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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 08, 1999
Ramon Alfredo Carvalho Siochi, Apex, NC (US);
Siemens Medical Systems, Inc., Iselin, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method for controlling radiation delivery from a radiation source to an object is disclosed. The method includes defining a field on the object for radiation delivery. The field includes a plurality of cells, each cell having a defined treatment intensity level. The cells are grouped to form a matrix having at least one dimension approximately equal to a width of a collimator leaf capable of blocking radiation emitted from the radiation source. The method further includes decomposing the matrix into orthogonal matrices and optimizing delivery of the radiation by selecting the orthogonal matrices having minimum vertical and horizontal gradients when combined with adjacent cells. A system for controlling radiation delivery from a radiation source to an object is also disclosed.