Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Gantry image guided radiotherapy system and related treatment delivery methods
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Application No.: US14548095Application Date: 2014-11-19
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Publication No.: US09327141B2Publication Date: 2016-05-03
- Inventor: Calvin R. Maurer, Jr. , Euan S. Thomson
- Applicant: ACCURAY INCORPORATED
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Accuray Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Accuray Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Lowenstein Sandler LLP
- Main IPC: A61N5/10
- IPC: A61N5/10 ; A61B6/00 ; A61B5/00 ; A61B5/055 ; A61B6/02 ; A61B6/03

Abstract:
Systems, methods, and related computer program products for image-guided radiation treatment (IGRT) are described. Provided according to one preferred embodiment is an IGRT apparatus including a barrel-style rotatable gantry structure that provides high mechanical stability, versatility in radiation delivery, and versatility in target tracking. Methods for treatment radiation delivery using the IGRT apparatus include conical non-coplanar rotational arc therapy and cono-helical non-coplanar rotational arc therapy. A radiation treatment head (MV source) and a treatment guidance imaging system including a kV imaging source are mounted to and rotatable with a common barrel-style rotatable gantry structure, or alternatively the MV and kV sources are mounted to separate barrel-style rotatable gantry structures independently rotatable around a common axis of rotation. Methods for intra-fraction target tracking in a gantry-style IGRT system based on comparisons between a pre-acquired planning image and intrafraction x-ray tomosynthesis images and/or intrafraction cone beam CT (CBCT) images are also described.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150131774A1 GANTRY IMAGE GUIDED RADIOTHERAPY SYSTEM AND RELATED TREATMENT DELIVERY METHODS Public/Granted day:2015-05-14
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