Cradle And Feedback Mechanism For Automated Device Alignment In Radiation Therapy
AssigneeUniversity of Kentucky Research Foundation
InventorJanelle A. Molloy
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Abstract
An apparatus adapted for automated device alignment in radiation therapy quality assurance, includes a base, a rotation adjustment assembly supported on the base, a tilt adjustment assembly supported on the rotation adjustment assembly, a quality assurance device supported on a cradle of the tilt adjustment assembly, a position sensor adapted to provide accurate measurements of a current position of the cradle during cradle position adjustment, and a controller configured to control operation of the rotation adjustment assembly and the tilt adjustment assembly and receive data from the position sensor respecting the current position of the cradle.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a base;
- a translation stage supported on the base, the translation stage including (a) a cradle, (b) a rotation adjustment assembly adapted for adjusting a rotational angle of the cradle with respect to the base, and (c) a tilt adjustment assembly adapted for adjusting a tilt angle at which the cradle is positioned with respect to the base.
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An apparatus adapted for automated device alignment in radiation therapy quality assurance, comprising:
- a base;
- a rotation adjustment assembly supported on the base;
- a tilt adjustment assembly supported on the rotation adjustment assembly;
- a quality assurance device supported on a cradle of the tilt adjustment assembly;
- a position sensor adapted to provide accurate measurements of a current position of the cradle during cradle position adjustment;
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- a controller configured to receive data from the position sensor respecting the current position of the cradle and control operation of the rotation adjustment assembly and the tilt adjustment assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.