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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2012
Per H. Bergfjord, Cumberworth, GB;
Dan Thompson, Saffron Walden, GB;
Kevin Brown, Horsham, GB;
Christopher Knox, East Grinstead, GB;
Andrew Long, Leatherhead, GB;
Stephen Young, Shoreham By Sea, GB;
Per H. Bergfjord, Cumberworth, GB;
Dan Thompson, Saffron Walden, GB;
Kevin Brown, Horsham, GB;
Christopher Knox, East Grinstead, GB;
Andrew Long, Leatherhead, GB;
Stephen Young, Shoreham By Sea, GB;
ELEKTA AB (PUBL), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
In various embodiments, a system for controlling radiotherapy equipment in a treatment environment includes a controller for receiving, from one or more image capture devices, data indicating the position of one or more objects in the treatment environment. Based on the position data, the controller defines one or more exclusionary zones from which the radiotherapy equipment is excluded. Each zone has a buffer area surrounding one or more of the objects. The controller further directs the radiotherapy equipment such that a radiotherapy treatment plan is delivered without the equipment entering into the exclusionary zones.