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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2006
Kenneth J. Ruchala, Madison, WI (US);
Gustavo H. Olivera, Madison, WI (US);
Eric Schnarr, McFarland, WI (US);
Weiguo LU, Madison, WI (US);
Thomas R. Mackie, Verona, WI (US);
Kenneth J. Ruchala, Madison, WI (US);
Gustavo H. Olivera, Madison, WI (US);
Eric Schnarr, McFarland, WI (US);
Weiguo Lu, Madison, WI (US);
Thomas R. Mackie, Verona, WI (US);
Tomotherapy Incorporated, Madison, WI (US);
Abstract
A system and method of evaluating dose delivered by a radiation therapy system using a marker that indicates motion. The marker is associated with the patient. In one method of operation, the method includes delivering radiation to the patient, monitoring motion of the marker during the delivering radiation, and evaluating a dose delivered to the patient based at least in part on the motion of the marker. In another method of operation, the method includes delivering radiation to the patient, obtaining information relating to the delivery of radiation, estimating dose to the marker based at least in part on the information, acquiring dose received by the marker, and comparing the received dose with the estimated dose.