Systems and methods for shuttle mode radiation delivery
US10617888B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 21, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2005/1052
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems and methods for shuttle mode radiation delivery are described herein. One method for radiation delivery comprises moving the patient platform through the patient treatment region multiple times during a treatment session. This may be referred to as patient platform or couch shuttling (i.e., couch shuttle mode). Another method for radiation delivery comprises moving the therapeutic radiation source jaw across a range of positions during a treatment session. The jaw may move across the same range of positions multiple times during a treatment session. This may be referred to as jaw shuttling (i.e., jaw shuttle mode). Some methods combine couch shuttle mode and jaw shuttle mode. Methods of dynamic or pipelined normalization are also described.
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