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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2005
Andrew G. Jeung, Mountain View, CA (US);
Hassan Mostafavi, Los Altos, CA (US);
Alexander Sloutsky, Burlingame, CA (US);
Andrew G. Jeung, Mountain View, CA (US);
Hassan Mostafavi, Los Altos, CA (US);
Alexander Sloutsky, Burlingame, CA (US);
Varian Medical Systems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of determining a geometric parameter of a machine includes using the machine to obtain an image of at least a portion of a structure, the structure having a plurality of markers, wherein the markers have predetermined position(s) relative to each other, determining a position of the structure based on a pattern of the markers in the image, and determining a geometric parameter of the machine based at least in part on the determined position of the structure.