Patent ID: 7302037
Filing Date: 2007-11-27
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A visual inspection device for use with a gamma system comprising: a. a rotating gamma system within a housing for performing radiosurgery with an opening at a front side of said housing for receiving a head of a patient, said housing having a rear portion with a removable cover; b. a visual inspection device within said rear portion comprising a video camera, a light, a rotating source carrier and a rotating collimator carrier; c. said rotating gamma system having an electronic coder tracking positions of said source carrier and collimator carrier; d. a mechanical indicator in said rear portion for showing physical positions of said source carrier and collimator carrier; e. said video camera and light being trained on said mechanical indicator and producing live video position data and sending said video position data to a remote control center for observation and monitoring; and f. a communication device connected between said camera and said control center for providing captured live video position data to said control center, wherein upon display of said captured data a user is able to review, monitor and maintain operation of the gamma system, identifying any indexing errors.