelerator system for initially accelerating the generated charged particles.
- ion source ion
- Ion beam generator ion beam generator
- the charged particles incident on the accelerator 1 from the front stage accelerator 5 are accelerated by a high-frequency electric field and accelerated to about 70 to 80% of the speed of light while being bent by a magnet.
- the charged particle beam accelerated by the accelerator 1 is emitted to a transport system 3 called a HEBT (High Energy Beam Transport) system.
- the transport system 3 switches the beam trajectory of the charged particle beam to the vacuum duct (the main duct 31m, the treatment room A duct 31A, the treatment room B duct 31B, and the vacuum duct 31 collectively) serving as a transport path for the charged particle beam.
- a switching electromagnet 32 that is a switching device and a deflection electromagnet 33 that deflects the beam to a predetermined angle are provided.
- the charged particle beam that is sufficiently energized by the accelerator 1 and travels in the transport path created by the vacuum duct 31 is changed by the switching electromagnet 32 as required, and the trajectory (31A direction, 31B direction) is changed. Guide to an irradiation device provided in the treatment room.
- the irradiation system 2 forms an irradiation field 21 according to the size and depth of the affected area of the patient to be irradiated with the charged particle beam supplied from the transport system 3 and irradiates the affected area with the irradiation apparatus 21.
- a navigation function unit 22 having a breath navigation function such as breathing guidance. Then, ON / OFF of irradiation to the affected area as an irradiation target is controlled according to a phase in a cycle of a target respiratory waveform used in respiratory navigation in conjunction with at least respiratory navigation.
- the particle beam treatment apparatus generally has a plurality of treatment rooms (in the figure, 6A, 6B, collectively referred to as treatment room 6). That is, the irradiation system 2 shown here includes an irradiation device 21 and a navigation function unit 22 for each treatment room 6.
- the irradiation system 2A for the treatment room 6A has an irradiation device 21A and a navigation function. Part 22A.
- the navigation function unit 22 measures the respiratory state of the patient and measures the respiratory state of the patient, and breathing that permits irradiation of the patient with particle beams based on the measurement information of the patient respiratory measurement device 22a.
- a synchronization device 22c and a breathing information teaching device 22b for teaching a patient information regarding breathing synchronization are provided.
- control system of a large and complex system composed of a plurality of subsystems is generally composed of a sub-controller that exclusively controls each subsystem and a main controller that controls and controls the entire subsystem.
- the control system 4 of the particle beam therapy system according to the first embodiment of the present invention also employs the configuration of the main controller and the sub controller.
- a control system related to the control of the three subsystems of the accelerator 1, the transport system 3, and the irradiation system 2 that is, as shown in the figure, the accelerator control unit 41, the transport system
- the control system 4 including the control unit 43, the irradiation system control unit 42, and the overall control unit 40 will be described.
- the control system 4 will be described with reference to FIG. 2 schematically showing the configuration of the control system.
- the controller is often called “computer”.
- the main controller 40 in FIG. 2 is a function on a computer that is often referred to as an irradiation system common computer, but is treated as a controller having a certain function here.
- the device control computer corresponds to the sub-controller 42 that controls the irradiation system 2 that is a subsystem, and corresponds to the irradiation systems 2A and 2B that are distributed in the treatment rooms 6A and 6B.
- the parts corresponding to are distinguished from 42A and 42B.
- the main controller 40 the controller for the accelerator 1, the controller for the irradiation system 2, and the sub-controller 41 that is the controller for the transport system 3. , 42, 43.
- Each of the sub-controllers 41, 42, and 43 performs a control operation in cooperation with a timing instruction function provided in the main controller 40.
- the timing instruction function itself may output a timing signal for synchronization as described in Patent Document 3, for example. 1 and FIG. 2 differ in the position of the sub-controller, etc. This is because they are collectively shown as the controller 4 in FIG. 1 and based on the control object in FIG. It does not indicate whether the position is different. In other words, it is not an essential problem how the controller is physically arranged.
- the “operation console” connected to the device control computer is a terminal such as a so-called keyboard or display, or a controller box, and is a man-machine interface unit.
- the console is installed in the treatment room 6 and an irradiation operation room that is often provided separately from the treatment room.
- a control panel is connected to the lower part of the device control computer. Specifically, as described in parentheses, the control panel includes drivers, amplifiers, PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers), and the like of various devices to be controlled. Devices are connected to the lower part via the control panel.
- the equipment includes a motor for moving each axis of the treatment table, a motor for driving the X-ray imaging apparatus in the irradiation apparatus, and the like, and usually includes the irradiation apparatus 21 and the navigation function unit 22 described above.
