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Radiotherapy planning system

US6269143A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 25, 1999
Grant dateJul 31, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 25, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61N2005/1063
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A simulated image is produced from image data acquired from a CT simulator, and an irradiation field shape and a irradiation center are set on the simulated image. The irradiation field shape set is displayed as superposed on a fluoroscopic image of a patient photographed by an X-ray simulator with an X-ray tube and a flat panel imaging system for medical X ray.

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