GB2342552B - Collimator system - Google Patents

Collimator system

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GB2342552B
GB2342552B GB9923657A GB9923657A GB2342552B GB 2342552 B GB2342552 B GB 2342552B GB 9923657 A GB9923657 A GB 9923657A GB 9923657 A GB9923657 A GB 9923657A GB 2342552 B GB2342552 B GB 2342552B
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Prior art keywords
collimator system
collimator
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GB9923657D0 (en
GB2342552A (en
Inventor
Mark Wofford
Francisco M Hernandez-Guerra
Joseph S Saba
Todd H Steinberg
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Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc
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Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc
Siemens Medical Systems Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21K—TECHNIQUES FOR HANDLING PARTICLES OR IONISING RADIATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; IRRADIATION DEVICES; GAMMA RAY OR X-RAY MICROSCOPES
    • G21K1/00—Arrangements for handling particles or ionising radiation, e.g. focusing or moderating
    • G21K1/02—Arrangements for handling particles or ionising radiation, e.g. focusing or moderating using diaphragms, collimators
    • G21K1/04—Arrangements for handling particles or ionising radiation, e.g. focusing or moderating using diaphragms, collimators using variable diaphragms, shutters, choppers
    • G21K1/046—Arrangements for handling particles or ionising radiation, e.g. focusing or moderating using diaphragms, collimators using variable diaphragms, shutters, choppers varying the contour of the field, e.g. multileaf collimators
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N5/00—Radiation therapy
    • A61N5/10—X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy
    • A61N5/1042—X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy with spatial modulation of the radiation beam within the treatment head

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Spectroscopy & Molecular Physics (AREA)
  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Radiation-Therapy Devices (AREA)
GB9923657A 1998-10-06 1999-10-06 Collimator system Expired - Lifetime GB2342552B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US10345498P 1998-10-06 1998-10-06
US23463299A 1999-01-20 1999-01-20

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GB9923657D0 GB9923657D0 (en) 1999-12-08
GB2342552A GB2342552A (en) 2000-04-12
GB2342552B true GB2342552B (en) 2003-02-19

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US6134296A (en) * 1999-01-20 2000-10-17 Siemens Medical Systems, Inc. Microgradient intensity modulating multi-leaf collimator
US6477229B1 (en) 2000-05-12 2002-11-05 Siemens Medical Solutions Usa, Inc. Radiation therapy planning
US6757355B1 (en) * 2000-08-17 2004-06-29 Siemens Medical Solutions Usa, Inc. High definition radiation treatment with an intensity modulating multi-leaf collimator
DE10045260C1 (en) * 2000-09-13 2002-01-24 Deutsches Krebsforsch Potentiometer for displacement detection has measuring resistance with resistance strip corresponding in length to maximum displacement
CN112526902B (en) * 2020-11-23 2022-06-07 山东新华医疗器械股份有限公司 Medical accelerator control console

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JPH08131566A (en) * 1994-11-10 1996-05-28 Kanematsu Medical Syst Kk Radiation medical treatment planning device
US5663999A (en) * 1996-06-28 1997-09-02 Systems Medical Systems, Inc. Optimization of an intensity modulated field
US5734692A (en) * 1994-03-25 1998-03-31 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Radiotherapy system
US5818902A (en) * 1996-03-01 1998-10-06 Elekta Ab Intensity modulated arc therapy with dynamic multi-leaf collimation

Patent Citations (5)

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JPH07255718A (en) * 1994-03-25 1995-10-09 Toshiba Medical Eng Co Ltd Radiation treatment planning device, radiation treatment device and radiation treatment method
US5734692A (en) * 1994-03-25 1998-03-31 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Radiotherapy system
JPH08131566A (en) * 1994-11-10 1996-05-28 Kanematsu Medical Syst Kk Radiation medical treatment planning device
US5818902A (en) * 1996-03-01 1998-10-06 Elekta Ab Intensity modulated arc therapy with dynamic multi-leaf collimation
US5663999A (en) * 1996-06-28 1997-09-02 Systems Medical Systems, Inc. Optimization of an intensity modulated field

Non-Patent Citations (2)

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Title
WPI Accession number 95-378651 & JP 07 255 718 A *
WPI Accession number 96-304223 & JP 08 131 566 A *

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