Support system for breast irradiation
OwnerMoshe Ein-Galinventor
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Abstract
A support system for breast irradiation including a turntable for supporting and rotating a patient about a generally vertical rotational axis, a body-leaning support for supporting the patient leaning thereupon throughout rotation of the patient about the vertical rotational axis, and a radiation shield arranged for shielding non-breast anatomy of the patient from stray radiation, wherein the body-leaning support and the radiation shield are separated from each other by a gap in which breasts of the patient are placeable for irradiation by a horizontal radiation beam.
Claims16
A support system for breast irradiation by a horizontal radiation beam in which a turntable is used to support and rotate a patient about a generally vertical rotational axis, the support system comprising:
- a body-leaning support for supporting the patient leaning thereupon throughout rotation of the patient about said vertical rotational axis;
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- a radiation shield arranged for shielding non-breast anatomy of the patient from residual radiation that has passed through a breast of the patient, wherein said radiation shield comprises a tiltable support pad for the patient to rest against.
A breast irradiation system comprising:
- a radiation source operative to emit a generally horizontal radiation beam towards a breast of a patient;
- a turntable for supporting and rotating the patient about a generally vertical rotational axis;
- a body-leaning support for supporting the patient leaning thereupon throughout rotation of the patient about said vertical rotational axis;
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- a radiation shield arranged for shielding non-breast anatomy of the patient from stray radiation, wherein said body-leaning support and said radiation shield are separated from each other by a gap in which breasts of the patient are placeable for irradiation by said horizontal radiation beam, and wherein said radiation shield comprises a tiltable support pad for the patient to rest against.
A method for breast irradiation comprising:
- supporting and rotating a patient about a generally vertical rotational axis, wherein the patient leans against and is supported by a body-leaning support throughout rotation of the patient about said vertical rotational axis;
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- irradiating the breast with a generally horizontal radiation beam, and shielding non-breast anatomy of the patient from residual radiation that has passed through a breast of the patient with a radiation shield that comprises a tiltable support pad for the patient to rest against.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.