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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2007
Applicants:
Kenneth Brooks, Knoxville, TN (US);
Jay A. Stein, Boston, MA (US);
Andrew P. Smith, Lexington, MA (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth Brooks, Knoxville, TN (US);
Jay A. Stein, Boston, MA (US);
Andrew P. Smith, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Hologic, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/10 (2006.01); A61B 6/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
System, apparatus and methods specialized for breast and related tissue radiation therapy and imaging of a prone patient but also usable for supine patient if desired or needed. A special treatment radiation source such as a LINAC unit generates radiation of types and energy ranges specifically matched to breast tissue. Any one or more of several imaging technologies may be used to localize the tissue to be irradiated and to generate information for therapy planning, adjustment, and verification.