Duke University

General Electric Company

Devon James Godfrey

James Talmage Dobbins, Iii

Jeffrey Wayne Eberhard

Bernhard Erich Hermann Claus

Mark Oldham

Fang-Fang Yin

Abdulrahman Abdallah Alkhalidy

Systems and methods for localizing a target for radiotherapy based on digital tomosynthesis are provided. According to one method, DTS verification image data of a target located within or on a patient is generated. The DTS verification image data is compared with DTS reference image data of the target. Radiotherapy positioning information is determined based on the comparison of the DTS verification and reference image data.

Systems and methods for localizing a target for radiotherapy based on digital tomosynthesis

An imaging system for performing tomosynthesis on a region of an object comprises an x-ray source, motion controller, an x-ray detector and a processing unit. The x-ray source is positioned at a predetermined distance from the object and continuously moves along a linear path relative to the object. The x-ray source transmits x-ray radiation through the region of the object at a plurality of predetermined locations. The motion controller is coupled to the x-ray source and continuously moves the x-ray source along the path relative to the object. The x-ray source minimizes vibration in the imaging system due to continuous movement. The x-ray detector is positioned at a predetermined distance from the x-ray source and detects the x-ray radiation transmitted through the region of the object, thus acquiring x-ray image data representative of the region of the object. The processing unit is coupled to the x-ray detector for processing the x-ray image data into at least one tomosynthesis image of the region of the object.

Continuous scan RAD tomosynthesis system and method

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Durham, NC, United States of America

Devon James Godfrey