Real time dosimetry of ultrasound imaging probe
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsVIJAY PARTHASARATHY, ANDREW LEE ROBINSON
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Abstract
An external beam radiation therapy method is described, wherein radiation therapy is performed on a subject by applying at least one ionizing radiation beam to the subject. While applying the at least one ionizing radiation beam to the subject, an ultrasound probe images the subject, where the ultrasound probe is not located in the ionizing radiation beam. While applying the ionizing radiation beam to the subject, a dosimeter that is integral with or attached to the ultrasound probe measures the radiation dose or radiation exposure received by the ultrasound probe.
Claims8
A method of monitoring exposure of a device to ionizing radiation during external beam radiation therapy comprising:
- performing radiation therapy on a subject by applying at least one ionizing radiation beam to the subject;
- while applying the at least one ionizing radiation beam to the subject, imaging the subject using an ultrasound probe that is not located in the at least one ionizing radiation beam;
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- while applying the at least one ionizing radiation beam to the subject, measuring radiation dose or radiation exposure received by the ultrasound probe using a dosimeter or ionizing radiation detector that is integral with or attached to the ultrasound probe.
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