Patent №
US 6,690,965
Granted
2004-02-10
Filed 2000
Owner
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
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Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
09712724
A method and system for physiological gating for radiation therapy is disclosed. According to an aspect, the invention comprises the use of an optical or video image system to measure regular physiological movement of a patient's body. The image data can be used to quantify voluntary or involuntary motion of the patient that may affect the delivery of radiation to a target tissue. A gating signal can be generated to suspend delivery of radiation upon certain threshold event detected in the physiological movement.
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Ownership
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
assignment · 118450255
Assignors
RIAZIAT, MAJID L., MANSFIELD, STANLEY, MOSTAFAVI, HASSAN
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