Method for determining a configuration setting of a source of ionizing radiation
US11224386B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 29, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N5/1048
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for determining a configuration setting of a source of ionizing radiation reducing a radiation dose absorbed by a patient and a practitioner in a medical operating room during a procedure. Prior to the procedure a database of maps of simulated propagation and scattering of ionizing radiation in a model of the medical operating room is obtained for different configuration settings. During the procedure, a position of the practitioner is determined. After determining a set of configuration settings of the source enabling the production of an image of a target anatomical structure a radiation dose absorbed by the patient and the practitioner is determined using the maps from the database. A recommended configuration setting for which a combined radiation dose is reduced is then outputted.
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