SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETECTING A BREATHING PHASE OF A PATIENT RECEIVING RADIATION THERAPY
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1. A method of detecting a breathing phase of a patient receiving radiation therapy, the method comprising:
- 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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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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1. A method of detecting a breathing phase of a patient receiving radiation therapy, the method comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 26)
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19. A system for detecting a breathing phase of a patient receiving radiation therapy, the system comprising:
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a radiation therapy device including a computer processor, a radiation module operable to deliver radiation to the patient, and a detector operable to collect transmission radiation; and
a software program stored in a computer readable medium accessible by the computer processor, the software program being operable to obtain a plurality of patient images representing phases of a breathing cycle, obtain transmission data of the patient from the collected transmission radiation, and compare the transmission data to the plurality of patient images. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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