Target tracking using direct target registration

US8090175B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Accuray Incorporated · US

Inventors

• Dongshan Fu · Santa Clara, US
• Robert D. Khan · Santa Cruz, US
• Hongwu Wang · Pittsburgh, US
• Bai Wang · Palo Alto, US
• Zhiping Mu · Foster City, US
• Matthew Core · San Jose, US
• Gopinath Kuduvalli · San Jose, US
• Calvin R. Maurer, Jr. · San Jose, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 20, 2011
• Grant date: Jan 3, 2012
• Expiry date: Jan 20, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06T2207/10124
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Systems, methods and apparatus to detect a treatment target having motion in up to three translational directions using direct registration of the target and track the target to synchronize a treatment beam with the motion of the target.