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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2011
Path planning and collision avoidance for movement of instruments in a radiation therapy environment
Chieh C Cheng, Redlands, CA (US);
David a Lesyna, Redlands, CA (US);
Michael F Moyers, Colton, CA (US);
Chieh C Cheng, Redlands, CA (US);
David A Lesyna, Redlands, CA (US);
Michael F Moyers, Colton, CA (US);
Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for therapy delivery are disclosed. In one embodiment, a therapy delivery system includes a plurality of movable components including a radiation therapy nozzle and a patient pod for holding a patient, a patient registration module for determining a desired position of at least one of the plurality of movable components, and a motion control module for coordinating the movement of the least one of the plurality of movable components from a current position to the desired position. The motion control module includes a path planning module for simulating at least one projected trajectory of movement of the least one of the plurality of moveable components from the current position to the desired position.