Cancer detection and adaptive dose optimization treatment system
US7328060B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 12, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/00636
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention utilizes a series of optical and electronic elements to detect and image cancerous and/or pre-cancerous cells in living tissue. The invention further uses the images thus obtained to adaptively and dynamically shape a treatment light beam so as to maximize the beam's intensity in proportion to the areas with the most cancer or pre-cancer and to minimize the irradiation of normal tissue by the beam.
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