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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2011
Applicants:
James Leonard Robar, Halifax, CA;
Alexander Owen Macdonald, Halifax, CA;
Inventors:
James Leonard Robar, Halifax, CA;
Alexander Owen MacDonald, Halifax, CA;
Assignee:
Dalhousie University, Halifax, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Imaging may be performed using a megavoltage (MV) radiotherapy treatment system. An electron beam directed at a low-Z target generates an imaging cone beam. The cone beam may be shaped to conform to projections of volumes of interest in a subject. Image filling may be performed to reduce artifacts in the volumes of interest. Image data for filling may be derived from digitally reconstructed radiographs.