System and method of detecting a breathing phase of a patient receiving radiation therapy
US8229068B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 21, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2005/1061
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method of detecting a breathing phase of a patient receiving radiation therapy is disclosed. The method, in one implementation, includes the acts of obtaining a plurality of patient images representing phases of a breathing cycle, delivering radiation to the patient, collecting transmission data of the patient during the delivering radiation, and comparing the transmission data to the plurality of patient images.
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