Method for monitoring a subject position

A medical system comprising:

• a computing system comprising a processor and a memory device, wherein the processor is operable to execute program logic stored in the memory device to perform the steps comprising:
• determining a deviation of a position of a predetermined portion of a subject from a predetermined position of the predetermined portion of the subject;
• based on the deviation, determining correction data, the correction data specifying one or more corrections to be performed on the subject position as part of a position correction procedure and specifying one or more rotational corrections as being excluded from the position correction procedure;
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• setting reference data as a reference for subsequent monitoring of changes of the subject position, wherein the reference data comprises the correction data and initial image data acquired prior to performing the position correction procedure and/or corrected initial image data that has been corrected based on the correction data;
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• render, on a user interface, a view related to the position correction procedure based on the correction data or subsequent monitoring of changes of the subject position based on the reference data, wherein the position correction procedure includes sending control signals to a subject support unit that operates drives to change the position of the subject based on the control signals;
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• one or more imaging devices configured to be triggered and/or controlled by means of the computing system to obtain the initial image data and/or monitoring image data.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon program logic stored in a memory device of a computer that when executed by a computer or when loaded onto the computer, causes the computer to carry out a method for monitoring a subject position, the method comprising:

• determining a deviation of a position of a predetermined portion of a subject from a predetermined position of the predetermined portion of the subject;
• based on the deviation, determining correction data, the correction data specifying one or more corrections to be performed on the subject position as part of a position correction procedure and specifying one or more rotational corrections as being excluded from the position correction procedure;
• and
• setting reference data as a reference for subsequent monitoring of changes of the subject position, wherein the reference data comprises the correction data and initial image data acquired prior to performing the position correction procedure and/or corrected initial image data that has been corrected based on the correction datal and
• rendering, on a user interface, a view related to the position correction procedure based on the correction data or subsequent monitoring of changes of the subject position based on the reference data, wherein the position correction procedure includes sending control signals to a subject support unit that operates drives to change the position of the subject based on the control signals.