- the control related to the navigation function unit 22 is directly controlled by the main controller 40 without going through the control panel installed in each treatment room 6. It is described as follows. As will be described later, in the particle beam therapy system according to the first embodiment, the respiratory navigation is not controlled independently in one treatment room, but in cooperation with other treatment rooms and transport systems. This is to avoid the occurrence of a shift in timing due to the generation of dead time (delay) by reducing the number of devices that pass through. However, it is needless to say that such direct connection is not an essential requirement, and may be changed as appropriate as long as the timing can be taken.
- main controller 40 Another role of the navigation function unit irradiation system common computer (main controller 40) is to direct the entire particle beam therapy system in this way, and control is required in synchronization with the accelerator system 1 and the transport system 3. As a device control, the device itself may be responsible for the function of the sub-controller 42. In FIG. 1, 42 is written in parentheses to mean this.
- the main controller 40 is responsible for the control function related to the navigation function unit 22 in the sub-controller 42.
- Other devices such as a motor for moving each axis of the treatment table and a motor for driving the X-ray imaging apparatus in the irradiation apparatus are controlled via the sub-controller 42 as usual. ing.
- These treatment table motors and X-ray imaging apparatus motors do not move during beam irradiation. That is, it is not necessary to control in synchronization with the control of the accelerator system 1 and the transport system 3.
- the exchange between the irradiation system common computer (main controller 40) and the irradiation system device control computer (sub controller 42) indicates which treatment room 6 the irradiation system 2 is in a state where the irradiation can be completed and irradiated. It is for the purpose of informing the state of each other, such as a signal and a signal informing which treatment room 6 irradiation system 2 irradiates the beam and informing that the irradiation has ended. Simply put, it is an image of a sequential event.
- the role of the irradiation system common computer (main controller 40) in relation to the sub-controller 42 is to manage the irradiation such as “which irradiation system 2 of the treatment room 6 uses the beam from the accelerator”. This is because the sequence can be determined in the sub-controller 42 for each treatment room 6 after that.
- the command value to the navigation function unit 22 is sent directly from the irradiation system common computer (main controller 40), not from the device control computer (sub controller 42).
- the function of shaping the irradiation field is not an essential part of the present invention. Therefore, the description of the configuration of the irradiation device 21 is omitted.
- the beam gate that controls ON / OFF of irradiation to the irradiation object in conjunction with the respiratory navigation needs to be synchronized with the transport system 3 and is not shown in FIG. I try to control it directly.
- a wobbler electromagnet or a scanning electromagnet that needs to be controlled in synchronization with the accelerator system 1 is also a device of the irradiation device 21, but for the same reason, it is controlled by the direct irradiation system common computer 40.
- the upper row shows the respiratory navigation waveform WIb (A) in the treatment room 6A
- the middle row shows the respiratory navigation waveform in the treatment room 6B
- WIb (B), a threshold Th (B) for WIb (B), and a beam gate ON / OFF signal BG (B) are shown
- BL is a baseline.
- the lower stage shows a beam trajectory (course) that is switched by the beam switching electromagnet 32 in the transport system 3.
- the horizontal axis represents the timing for several respiratory cycles, and is common (synchronized) in all stages, and represents the future as it goes to the right.
- the vertical axis represents the state of respiration.
- the sucking state, the lower is the call state.
- BG beam gate ON / OFF signal
- the upper side indicates the ON state
- the lower side indicates the OFF state
- the upper side leads to the treatment room 6A. It indicates that the trajectory (course) is set so that the lower side faces the treatment room 6B.
- the navigation waveform (target respiratory waveform) in the figure is displayed while being scrolled from right to left over time in the respiratory information teaching apparatus 22b installed in each treatment room 6, and the patient is scrolled. Respiration is navigated by displaying the target respiration waveform.
- the target respiration waveform for example, when a laser displacement meter or the like that measures the movement of the abdomen of the patient is used as the respiration measuring device 22a, the actual measurement is performed on the target respiration waveform by using the output amount of the laser displacement meter as the display unit.
- the position of the affected organ of a patient is most stable when in a call state (below the vertical axis). Therefore, treatment planning is performed based on the position and shape of the irradiation target in the call state, and beam irradiation is performed in the call state.
- the threshold value Th in the figure indicates a reference value for permitting beam irradiation.
- the respiration gate signal BG indicates that the target respiration waveform WIb is turned on when it falls below the threshold Th. In treatment, irradiation is permitted when both a target respiratory waveform and a waveform indicating an actual respiratory state (not shown) are equal to or lower than a threshold value.
