Radiotherapy system with turntable

Details Radiotherapy system with turntable Radiotherapy system with turntable

2007-09-18

2009-12-15

Glick, Edward J (Department: 2882)

X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices

Specific application

Absorption

C378S065000, C378S068000, C378S095000, C378S150000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07634057

ABSTRACT:
A radiotherapy system including a collimator operable to shape and steer a radiation beam in at least one dimension, a turntable for supporting a patient thereupon adapted to rotate the patient about a rotational axis, the patient having a target therein for irradiation by the radiation beam, a detector adapted for measuring a position of the target relative to the radiation beam, and a processor adapted to receive target positional data from the detector, the processor being in communication with the collimator for causing the collimator to steer the radiation beam in a direction to the target.

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