Positioning device for positioning a patient, particle therapy system and method for operating a positioning device

摘要

The invention relates to a positioning device for positioning a patient in a medical diagnostic and / or therapeutic device, comprising: a patient support device on which a patient is storable, and a robot arm with a plurality of axes of movement with which the patient support device can be positioned in space, wherein the positioning device is displaceable in a manual operating mode in which a position of the patient support device in the room is manually changeable. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for operating such a positioning device, comprising: providing a regular operating mode in which the patient support device is fully automatically positioned at a position predetermined by a control device, providing a manual mode of operation in which the position of the patient support device in space manually is changeable, - change from the regular operating mode to the manual operating mode in the presence of a change condition. Furthermore, the invention relates to an irradiation device with such a positioning device.