Patent ID: 8145290
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
1. A method for identifying the location of a first treatment channel that is one of a plurality of treatment channels inserted at a plurality of locations within a pre-selected anatomical portion of an animal body, said treatment channels are configured to be connected to respective apparatus channels of a treatment apparatus, where said treatment apparatus is configured to insert at least one energy emitting source, from said apparatus channel corresponding to said first treatment channel, to said anatomical portion for effecting a radiation treatment according to an intended radiation dose distribution at defined positions and during defined times, wherein for each treatment channel, its location within the anatomical portion of the animal body, the intended radiation dose distribution, the defined positions, and the defined times are pre-planned during a treatment planning operation, the identifying method comprising: selecting said first treatment channel, wherein an end of said first treatment channel away from said animal body is pre-planned to be connected to a first apparatus channel; reconstructing an actual location of said selected first treatment channel relative to said animal body when the first treatment channel is connected to a second apparatus channel; identifying the location of said selected first treatment channel by determining that the selected first treatment channel is associated with a first defined position, among the pre-planned defined positions, based on a comparison of said actual location with said pre-planned defined positions using a matching algorithm, wherein the treatment apparatus is configured to effect radiation treatment through the connected second apparatus channel and the selected first treatment channel based on the first defined position.