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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2006
Weiguo LU, Madison, WI (US);
Kenneth J. Ruchala, Madison, WI (US);
Mingli Chen, Madison, WI (US);
Quan Chen, Madison, WI (US);
Gustavo H. Olivera, Madison, WI (US);
Weiguo Lu, Madison, WI (US);
Kenneth J. Ruchala, Madison, WI (US);
Mingli Chen, Madison, WI (US);
Quan Chen, Madison, WI (US);
Gustavo H. Olivera, Madison, WI (US);
Tomotherapy Incorporated, Madison, WI (US);
Abstract
A system and method of detecting a breathing phase of a patient receiving radiation therapy is disclosed. The method, in one implementation, includes the acts of obtaining a plurality of patient images representing phases of a breathing cycle, delivering radiation to the patient, collecting transmission data of the patient during the delivering radiation, and comparing the transmission data to the plurality of patient images.