Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dosimetry techniques for radiotherapy
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Application No.: US15179467Application Date: 2016-06-10
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Publication No.: US10434338B2Publication Date: 2019-10-08
- Inventor: Abdul Sayeed
- Applicant: Elekta Limited
- Applicant Address: GB West Sussex
- Assignee: ELEKTA LIMITED
- Current Assignee: ELEKTA LIMITED
- Current Assignee Address: GB West Sussex
- Agency: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP
- Priority: GB1510292.4 20150612
- Main IPC: A61N5/10
- IPC: A61N5/10

Abstract:
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide improved techniques for dosimetry in radiotherapy treatment. In a fractionated radiotherapy treatment, the expected dose buildup is computed in advance of a fraction delivery based on the instructions in the treatment plan. The progress of the fraction is then monitored using an electronic portal image detector (EPID), and fluence data from the EPID used to calculate an estimate of the actual dose build-up in real time. This estimate can be compared to the expected dose buildup in order to validate the fraction.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160361570A1 DOSIMETRY TECHNIQUES FOR RADIOTHERAPY Public/Granted day:2016-12-15
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