Patent ID: 8148703

Claim:
An apparatus for performing a radiation treatment, the apparatus comprising: an imaging diagnostic device; an image memory for storing images provided by the imaging diagnostic device; a radiation system, the radiation system operated with an adjustable parameter setting; and a planning computer configured to determine the adjustable parameter setting, the planning computer comprising: a comparator for comparing images provided by the imaging diagnostic device, wherein the comparator is configured to compare a first image of a patient body region to be radiated with a second image of the patient body region, the second image being produced after the radiation treatment, and wherein the comparator is configured to compare a shape of tissue to be radiated in the first image to a shape of tissue in the second image; a decision maker for evaluating the image comparison performed by the comparator to determine a difference with respect to the shape of the tissue to be radiated and the shape of the tissue that was radiated; and a parameter memory for storing the parameter setting.