Portal imaging for brachytherapy
US10456595B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 7, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2005/1058
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for interventional brachytherapy for generating data to be used directly for therapy and/or for therapy planning includes a radiation source which irradiates tissue of a patient and one or more radiation detectors which detect radiation delivered to the patient and generate radiation dosage data indicative thereof. One or more position sensors determine the position of the radiation source and a localization unit, in communication with the one or more position sensors, generates position data indicative of the position of the radiation source. An image database stores one or more anatomical images of the patient. A dose calculation unit which co-registers the one or more anatomical images with the positional and radiation dosage data and generates dose monitoring data based on the co-registration.
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