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Radiosurgery x-ray system with collision avoidance subsystem

US7103145B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 23, 2006
Grant dateSep 5, 2006
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Expiry dateJan 23, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05B2219/49137
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for preventing an emission head or arm assembly from entering an exclusion zone or for preventing a collision between an object and the emission head and/or arm assembly. The method may include modeling a treatment room using a computer-aided design (CAD) tool, and calculating an exclusion zone for a radiosurgery system in the treatment room using the modeled treatment room.

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