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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2000
Ramon Alfredo Carvalho Siochi, Apex, NC (US);
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Abstract
A method for delivering radiation from a radiation source to treatment a area utilizing a multi-leaf collimator. The method includes positioning the multi-leaf collimator between the radiation source and the object to block a portion of the radiation. The leaves of the multi-leaf collimator are generally located within a plane and extend longitudinally along a first axis. The leaves are positioned to define a first treatment field. The method further includes delivering radiation to the first treatment field and rotating the multi-leaf collimator about a central axis extending generally perpendicular to the leaf plane. The leaves are positioned to define a second treatment field and radiation is delivered to the second treatment field