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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark Wofford, Martinez, CA (US);
Francisco M. Hernandez-Guerra, Concord, CA (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Iselin, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 1/800 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 1/800 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and method for calibrating a radiation therapy device, such as a collimator. A method for calibrating a collimator according to an embodiment of the present invention is presented. The method comprises moving a leaf of a collimator; determining whether a distance between the leaf and a line approximately equals a predetermined measurement; and associating the predetermined measurement with a collimator specific count if the distance between the leaf and the line approximately equals the predetermined measurement.