Therapy x-ray scanner

Details Therapy x-ray scanner Therapy x-ray scanner

1989-05-31

1991-04-16

Church, Craig E.

X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices

Specific application

Absorption

378 4, 378 8, 378 9, 378 17, A61N 510

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050089072

ABSTRACT:
A CT therapy scanner moves a therapy x-ray source in an arc about a subject. A tumor or lesion is isocentered by the x-ray beam which is a pencil beam. A fan beam, from which the pencil beam is obtained, provides for visualization thereby to ensure that x-ray therapy is accurately delivered. A collimator provides for the conversion of a fan beam to a pencil-fan beam characteristic.

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patent: 4868843 (1989-09-01), Nunan
"A New Superficial X-Ray Therapy Unit", Lillicrap et al, British Journal of Radiology, vol. 47, pp. 193-195, 3/1974.
Iwamoto et al., "Radiation dose enhancement therapy with iodine in rabbit VX-2 brain tumors", Radiotherapy and Oncology 8:161-170 (1987).

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