Radiation treatment planning and delivery for moving targets in the heart
US8345821B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 8, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2005/1061
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Method and systems are disclosed for radiating a moving target inside a heart. The method includes acquiring sequential volumetric representations of an area of the heart and defining a target tissue region and/or a radiation sensitive structure region in 3D for a first of the representations. The target tissue region and/or radiation sensitive structure region are identified for another of the representations by an analysis of the area of the heart from the first representation and the other representation. Radiation beams to the target tissue region are fired in response to the identified target tissue region and/or radiation sensitive structure region from the other representation.
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