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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2008
Nickolas S. Rigney, Redlands, CA (US);
Daniel C. Anderson, Loma Linda, CA (US);
David A. Lesyna, Redlands, CA (US);
Daniel W. Miller, Oriental, NC (US);
Michael F. Moyers, Colton, CA (US);
Chieh C. Cheng, Redlands, CA (US);
Michael A. Baumann, Riverside, CA (US);
Nickolas S. Rigney, Redlands, CA (US);
Daniel C. Anderson, Loma Linda, CA (US);
David A. Lesyna, Redlands, CA (US);
Daniel W. Miller, Oriental, NC (US);
Michael F. Moyers, Colton, CA (US);
Chieh C. Cheng, Redlands, CA (US);
Michael A. Baumann, Riverside, CA (US);
Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA (US);
Abstract
A patient alignment system for a radiation therapy system. The alignment system includes multiple external measurement devices which obtain position measurements of components of the radiation therapy system which are movable and/or are subject to flex or other positional variations. The alignment system employs the external measurements to provide corrective positioning feedback to more precisely register the patient and align them with a radiation beam. The alignment system can be provided as an integral part of a radiation therapy system or can be added as an upgrade to existing radiation therapy systems.