Dynamic patient positioning system
AssigneeVarian Medical Systems, Inc.
InventorsTimothy E. Guertin, Marcel R Marc
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Abstract
A system includes a first radiation source configured to provide therapeutic radiation in a treatment area and an automated patient transport configured to transport a patient from a preparation area to the treatment area, to position a treatment volume in the patient relative to the therapeutic radiation from the first radiation source, and to support the patient in receiving the therapeutic radiation. The automated patient transport comprises a first detector configured to detect a first patient positioning indicator located in and/or on the patient indicative of a position of the treatment volume.
Claims17
A system, comprising:
- a first radiation source providing therapeutic radiation, wherein the first radiation source is located in a treatment area;
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- an automated patient transport configured to transport a patient from a preparation area to the treatment area wherein the preparation area is shielded or physically separated from the treatment area and a treatment volume in the patient is positioned relative to the automated patient transport in the preparation area, to position the treatment volume in the patient relative to the therapeutic radiation from the first radiation source in the treatment area, and to support the patient in the treatment area in receiving the therapeutic radiation, wherein the automated patient transport comprises a first detector on the transport configured to detect a first patient positioning indicator located in and/or on the patient indicative of a position of the treatment volume.
A method comprising:
- positioning a patient on an automated patient transport in a preparation area, wherein the automated patient transport comprises a first detector on the transport configured to detect a first patient positioning indicator located in and/or on a patient indicative of a position of a treatment volume in the patient, wherein the treatment volume in the patient is positioned relative to the automated patient transport in the preparation area;
- transporting the patient on the automated patient transport from the preparation area to a treatment area, wherein the the treatment area is shielded or physically separated from the preparation area;
- positioning the treatment volume in the patient on the automated patient transport relative to a first radiation source located in the treatment area;
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- delivering therapeutic radiation from the first radiation source to the treatment volume in the patient, wherein the patient is supported by the automated patient transport during the delivering of the therapeutic radiation.
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