- the description of the control based on the waveform indicating the actual breathing state is omitted.
- the course switching of the transportation system conventionally, once treatment is started in one treatment room, the course is not switched to another treatment room until the treatment is completed, and the lower part of FIG.
- the course of the transport system did not change within one respiratory cycle. In other words, other patients were not irradiated until irradiation of one patient was completed.
- the respiratory gates are not simultaneously turned on in the treatment room 6A and the treatment room 6B.
- a plurality of courses are switched between the treatment room 6A and the treatment room 6B during one irradiation (in units of respiratory cycle), so that a plurality of times can be obtained in the same time zone.
- a patient can be simultaneously irradiated with a particle beam, that is, subjected to particle beam therapy. The realization method will be described in detail below.
- the human breathing cycle is not constant, and there are individual differences in its length.
- the target breathing cycle is aligned in the treatment room 6A and the treatment room 6B, the phase is shifted by a predetermined amount, and the treatment room 6A and 6B is moved to the treatment room 6A and 6B with a predetermined phase in the cycle.
- particle beam therapy can be performed in the treatment rooms 6A and 6B in the same time zone.
- the cycle can be set between 2 to 20 seconds, which is the average human breathing cycle, and the phase shift is adjusted so that the respiratory gates do not turn on simultaneously in the treatment room 6A and the treatment room 6B. I was able to do it.
- the cycle of the target breath is set to a cycle suitable for the patient receiving treatment at the same time (Step S10).
- the main controller 40 determines the phase (shift) of each treatment room, and calculates the course switching timing TC of the transport system 3 corresponding to the shifted phase. (Step S20).
- the timing indicator built in the main controller 40 gives the following instructions.
- the respiratory navigation devices 22A and 22B in the treatment rooms 6A and 6B are instructed with respect to the timing of the target breath with a phase shift.
- the course switching device (the control device for the switching electromagnet 32 in FIG.
- step S30 the timing is instructed to the sub-controller 43) (step S30).
- the particle beam can be irradiated simultaneously in one time zone in the treatment room 6A and the treatment room 6B as shown in FIG. 3 (step S40).
- the start and end of irradiation may be determined for each treatment room.
- the treatment in each treatment room is performed only in a predetermined phase portion of the respiratory navigation, even if the irradiation time zones overlap in a plurality of treatment rooms (6A, 6B), within the respiratory cycle Since the particle beam from the accelerator 1 is time-sharing, the treatment in each treatment room can be executed as if it were treated in a single treatment room.
- the timing of switching the course from the treatment room 6A to the treatment room 6B is TC AB
- the timing of switching the gate of the treatment room 6A from ON to OFF is Tf A
- the gate of the treatment room 6B The timing for switching from OFF to ON is To B
- the timing for switching the course from the treatment room 6B to the treatment room 6A is TC BA
- the timing for switching the gate of the treatment room 6B from ON to OFF is Tf B
- the treatment room If the timing of switching the gate of 6A from OFF to ON is To A , it is preferable to satisfy the following expressions (1) and (2).
- the target respiratory waveform may be created artificially, it is most natural to match it with the patient's own.
- the purpose of displaying the target respiration waveform and matching it with respiration is to reproduce the position and orientation of the affected part at the same time during planning and during treatment. Therefore, first, the patient is allowed to breathe in an easy posture, and the respiration measurement device 22a measures. Next, trimming, time expansion and contraction, averaging, and the like are performed on the measured respiratory waveform, and an appropriate period for setting the same period in the treatment room 6A and the treatment room 6B is set.
- an optimal target respiratory cycle may be calculated from the recorded waveform.
- a patient whose natural breathing cycle is close that is, a patient whose cycle can be easily adjusted, may be automatically selected.
- the two treatment rooms are adjusted so as to shift the phase at the same cycle.
- the irradiation times are adjusted so as not to overlap. It is possible to avoid overlapping the irradiation time by adjusting the period and the phase without being limited to the same period.
- each of the plurality of treatment rooms 6 and the plurality of treatment rooms 6 is provided, and induces patient respiration based on the target respiration waveform WIb.
- a navigation function unit 22 that is a breathing guidance device, a particle beam transport path 31 that connects the accelerator 1 and each of the plurality of treatment rooms 6, and a particle beam that is installed in the transport path 31 and emitted from the accelerator 1
- a switching electromagnet 32 which is a switching device for switching the trajectory of the particle beam so as to be supplied to any one of the plurality of treatment rooms 6, and each of the plurality of treatment rooms 6 are provided with the supplied particle beam.
