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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas Bortfeld, Cambridge, MA (US);
Christian Thieke, Boston, MA (US);
Andrzej Niemierko, Wayland, MA (US);
Assignee:
General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/10 ;
Abstract
An arrangement and method for treating the subject are provided, using which it is determined whether an equivalent uniform dose (“EUD”) associated with a particular dose distribution is greater than a first dose tolerance associated with a first structure within a subject. Also, a determination is made as to whether the EUD associated with the particular dose distribution is greater than a second dose tolerance associated with a second structure within the subject.