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US 2006/0133568 A1Published application
System to provide megavoltage and kilovoltage radiation treatment
AssigneeSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
InventorTerrence Moore
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Abstract
A system according to some embodiments may include an accelerator to emit megavoltage radiation towards a patient, an x-ray source to emit kilovoltage radiation towards the patient, and a concentrator to concentrate the kilovoltage radiation.
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An apparatus comprising:
- an accelerator to emit megavoltage radiation towards a patient;
- an x-ray source to emit kilovoltage radiation towards the patient;
- a concentrator to receive the kilovoltage radiation and to produce a convergent kilovoltage radiation beam from the received kilovoltage radiation;
- and
- a transport device to move the concentrator out of a path between the x-ray source and the patient.
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A method for a system, the method comprising:
- delivering megavoltage treatment radiation to a patient;
- emitting kilovoltage radiation;
- concentrating the kilovoltage radiation using a concentrator to produce a convergent kilovoltage radiation beam;
- delivering the convergent kilovoltage radiation beam to the patient;
- and
- moving the concentrator out of a path of the kilovoltage radiation.
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A medium having processor-executable process steps stored thereon, the process steps comprising:
- a step to deliver megavoltage treatment radiation to a patient;
- a step to emit kilovoltage radiation;
- a step to concentrate the kilovoltage radiation using a concentrator to produce a convergent kilovoltage radiation beam;
- a step to deliver the convergent kilovoltage radiation beam to the patient;
- and
- a step to move the concentrator out of a path of the kilovoltage radiation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.