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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2003
Kenneth J. Ruchala, Madison, WI (US);
Gustavo H. Olivera, Madison, WI (US);
Jeffrey M. Kapatoes, Madison, WI (US);
Paul J. Reckwerdt, Madison, WI (US);
Weiguo LU, Madison, WI (US);
John H. Hughes, Madison, WI (US);
Kenneth J. Ruchala, Madison, WI (US);
Gustavo H. Olivera, Madison, WI (US);
Jeffrey M. Kapatoes, Madison, WI (US);
Paul J. Reckwerdt, Madison, WI (US);
Weiguo Lu, Madison, WI (US);
John H. Hughes, Madison, WI (US);
Tomotherapy Incorporated, Madison, WI (US);
Abstract
A method of contoured-anatomy dose repositioning (CADR) as a means to automatically reposition a patient to better recover the planned dose distribution without reoptimizinq the treatment plan. CADR utilizes planning CT images, the planned dose distribution, and on-line images for repositioning dose distribution on a given day. Contours are also placed upon the images using manual, automatic, template-based, or other techniques. CADR then optimizes the rigid-body repositioning of the patient so that the daily dose distribution closely matches the planned dose distribution.