Device and method for 3D dose tracking in radiation therapy
US9199093B2 · kind B2 · utility
7Cited by
8References
8Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 6, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N5/1042
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to a device and method for verification of the quality of a radiation beam in conformal radiation therapy, and in particular for IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy) applications. The actual 3D dose distribution in the patient is tracked during the course of the entire treatment by reconstructing the photon fluences from measured 2D detector responses during irradiation in conjunction with updated patient images.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.