SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DELIVERING RADIATION THERAPY TO A MOVING REGION OF INTEREST
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1. A method of delivering radiation therapy to a patient when a region of interest is moving, the method comprising:
- generating a plurality of treatment plans for delivering radiation therapy;
delivering radiation therapy to the patient by following one of the plurality of treatment plans;
monitoring the patient during the delivering radiation therapy; and
changing to another treatment plan during the delivering radiation therapy based at least in part on the monitoring the patient.
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Abstract
A system for and method of delivering radiation therapy to a moving region of interest is disclosed. The method, in one implementation, includes the acts of generating a plurality of treatment plans for providing radiation therapy, delivering radiation therapy to the patient following one of the plurality of treatment plans, monitoring the patient while providing radiation therapy, and changing the treatment plan based at least in part on monitoring the patient.
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1. A method of delivering radiation therapy to a patient when a region of interest is moving, the method comprising:
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generating a plurality of treatment plans for delivering radiation therapy;
delivering radiation therapy to the patient by following one of the plurality of treatment plans;
monitoring the patient during the delivering radiation therapy; and
changing to another treatment plan during the delivering radiation therapy based at least in part on the monitoring the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of delivering radiation therapy to a patient when a region of interest is moving, the radiation therapy being delivered by a radiation therapy system including a multi-leaf collimator, the method comprising:
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generating a treatment plan for delivering radiation therapy;
delivering radiation therapy to the patient by following the treatment plan;
monitoring the patient during the delivering radiation therapy; and
changing a leaf pattern of the multi-leaf collimator during the delivering radiation therapy based at least in part on the monitoring the patient. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method of delivering radiation therapy to a patient when a region of interest is moving, the radiation therapy being delivered by a radiation therapy system, the method comprising:
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generating a treatment plan for delivering radiation therapy;
delivering radiation therapy to the patient by following the treatment plan;
monitoring the patient during the delivering radiation therapy; and
changing a treatment parameter during the delivering radiation therapy based at least in part on the monitoring the patient. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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