- An irradiation device 21 that forms an irradiation field corresponding to the irradiation target and controls irradiation to the irradiation target in synchronization with at least the target respiratory waveform WIb, and at least a plurality of treatment rooms 6
- a controller 4 that controls the respiratory induction devices 22 and the switching electromagnets 32 of the predetermined number of treatment rooms 6A and 6B in two or more.
- the controller 4 is provided in the predetermined number of treatment rooms 6A and 6B.
- the target respiratory waveforms WIb (A), WIb (WIB (A), WIb (W) are applied to the respiratory guidance devices 22 in a predetermined number of treatment rooms so that the irradiation times (TI (A) and TI (B)) synchronized with the target respiratory waveform WIb do not overlap.
- the switching time of the switching electromagnet 32 is adjusted so as to switch the particle beam trajectory in accordance with the irradiation time (TI (A) and TI (B)) of each of the predetermined number of treatment rooms while adjusting the period and phase of B).
- the particle beam emitted from the accelerator 1 is supplied by time shelling in a plurality of treatment rooms during the respiratory cycle, and the particle beam can be simultaneously irradiated. Therefore, by irradiating particle beams in a plurality of treatment rooms in the same time zone, it is possible to obtain a particle beam therapy apparatus that allows many patients to receive treatment.
- the controller 4 is configured to adjust the respiratory induction devices in a predetermined number of treatment rooms so as to generate a target respiratory waveform with the same period and with the phase shifted, so that the irradiation time can be easily set. Can be adjusted so that they do not overlap.
- the controller 4 sets the trajectory switching time from the first treatment room (for example, 6A) to the second treatment room (for example, 6B) as TC 12 and the first treatment room. If the irradiation at 6A is switched from ON to OFF, that is, the time point at which the irradiation is stopped is Tf 1 , and the irradiation at the second treatment room 6B is switched from OFF to ON, that is, the time point at which the irradiation is started is To 2 , [TC 12 ⁇ Since the switching time is controlled so that Tf 1 ⁇ To 2 -TC 12 ] is established, when the course switching electromagnet 32 of the transport system 3 is operated, the path is stable after switching the course (track). It takes a long time to do so, and irradiation can be performed stably.
- Embodiment 2 FIG. In Embodiment 1, the case where there are two treatment rooms has been described. However, in general, the particle beam therapy system often includes three to four treatment rooms for one main accelerator 1. Therefore, in the second embodiment, a case where the number of treatment rooms is three or more will be described.
- the target respiratory waveform is a waveform that periodically repeats the same pattern. For example, a maximum point representing a state where the person inhales most often appears at regular time intervals. This fixed time interval is called a “respiration cycle” (C (A) or C (B), collectively referred to as C) (unit: time [sec]).
- phase shift the temporal shift when two identical waveforms are overlapped. This may be considered in exactly the same way as when considering trigonometric functions (sine, cosine). Therefore, the unit of phase is radians or degrees (°).
- the respiration gate signal BG is determined according to the target respiration waveform WIb.
- the respiratory gate signal BG is a PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) signal that repeats a binary signal of ON and OFF adjusted in width (time).
- the respiratory gate signal BG repeats ON / OFF at a duty ratio of 0.5 (1/2).
- the gate signals BG in the two treatment rooms do not have to be turned ON simultaneously. That is, in the above case, beam irradiation can be performed simultaneously by time sharing up to two rooms.
- the duty ratio is 0.5
- time-sharing simultaneous irradiation can be performed in two rooms.
- the threshold Th the more the same position and orientation of the affected area can be reproduced.
- the threshold Th is lowered, the duty ratio of the breathing gate signal is reduced accordingly.
- the respiration gate signal BG corresponding to the target respiration signal WIb has a duty ratio of a little less than 0.5 (a little less than 1/2) and can be irradiated in the same time zone in two rooms.
- a treatment room where the time during which irradiation is turned on overlaps.
- two timing groups ⁇ and ⁇ of a waveform WIb ( ⁇ ) and a waveform WIb ( ⁇ ) whose phases are shifted by 180 degrees are prepared as the target respiratory waveform WIb (step S210).
- an irradiation system common computer is used so that a doctor or the like who is about to start treatment in one of the treatment rooms 6A to 6C (for example, 6A) can check the treatment status of other treatment rooms (eg, 6B, 6C). Displayed via the console of (main controller 40).
- the treatment status refers to whether treatment is in progress and the selected target respiratory waveform group ( ⁇ or ⁇ ).
