Patent ID: 9604077
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A61N

Claim:
1. A method of real-time radiotherapy beam visualization, comprising: a) disposing a free-form flexible scintillating sheet on a subject of interest; b) irradiating said subject of interest with a source of ionizing radiation, wherein said free-forming flexible scintillating sheet emits light when irradiated by said source of ionizing radiation; c) collecting said emitted light from a remote location, collecting ambient light from said remote location, or collecting emitted light from said remote location and collecting said ambient light reflected from said subject of interest from said remote location and collecting said reflected light from surrounding objects from said remote location using a camera, wherein said camera is disposed at said remote location, wherein said remote location is at a position removed from said free-forming flexible scintillating sheet, wherein said collected light is converted to image data said camera at said remote location, wherein said irradiation image data is communicated to an appropriately programmed computer, or directly to a viewing screen; and d) processing said irradiation image data to determine irradiation beam characteristics and characteristics of said subject of interest, using said appropriately programmed computer, wherein said irradiation beam characteristics, said characteristics of said subject of interest, or said irradiation beam characteristics and said characteristics of said subject of interest are displayed in real-time to a machine operator enabling real-time assessment of treatment delivery or storage on recordable media for later review.