System and method of delivering radiation therapy to a moving region of interest
US8767917B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 21, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2005/1061
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for and method of delivering radiation therapy to a moving region of interest is disclosed. The method, in one implementation, includes the acts of generating a plurality of treatment plans for providing radiation therapy, delivering radiation therapy to the patient following one of the plurality of treatment plans, monitoring the patient while providing radiation therapy, and changing the treatment plan based at least in part on monitoring the patient.
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