- the doctor receives the input of the selection result of ⁇ or ⁇ of the timing group of the target respiratory waveform managed by the irradiation system common computer (main controller).
- Step S220 That is, for each treatment room, a group belonging to group ⁇ or group ⁇ is selected.
- a group may be appropriately selected by making a determination in the controller corresponding to each treatment room without displaying it to a doctor or the like.
- each treatment room may be set in advance in groups ⁇ and ⁇ .
- a signal having a timing corresponding to the group is output from the main controller 40 (step S230).
- the target respiratory waveform WIb corresponding to the selected group is displayed in each treatment room.
- the patient When the target respiration waveform WIb is displayed, the patient gradually adjusts his / her respiration according to the target respiration waveform WIb.
- the main controller 40 having a timing indicator compares the target respiratory waveform of each treatment room selected at least with the same group with the actual respiratory waveform output from the patient respiratory measurement device 22a (step S310). Then, based on the comparison result, the irradiation preparation degree in each treatment room is scored, and when the score is higher than a predetermined value, it is determined that irradiation is possible and determined as a treatment room for time-sharing irradiation (step) S320). At this time, when there are a plurality of treatment rooms that can be irradiated in the treatment room selected in the same group, the one with the highest score is selected as the irradiation target. Alternatively, the treatment rooms may be prioritized in advance in consideration of the case of the same score according to the treatment contents and the like. Alternatively, the score may be a binary value (0 or 1) of “irradiation possible” and “irradiation impossible”.
- one treatment room from each of the groups ⁇ and ⁇ is determined as a time-sharing irradiation target, and it is displayed that the determined treatment room is a treatment target and starts treatment (step S240).
- the treatment room that is omitted from the determination is in a standby state until the treatment in another treatment room of the same group is completed, and this is displayed.
- the method of scoring the irradiation preparation degree in step S250 will be specifically described.
- the most intuitive method is a method of calculating the sum of squares of errors between the target respiratory waveform and the actual respiratory waveform. Specifically, this is performed as follows. Assuming that the respiratory cycle is ⁇ , the square sum of errors Se in the k-th respiratory cycle can be obtained by the equation (3) indicating the square integral Ie of errors.
- b (t) is an actual respiration waveform
- b obj (t) is a target respiration waveform
- n is the number of samples in one respiratory cycle.
- the score may be, for example, a deduction method in which the square sum Se of the errors is subtracted from the reference point.
- the present invention is not limited to this. For example, if the ON times overlap even after adjusting the phase for each treatment room (step S300 in FIG. 5), the treatment room to be time-sharing irradiation target is selected from the overlapping treatment rooms. You just have to do it.
- the controller 4 is synchronized with the target respiration waveform WIb as when, for example, the same group is selected from the plurality of treatment rooms.
- the target respiration waveform WIb for each treatment room where the irradiation time TI overlaps is compared with the actual respiration waveform measured by the respiration measuring device 22a, and the irradiation time TI overlaps based on the comparison result.
- one treatment room is controlled to be controlled synchronously, that is, selected as a target to be irradiated by time sharing, so even if there are more treatment rooms than the number of treatment rooms that can be irradiated simultaneously Smooth, time-sharing irradiation.
- Embodiment 3 In the premise of Embodiment 1 or 2, the case where the number of treatment rooms capable of simultaneous irradiation by time sharing is two and the duty ratio of the respiratory gate signal BG is less than 0.5 has been described. However, as described above, lowering the duty ratio lowers the threshold Th and improves the reproducibility of the position and orientation of the affected area. In the conventional particle beam therapy system, if the duty ratio is lowered, the treatment time for one treatment becomes longer, and the number of patients who can be consulted decreases. Therefore, it is necessary to keep the duty ratio high.
- the number of treatment rooms capable of simultaneous irradiation will increase even if the duty ratio is lowered.
- the stability of the position and orientation of the affected part can be improved. Therefore, the duty ratio of the breathing gate signal can be set to a value less than 0.33 (a little less than 1/3) that allows simultaneous irradiation with time sharing in three rooms.
- the respiratory gate signal BG can be generated without using the threshold Th. Since the target respiration waveform WIb is arbitrarily given in the first place, the corresponding respiration gate signal BG is also arbitrary. For example, only the latter half of the region where the target respiration waveform WIb is below the threshold Th is used. This is because it is desired to use a region where the target respiration waveform WIb is as flat and stable as possible. On the other hand, it is easy to understand the method using the threshold Th for the creation of the respiratory gate signal for the actual respiratory waveform.
