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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2001
Himanshu P. Shukla, Gates Mills, OH (US);
Michael C. Steckner, Richmond Heights, OH (US);
Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
In radiation oncology, a magnetic resonance apparatus is used to plan a treatment regimen. The oncologist uses the features of slice width selection, and depth selection to better ascertain where a medical malignancy is within a patient. In order to facilitate a user-friendly atmosphere for the oncologist, a new user control interface ( ) is added to an MRI apparatus that includes controls normally found on a typical oncology linear accelerator. A conversion algorithm ( ) translates the linac input into an imaging region for a magnetic resonance sequence that images the malignancy. Along each planned treatment trajectory radiation and MR projection images are superimposed to delineate the malignancy clearly for beam aiming and collimation adjustments.