ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,789, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Huapeng Neutron Technology (Hangzhou) Co. Ltd. (Hangzhou, China).

"Boron neutron capture therapy device compatible with rotating target and fixed target and target replacement method" was invented by Sheng Wang (Hangzhou, China), Yaocheng Hu (Hangzhou, China), Jingjing Fan (Hangzhou, China), Yupeng Xie (Hangzhou, China) and Xingyang Lin (Hangzhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A boron neutron capture therapy device compatible with a rotating target and a fixed target and a target replacement method are provided, including a beam shaping body and a vacuum pipeline, where the beam shaping ...