- the present invention is not limited to this.
- the duty ratio set at the present time, even if the phase for each treatment room is adjusted, if the ON times overlap, the duty ratio may be appropriately reduced.
- the controller 4 Since the irradiation time TI is adjusted so that the ratio of the irradiation time TI synchronized with the target respiratory waveform WIb in each irradiation device 22 is reduced so that the irradiation time TI does not overlap, the target is more than the number of treatment rooms that can be irradiated simultaneously. Even when the number of treatment rooms increases, time-sharing irradiation can be performed smoothly.
- Embodiment 4 In each of the first to third embodiments, the example in which the duty ratio in each timing group is evenly distributed has been described. However, depending on the part of the patient to be irradiated, there are a part that is likely to be affected by respiration close to the lungs and a part that is not easily affected by respiration such as the head. That is, the duty ratio in each timing group is not necessarily equal. Therefore, in the particle beam therapy system according to the fourth embodiment, timing groups having different duty ratios are prepared in advance in the irradiation system common computer (main controller 40). A doctor or the like can select an appropriate timing group according to the site of the patient to be irradiated. Alternatively, the main controller 40 may extract the duty ratio information from the information recorded in the treatment planning apparatus, and select an appropriate group from the extracted duty ratio information.
- main controller 40 may extract the duty ratio information from the information recorded in the treatment planning apparatus, and select an appropriate group from the extracted duty ratio information.
- the main controller 40 adjusts the phase shift of each timing group so that the ON times do not overlap according to the duty ratio of the timing group for each selected treatment room. For example, when the duty ratio of the group ⁇ selected in each of the three treatment rooms is 0.15, the duty ratio of the group ⁇ is 0.4, and the duty ratio of the group ⁇ is 0.3, ⁇ is 72 for ⁇ . If ⁇ is shifted by 234 degrees, it is possible to perform simultaneous irradiation with time sharing by shifting the ON time while maintaining the switching timing of 18 degrees between the groups.
- the time-sharing target treatment rooms may be appropriately limited as shown in Embodiment 2 so that the total does not exceed 1, As shown in the third embodiment, the duty ratio may be adjusted to be lowered.
