Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi level multileaf collimator leaf tip shape effects and penumbra optimization
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Application No.: US14225411Application Date: 2014-03-25
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Publication No.: US09931521B2Publication Date: 2018-04-03
- Inventor: HsinLu Hsu , Ross Hannibal , Steven W. Prince , Janne Nord
- Applicant: Varian Medical Systems, Inc. , Varian Medical Systems International AG
- Applicant Address: US CA Palo Alto CH Zug
- Assignee: Varian Medical Systems, Inc.,Varian Medical Systems International AG
- Current Assignee: Varian Medical Systems, Inc.,Varian Medical Systems International AG
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Palo Alto CH Zug
- Agency: Houst Consulting
- Main IPC: G21K1/04
- IPC: G21K1/04 ; A61N5/10

Abstract:
A multi level multileaf collimator employs leaves with leaf tips having a non-square shape in a beam's eye view to improve beam shaping effect and penumbra performance. The multi level multileaf collimator includes a first multileaf collimator in a first level comprising beam blocking leaves longitudinally movable in a first direction, and a second multileaf collimator in a second level comprising beam blocking leaves longitudinally movable in a second direction. The first direction may be generally parallel with the second direction and the leaves of the first multileaf collimator may laterally offset the leaves of the second multileaf collimator. The beam blocking leaves of the first multileaf collimator may comprise an end portion having a non-square shape in a beam's eye view.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150273239A1 MULTI LEVEL MULTILEAF COLLIMATOR LEAF TIP SHAPE EFFECTS AND PENUMBRA OPTIMIZATION Public/Granted day:2015-10-01
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