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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2008
Filed:
May. 22, 1998
John W. Wong, Bloomfield, MI (US);
David A. Jaffray, Windsor, CA;
Michael B. Sharpe, Windsor, CA;
John R. Musselwhite, Tecumseh, CA;
John W. Wong, Bloomfield, MI (US);
David A. Jaffray, Windsor, CA;
Michael B. Sharpe, Windsor, CA;
John R. Musselwhite, Tecumseh, CA;
William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for delivering radiation therapy to patients during suspended ventilation are provided. The apparatus includes a ventilator assembly having first and second selectively operable valves that independently control inhalation and exhalation of the patient. Both valves are shut to suspend patient ventilation for a period of time. In the methods of the present invention, radiation therapy is administered during this period of suspended patient ventilation.