Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Gantry image guided radiotherapy system and related treatment delivery methods
- Patent Title (中): 龙门图像引导放疗系统及相关治疗方法
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Application No.: US13033584Application Date: 2011-02-23
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Publication No.: US08934605B2Publication Date: 2015-01-13
- Inventor: Calvin R. Maurer, Jr. , Euan S. Thomson
- Applicant: Calvin R. Maurer, Jr. , Euan S. Thomson
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Accuray Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Accuray Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Lowenstein Sandler LLP
- Main IPC: A61N5/10
- IPC: A61N5/10 ; A61B6/00

Abstract:
Systems, methods, and related computer program products for image-guided radiation treatment (IGRT) are described. Provided according to one preferred embodiment is an IGRT apparatus including a barrel-style rotatable gantry structure that provides high mechanical stability, versatility in radiation delivery, and versatility in target tracking. Methods for treatment radiation delivery using the IGRT apparatus include conical non-coplanar rotational arc therapy and cono-helical non-coplanar rotational arc therapy. A radiation treatment head (MV source) and a treatment guidance imaging system including a kV imaging source are mounted to and rotatable with a common barrel-style rotatable gantry structure, or alternatively the MV and kV sources are mounted to separate barrel-style rotatable gantry structures independently rotatable around a common axis of rotation. Methods for intra-fraction target tracking in a gantry-style IGRT system based on comparisons between a pre-acquired planning image and intrafraction x-ray tomosynthesis images and/or intrafraction cone beam CT (CBCT) images are also described.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110211665A1 Gantry Image Guided Radiotherapy System And Related Treatment Delivery Methods Public/Granted day:2011-09-01
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