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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
May. 07, 2014
Varian Medical Systems, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Edward Vertatschitsch, San Carlos, CA (US);
Raymond Kraft, Seattle, WA (US);
Joseph Schumm, Seattle, WA (US);
Andrea Morgan, Seattle, WA (US);
Varian Medical Systems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments disclose systems and methods for tracking regions (e.g., tumor locations) within living organisms. Some embodiments provide real-time, highly accurate, low latency measurements of tumor location even as the tumor moves with internal body motions. Such measurements may be suitable for closed-loop radiation delivery applications where radiation therapy may be continuously guided to the tumor site even as the tumor moves. Particularly, the system may dynamically identify planned to actual fiducial correspondences by iterating through the possible assignment permutations. A successful permutation may be recorded and used to orient the patient during follow up treatment sessions.