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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:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles Clark, Pleaseanton, CA (US);
Loren Lentz, Pleaseanton, CA (US);
Debra Penny, Livermore, CA (US);
William J. Gibb, San Anselmo, CA (US);
Todd H. Steinberg, Antioch, CA (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/10 ;
Abstract
A portal imaging device positioning apparatus includes a portal imaging device positioner ( ) attachable to a support ( ). The portal imaging device positioner ( ) is adapted to vertically adjust an imaging panel ( ) in a treatment or dosimetry mode to receive radiation through a body in the patient plane ( ), and adjust the panel in a physics mode to receive radiation at the patient plane ( ).