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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2015
Applicants:
Varian Medical Systems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Varian Medical Systems International Ag, Zug, CH;
Inventors:
Assignees:
Varian Medical Systems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Varian Medical Systems International AG, Zug, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61N 5/10 (2006.01); A61B 6/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/1031 (2013.01); A61B 6/04 (2013.01); A61N 5/1047 (2013.01); A61N 5/1081 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1087 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1089 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1091 (2013.01);
Abstract
A patient support system includes a patient support having a surface for supporting a patient and a longitudinal axis, and a positioner coupled to the patient support for positioning the patient support, wherein the positioner is configured to move the patient support along a path that has an arc, circular, or zig-zag shape, and wherein the path lies within a plane that forms an angle with the surface of the patient support.