Treatment-speed regulated tumor-tracking

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2009-10-05

2010-10-26

Ho, Allen C. (Department: 2882)

X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices

Specific application

Absorption

C378S095000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07822176

ABSTRACT:
A system and method for delivering radiation treatment to a moving target within a patient according to a preprogrammed treatment plan including determining a difference between a surrogate signal representing a physical characteristic associated with said patient's actual breathing pattern during radiation treatment delivery and a tracking signal representing a physical characteristic associated with said patient's expected breathing pattern during radiation treatment delivery, and regulating a speed of delivery of said radiation treatment based on said determined difference.

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