Positioning device for positioning a patient and method for...

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2011-01-25

2011-01-25

Wells, Nikita (Department: 2881)

Radiant energy

Means to align or position an object relative to a source or...

C250S505100, C250S492100, C250S442110, C600S002000, C005S601000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07875861

ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a positioning device for positioning a patient in a medical device comprising a patient receiving device for placing a patient and a robot arm having a plurality of movement axes for positioning the patient receiving device in a room. The positioning device can be placed into a manual operating mode in which a position of the patient receiving device in the room can be changed manually. The invention also relates to a method for operating the positioning device, comprising: providing a normal operating mode for positioning the patient receiving device automatically at a position predefined by a control device; providing a manual operating mode for manually changing a position of the patient receiving device; and switching from the normal operating mode into the manual operating mode if a switchover condition is present. The invention further relates to an irradiation device having the positioning device.

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