Fluence monitoring devices with scintillating fibers for X-ray radiotherapy treatment and methods for calibration and validation of same
US8610077B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 11, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2005/1076
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
According to one aspect, a fluence monitoring detector for use with a multileaf collimator on a radiotherapy machine having an x-ray radiation source. The fluence monitoring detector includes a plurality of scintillating optical fibers, each scintillating optical fiber configured to generate a light output at each end thereof in response to incident radiation pattern thereon from the radiation source and multileaf collimator, a plurality of collection optical fibers coupled to the opposing ends of the scintillating optical fibers and operable to collect the light output coming from both ends of each scintillating optical fiber, and a photo-detector coupled to the collection optical fibers and operable to converts optical energy transmitted by the collection optical fibers to electric signals for determining actual radiation pattern information.
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