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A mobile radiation therapy apparatus includes a vehicle cabin including driving controls for the vehicle cabin. A patient treatment compartment is rigidly attached to the vehicle cabin. A high dose rate radiation source configured to emit radiation is disposed within the patient treatment compartmen

A mobile radiation therapy apparatus includes a vehicle cabin including driving controls for the vehicle cabin. A patient treatment compartment is rigidly attached to the vehicle cabin. A high dose rate radiation source configured to emit radiation is disposed within the patient treatment compartment. A patient treatment table is disposed within the patient treatment compartment and in proximity to the radiation source. A radiation shield is disposed around the patient treatment table, the radiation shield including a plurality of radiation shield sections rigidly attached to the patient treatment compartment and configured to substantially impede the radiation emitted from the radiation source.

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The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows: 1. A mobileradiation treatment apparatus comprising:a radiation source configured to emit radiation;a patient treatment table disposed in proximity to the radiation source;an operator cont

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows: 1. A mobileradiation treatment apparatus comprising:a radiation source configured to emit radiation;a patient treatment table disposed in proximity to the radiation source;an operator control station;an operator shield assembly disposed between the operator control station and the radiation source, the operator shield assembly configured to reduce exposure to a user located at the operator control station from the radiation emitted from the radiation source;a plurality of shielding sections configured to enclose the radiation source, the patient treatment table, the operator control station, and the operator shield assembly in a compartment, wherein the compartment is at most approximately 29 feet in length, 9 feet in width, and 8 feet in height, and the plurality of shielding sections are disposed to substantially impede the radiation emitted from the radiation source, further comprising a patient table shield disposed around the patient treatment table, and configured to impede the radiation emitted from the radiation source.