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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2019
Varian Medical Systems, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Varian Medical Systems Particle Therapy Gmbh, Troisdorf, DE;
John R. Adler, Jr., Stanford, CA (US);
Ralf Bruder, Lubeck, DE;
Floris Ernst, Lubeck, DE;
Achim Schweikard, Lubeck, DE;
Varian Medical Systems Particle Therapy GmbH, Troisdorf, DE;
Varian Medical Systems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for measuring skin thickness. The method includes at a first 3D point on an outer surface of a patient, exposing the first point to near infrared (NIR) energy from an NIR source. The method includes measuring reflected energy emanating near the first 3D point, or beam incident point. The method includes determining a pattern of the reflected energy based on a distance from a center of the reflected energy, wherein the center is approximated by the first 3D point. The method includes determining a skin thickness measurement based on the pattern.