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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 08, 1999
Ramon Alfredo Carvalho Siochi, Apex, NC (US);
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Iselin, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method for defining an intensity map for use in delivering radiation from a radiation source to an object with a multi-leaf collimator is disclosed. The method includes defining a field on the object for radiation delivery. The field includes a plurality of cells each having a defined treatment intensity level. At least a portion of the cells are grouped to form a matrix. The method further includes modifying the treatment intensity level of the cells within the matrix such that horizontal gradients of pairs of rows of the matrix are equal to one another and vertical gradients of pairs of columns of the matrix are equal to one another. A system for defining an intensity map is also disclosed.