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US 8,461,538 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for emission guided radiation therapy
AssigneeRefleXion Medical, Inc.
InventorSamuel Mazin
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Abstract
An apparatus comprising a radiation source, coincident positron emission detectors configured to detect coincident positron annihilation emissions originating within a coordinate system, and a controller coupled to the radiation source and the coincident positron emission detectors, the controller configured to identify coincident positron annihilation emission paths intersecting one or more volumes in the coordinate system and align the radiation source along an identified coincident positron annihilation emission path.
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A method of treatment comprising:
- detecting an individual positron emission path originating from a volume of tissue using at least one positron emission detector mounted on a rotatable gantry, wherein the gantry further comprises at least one radiation source mounted thereon;
- rotating the gantry to position the at least one radiation source with respect to the individual detected positron emission path;
- and
- applying radiation to the volume of tissue before the tissue moves substantially.
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A method of treatment comprising:
- detecting an individual positron emission path originating from a volume of tissue using at least one positron emission detector mounted on a first gantry;
- rotating a second gantry comprising at least one radiation source mounted thereon to position the at least one radiation source with respect to the individual detected positron emission path;
- and
- applying radiation to the volume of tissue before the tissue moves substantially.
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A method of treatment comprising:
- detecting an individual positron emission path originating from a volume of tissue using at least one positron emission detector mounted on a rotatable gantry, wherein the gantry further comprises at least one radiation source mounted thereon;
- rotating the gantry to position the at least one radiation source with respect to the individual detected positron emission path;
- and
- applying radiation to the volume of tissue, wherein the radiation is applied without generating an image based on the individual detected positron emission path.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.