Patient positioning system for radiotherapy

US8789223B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Brainlab AG · DE

Inventors

• Stephan Erbel · Munich, DE
• Stephan Fröhlich · Aschheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 19, 2010
• Grant date: Jul 29, 2014
• Expiry date: Jun 7, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N5/1064
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A patient positioning system for radiotherapy, comprising a device for positioning a patient within the framework of treatment planning, using image detection and/or carrying out radiation treatment, comprising a patient bed on which a patient is positioned, wherein means are provided by which the same bed may be arranged both on a planning couch for image detection within the framework of treatment planning as well as on a radiotherapy table, and by providing a reference means on the patient bed by which the position of the immobilized patient or of a marked radiation target is determined with respect to the patient bed. Within this framework, a corresponding method is also provided, as well as an adjusting means for the transport and the bed.