ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,295, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to NEUBORON THERAPY SYSTEM LTD. (Fujian, China).
"Neutron capture therapy system" was invented by Qiu-ping Gong (Fujian, China) and Wei-Lin Chen (Fujian, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A neutron capture therapy system, including a vacuum tube for transmitting a charged particle beam, a neutron generating part for generating a neutron beam, and a beam shaping assembly for shaping the neutron beam. The beam shaping assembly is provided with an accommodating part. The neutron generating part is disposed at an end of the vacuum tube. The vacuum tube has a first position and a second position. The ...