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Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2025

Filed:

Jul. 16, 2020
Applicant:

Elekta Limited, Crawley, GB;

Inventor:

Colin Winfield, Crawley, GB;

Assignee:

Elekta Limited, Crawley, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 3/20 (2006.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.01); A61N 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 3/20 (2013.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.02); A61N 5/1049 (2013.01); A61N 5/107 (2013.01); A61B 2034/102 (2016.02); A61B 2034/105 (2016.02); A61N 2005/1059 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method, apparatus and computer-readable medium for avoiding collisions between a subject and a radiotherapy device are provided. At a first time point, first location information for the subject is measured using a first sensor and a second sensor. A spatial profile of the subject is determined based on the first location information. At a second time point, second location information for the subject is measured using the first sensor. At this second time point, a line of sight between the second sensor and the subject is obscured. It is determined whether a collision is expected to occur between the subject and the radiotherapy device based on the spatial profile and the second location information.


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