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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2001
Stephan Erbel, München, DE;
Stephan Fröhlich, Aschheim, DE;
Stephan Erbel, München, DE;
Stephan Fröhlich, Aschheim, DE;
BrainLAB AG, Kirchheim/Heimstetten, DE;
Abstract
The invention concerns a patient positioning system for radiotherapy, comprising a device for positioning a patient within the framework of treatment planning, using image detection and/or carrying out radiation treatment, comprising a patient bed () on which a patient is positioned, wherein means are provided by which the same bed () may be arranged both on a planning couch () for image detection within the framework of treatment planning as well as on a radiotherapy table (), and by providing a reference means () on the patient bed by which the position of the immobilized patient or of a marked radiation target is determined with respect to the patient bed (). Within this framework, a corresponding method is also provided, as well as an adjusting means for the transport and the bed.