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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2010
Filed:
May. 27, 2008
Leon Lifshitz, Rishon Le'tzion, IL;
Michael Marash, Rishon Le'tzion, IL;
Leon Lifshitz, Rishon Le'tzion, IL;
Michael Marash, Rishon Le'tzion, IL;
PCure Ltd., Or Yehuda, IL;
Abstract
A patient treatment arrangement is provided which includes a fixed beam irradiation source; and a patient positioning apparatus, the patient positioning apparatus comprising: a support member; a patient securing mechanism arranged to secure a patient to the patient support member; and a patient positioner in communication with the patient support member and operative to achieve positioning of the support member equivalent to rotation of the patient support member about a plurality of axes and translation of the patient support member along a plurality of axes, the patient positioner thereby providing substantially unrestricted variable angular access for irradiation of a target tissue of a patient secured to the patient securing mechanism from the fixed beam irradiation source.