Image processing system for use with a patient positioning device
US7348974B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 23, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2210/21
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing system (1-5) is provided which obtains images of a patient (8) from multiple view points and which then generates positioning instructions for a mechanical couch (7) to vary the position of a patient. A number of techniques are disclosed in order to calibrate the image processing system so as to enable the image processing system to identify the iso center of radiation beams generated by a treatment apparatus (6). Techniques for processing generated 3 dimensional models to monitor a patient's breathing are also disclosed.
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