Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Prospective evaluation of tumor visibility for IGRT using templates generated from planning CT and contours
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Application No.: US14206415Application Date: 2014-03-12
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Publication No.: US10092251B2Publication Date: 2018-10-09
- Inventor: Gary Fredric Virshup , Hassan Mostafavi
- Applicant: Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Assignee: Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Agency: Vista IP Law Group, LLP
- Main IPC: A61N5/10
- IPC: A61N5/10 ; A61B6/03 ; A61B6/02 ; A61B6/00

Abstract:
The plan CT is described to generate dual energy (DRR) that stimulates the treatment time radiographs in order to prospectively evaluate the angles in which issues for the template matching algorithm are present, and thus the visibility of the tumor. The present invention uses template matching to quantify the “trackability” of the target from different angles or directions. The peak-to-side lobe ratio is used to measure trackability. The results of this process influence treatment planning. For example, based on the outcome, either less or no dose is planned for the angles in which the location of the templates cannot be verified and thus, the tumor.
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