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以下、本発明の実施の形態1にかかる粒子線治療装置の構成について説明する。図1~図4は本発明の実施の形態1にかかる粒子線治療装置の構成について説明するためのもので、図1は粒子線治療装置の構成を示す図、図2は粒子線治療装置の制御に関する構成を説明するための機能ブロック図、図3は粒子線治療装置における、各治療室における呼吸ナビゲーションおよび輸送系における制御タイミングを示す図である。また、図4は粒子線治療装置の動作を説明するためのフローチャートである。
加速器1は、荷電粒子ビームが周回する軌道経路となる真空ダクト11、前段加速器5から供給された荷電粒子を真空ダクト11に入射するための入射装置12、荷電粒子が真空ダクト11内の周回軌道に沿って周回する荷電粒子ビームを形成するよう荷電粒子の軌道を偏向させるための偏向電磁石13a,13b,13c,13d(まとめて13と称する)、周回軌道上に形成された荷電粒子ビームが発散しないように収束させる収束用電磁石14a,14b,14c,14d(まとめて14と称する)、周回する荷電粒子に同期した高周波電圧を与えて加速する高周波加速空洞15、加速器1内で加速させた荷電粒子ビームを加速器1外に取りだし、輸送系3に出射するための出射装置16、出射装置16から荷電粒子ビームを出射させるために荷電粒子ビームの周回軌道に共鳴を励起する六極電磁石17を備えている。
加速器1により加速された荷電粒子ビームは、HEBT(高エネルギービーム輸送:High Energy Beam Transport)系と称される輸送系3へと出射される。輸送系3は、荷電粒子ビームの輸送経路となる真空ダクト(主ダクト31m、治療室A用ダクト31A、治療室B用ダクト31B、まとめて真空ダクト31)と、荷電粒子ビームのビーム軌道を切替える切替装置である切替電磁石32と、ビームを所定角度に偏向する偏向電磁石33とを備えている。そして加速器1により十分にエネルギーが与えられ、真空ダクト31により作られた輸送経路内を進む荷電粒子ビームを、切替電磁石32で必要に応じて軌道(31A方向、31B方向)を変え、指定された治療室に設けられた照射装置へと導く。
照射系2は、輸送系3から供給された荷電粒子ビームを照射対象である患者の患部の大きさや深さに応じた照射野に成形して患部へ照射する照射装置21、および照射の際の呼吸誘導といった呼吸ナビゲーション機能を有するナビゲーション機能部22とを備えたものである。そして、照射対象である患部への照射のON/OFFを少なくとも呼吸ナビゲーションに連動して、呼吸ナビゲーションで用いる目標呼吸波形の周期中の位相に応じて制御する。なお、輸送系の説明において、「指定された治療室に設けられた照射装置」と記載したように、粒子線治療装置は治療効率の観点から、一般的に複数の治療室(図では6A、6B。まとめて治療室6と称する)を備える。すなわち、ここで示す照射系2は、照射装置21とナビゲーション機能部22とが治療室6毎に設けられたものであり、例えば、治療室6A用の照射系2Aは、照射装置21Aとナビゲーション機能部22Aとを備える。
このように複数のサブシステムからなる大型で複雑なシステムの制御系は、一般的に、各サブシステムを専ら制御するサブ制御器と全体を指揮し制御するメイン制御器からなることが多い。本発明の実施の形態1にかかる粒子線治療装置の制御系4においても、このメイン制御器とサブ制御器の構成を採用している。簡単のため、粒子線治療装置の制御系のうち、加速器1、輸送系3、照射系2の3つのサブシステムの制御に関する制御系、つまり、図に示すように、加速器制御部41、輸送系制御部43、照射系制御部42および全体制御部40を備える制御系4について説明することとする。
TCAB-TfA<ToB-TCAB ・・・(1)
TCBA-TfB<ToA-TCBA ・・・(2)
これは、2つの治療室の双方のゲートがOFFになっている時間PCAB(=ToB-TfA),PCBA(=ToA-TfB)のうち、「コースを切替えてからゲートがONになるまでの時間」を、「OFFになってからコースを切替えるまでの時間」より長くすることで、輸送系3のコース切替電磁石32を操作する際、コースを切り替えてから軌道が安定するまでの時間を取る事ができるからである。
実施の形態1においては、治療室が2室の場合について述べた。しかし、一般に粒子線治療装置は、1つの主加速器1に対し、3~4室の治療室を備えることが多い。そこで、本実施の形態2においては、治療室数が3以上の場合について説明する。
<呼吸周期>
図3に示すように、目標呼吸波形は、同じパターンを周期的に繰り返す波形からなる。例えば、最も多く息を吸った状態を表す極大点は、一定時間間隔ごとに現れる。この一定時間間隔を「呼吸周期」(C(A)またはC(B)、まとめてCと称する)とよぶ(単位は時間[sec])。
図3に示すように、目標呼吸波形WIb(A)と目標呼吸波形WIb(B)とは、同じ呼吸周期Cであるが、目標呼吸波形WIb(A)と目標呼吸波形WIb(B)とでは、極大点の位置がずれている。このように、2つの同形波形を重ねたときの時間的なずれを「位相のずれ」という。このことは、三角関数(sine、cosine)を考えたときとまったく同じように考えてよい。したがって、位相の単位はラジアン若しくは度(°)となる。
図3に示すように、呼吸ゲート信号BGは、目標呼吸波形WIbに対応して決めるようにしている。実施の形態1では、目標呼吸WIbが閾値Thを下回ったときにゲート信号BGをONする方法を説明した。このように、呼吸ゲート信号BGは幅(時間)を調整したONとOFFの2値の信号を繰り返すPWM(Pulse Width Modulation)的な信号である。呼吸ゲート信号のONの時間とOFFとの時間の比は、デューティー比で表すことができる。具体的には、デューティー比は全体周期に対する信号がONの時間割合で定義する。例えば、ONとOFFとの時間比が1:3である場合、デューティー比は0.25(=1/(1+3))となる。
