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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2005
Jay S. Schildkraut, Rochester, NY (US);
Nathan D. Cahill, West Henrietta, NY (US);
Sreeram Dhurjaty, Rochester, NY (US);
Lawrence A. Ray, Rochester, NY (US);
Jay S. Schildkraut, Rochester, NY (US);
Nathan D. Cahill, West Henrietta, NY (US);
Sreeram Dhurjaty, Rochester, NY (US);
Lawrence A. Ray, Rochester, NY (US);
Carestream Health, Inc., Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for delivering radiation therapy to a patient using a three-dimensional planning image for radiation therapy of the patient wherein the planning image includes a radiation therapy target. The method includes the steps of: determining desired image capture conditions for the capture of at least one two-dimensional radiographic image of the radiation therapy target using the three-dimensional planning image; detecting a position of the radiation therapy target in the at least one captured two-dimensional radiographic image; and determining a delivery of the radiation therapy in response to the radiation therapy target's detected position in the at least one captured two-dimensional radiographic image.