Rigid patient support element for low patient skin damage when used in a radiation therapy environment
OwnerDaniel Coppens, John Kirk +2inventors
InventorsDaniel Coppens, John Kirk, David Rabeno, Thomas Winward
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A rigid patient support element that is substantially transparent to high energy x-radiation comprising a structural core and one or more perforated face sheets attached to at least one of the top side or bottom side of the element. The support element reduces Compton scattering thereby reducing patient skin damage. The support element of the present invention can be integrated into a patient support surface, used as an insert or used as a spacer and easily removable from a patient support surface.
Claims24
A rigid patient support element that is substantially transparent to high energy x-radiation comprising:
- a) a structural core with a top side and bottom side;
- b) one or more perforated face sheets attached to at least one of the top side or bottom side,
- wherein the support element reduces Compton scattering when exposed to x-radiation from 1 MV to 50 MV.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.