最も直感的な方法は、目標呼吸波形と実呼吸波形の誤差の二乗総和を計算する方法である。具体的には、以下のように行う。呼吸周期をΤとすると、k番目の呼吸周期における誤差の二乗総和Seは、誤差の2乗積分Ieを示す式(3)により求まる。
上記実施の形態1または2の前提では、タイムシェアリングで同時照射が可能な治療室が2室となる、呼吸ゲート信号BGのデューティー比が0.5弱の場合について説明した。しかし、上述したようにデューティー比を下げることは、閾値Thを低くすることになり、患部の位置姿勢の再現性をよくすることにもなる。従来の粒子線治療装置では、デューティー比を下げると1回の治療時間が長くなり、受診できる患者数が減少してしまうので、デューティー比を高く保つ必要があった。しかし、タイムシェアリング同時照射を採用する本発明の粒子線治療装置の場合、デューティー比を下げても、同時照射が可能な治療室数が増えることになるので、受診できる患者数を維持しつつ、患部の位置姿勢の安定性を向上させることができる。そこで、呼吸ゲート信号のデューティー比を3室でのタイムシェアリング同時照射が可能な0.33弱(1/3弱)とすることができる。この場合、位相を120度ずつずらして、3つの目標呼吸波形グループα、β、γを作り、治療室数=3までをタイムシェアリングで同時照射することができる。
上記各実施の形態1~3においては、各タイミンググループにおけるデューティー比が、均等に配分されている例について説明した。しかし、照射対象である患者の部位によっては、肺に近い呼吸の影響を受けやすい部分と頭部等の呼吸の影響を受けにくい部分とが存在する。つまり、必ずしも各タイミンググループにおけるデューティー比が、均等であるとは限らない。そこで、本実施の形態4にかかる粒子線治療装置では、照射系共通計算機(メイン制御器40)において、あらかじめデューティー比が異なるタイミンググループを用意するようにした。医者等は、照射対象である患者の部位に応じて、適切なタイミンググループを選択することができる。あるいは、メイン制御器40が治療計画装置に記録された情報からデューティー比情報を抽出し、抽出したデューティー比情報から適切なグループを選択するようにしてもよい。
3 輸送系(31:輸送経路、32:切替電磁石(切替装置))、
4 制御系(制御器)(40:メイン制御器)、 6 治療室、
C 周期、 TC 切替電磁石によるビーム軌道の切替タイミング、
Tf 照射装置で目標呼吸波形に同期して照射を止めるタイミング、
TI 目標呼吸波形に同期した照射時間、 To 照射装置で目標呼吸波形に同期して照射を始めるタイミング、 WIb 目標呼吸波形
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- 複数の治療室と、
加速器と前記複数の治療室のそれぞれとを結ぶ粒子ビームの輸送経路と、
前記輸送経路中に設置され、前記加速器から出射された粒子ビームが前記複数の治療室のいずれかひとつの治療室に供給されるように前記粒子ビームの軌道を切り替える切替装置と、
前記複数の治療室のそれぞれに設けられ、目標呼吸波形に基づいて患者の呼吸を誘導する呼吸誘導装置と、
前記複数の治療室のそれぞれに設けられ、供給された粒子ビームを照射対象に応じた照射野に成形するとともに、少なくとも前記目標呼吸波形に同期して前記照射対象への照射を制御する照射装置と、
少なくとも前記複数の治療室のうちの2以上の所定数の治療室の呼吸誘導装置と前記切替装置とを同期して制御する制御器と、を備え、
前記制御器は、前記所定数の治療室における前記目標呼吸波形に同期した照射時間が重ならないように、前記所定数の治療室における前記目標呼吸波形の周期と位相を調整するとともに、前記所定数の治療室のそれぞれの前記照射時間に対応して前記粒子ビームの軌道を切替えるように前記切替装置の切替時点を制御する、
ことを特徴とする粒子線治療装置。 - 前記制御器は、前記所定数の治療室の呼吸誘導装置の前記目標呼吸波形を、同じ周期で、位相をずらすように調整する、
ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の粒子線治療装置。 - 前記制御器は、
前記所定数の治療室のうち、第1の治療室から第2の治療室への軌道の切替時点をTC12、前記第1の治療室における照射を止める時点をTf1、前記第2の治療室における照射を始める時点をTo2、とすると、
TC12-Tf1<To2-TC12 ・・・(1)
上記式(1)が成立するように前記切替時点を制御する、
ことを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載の粒子線治療装置。 - 前記呼吸誘導装置は、前記患者の実呼吸を測定する呼吸測定装置を備え、
前記制御器は、
前記複数の治療室のうち、前記目標呼吸波形に同期した照射時間が重なる治療室がある場合、
前記照射時間が重なる治療室毎の前記目標呼吸波形と前記呼吸測定装置が測定した実呼吸波形とを比較し、比較結果に基づいて前記照射時間が重なる治療室のうち、ひとつの治療室を前記同期して制御する対象として選定する、
ことを特徴とする請求項1ないし3のいずれかに記載の粒子線治療装置。 - 前記制御器は、
前記複数の治療室のうち、前記目標呼吸波形に同期した照射時間が重なる治療室がある場合、
前記照射時間が重ならないように、前記照射装置の前記目標呼吸波形に同期した照射時間の割合が小さくなるように調整する、
ことを特徴とする請求項1ないし4のいずれかに記載の粒子線治療装置。
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