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Patent US8229068 - System and method of detecting a breathing phase of a patient receiving ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA system and method of detecting a breathing phase of a patient receiving radiation therapy is disclosed. The method, in one implementation, includes the acts of obtaining a plurality of patient images representing phases of a breathing cycle, delivering radiation to the patient, collecting transmission...http://www.google.com/patents/US8229068?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8229068 - System and method of detecting a breathing phase of a patient receiving radiation therapyAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8229068 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/459,078Publication dateJul 24, 2012Filing dateJul 21, 2006Priority dateJul 22, 2005Also published asCA2616272A1, CN101267768A, DE602006021803D1, EP1906826A2, EP1906826A4, US20070201613, WO2007014026A2, WO2007014026A3Publication number11459078, 459078, US 8229068 B2, US 8229068B2, US-B2-8229068, US8229068 B2, US8229068B2InventorsWeiguo Lu, Kenneth J. Ruchala, Mingli Chen, Quan Chen, Gustavo H. OliveraOriginal AssigneeTomotherapy IncorporatedExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (99), Non-Patent Citations (29), Referenced by (6), Classifications (7), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSystem and method of detecting a breathing phase of a patient receiving radiation therapyUS 8229068 B2Abstract A system and method of detecting a breathing phase of a patient receiving radiation therapy is disclosed. The method, in one implementation, includes the acts of obtaining a plurality of patient images representing phases of a breathing cycle, delivering radiation to the patient, collecting transmission data of the patient during the delivering radiation, and comparing the transmission data to the plurality of patient images.
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