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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2011
Christopher E. Brown, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Steven W. Prince, San Francisco, CA (US);
William A. Strachan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Stanley Mansfield, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Stephen Mohr, Danville, CA (US);
Christopher E. Brown, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Steven W. Prince, San Francisco, CA (US);
William A. Strachan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Stanley Mansfield, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Stephen Mohr, Danville, CA (US);
Varian Medical Systems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A system includes a beam filter positioning device including a plate configured to support one or more beam filters, and one or more axes operable to move the plate relative to a beam line. A control mechanism is coupled to the one or more axes for controlling the movement of the axes and configured to automatically adjust the position of at least one of the one or more beam filters relative to the beam line.