Patent ID: 8467497
Filing Date: 2013-06-18
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A method of delivering a radiation therapy treatment, the method comprising: generating a treatment plan for a patient, the treatment plan including a plurality of projections; positioning the patient to receive radiation from a radiation source based on the treatment plan; monitoring machine parameters during delivery of at least a portion of the plurality of projections in substantially real-time, the monitoring including analyzing information regarding the machine parameters and how the parameters affect dose delivered to the patient; during delivery of at least a portion of the plurality of projections, calculating an accumulated radiation dose delivered to the patient in substantially real-time; during delivery of at least a portion of the plurality of projections, optimizing at least a portion of the plurality of projections yet to be delivered to the patient in substantially real-time to incorporate the analyzed information from the monitored machine parameters and the accumulated radiation dose; and delivering at least a portion of the plurality of projections yet to be delivered to the patient as optimized.