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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2002
Applicants:
Bhudatt R. Paliwal, Madison, WI (US);
Wolfgang Tome, Madison, WI (US);
Inventors:
Bhudatt R. Paliwal, Madison, WI (US);
Wolfgang Tome, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D018/08 ; H05G001/60 ; G03B042/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A volume phantom for radiation therapy verification employs film held in a spiral configuration within a equalizing ring of attenuating material. The ring provides improved uniformity in radiation measurement and may be extended, for example, to a hemisphere to provide improved modeling and simulation of treatments in the region of the head.