Robotic arm for a radiation treatment system
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a linear accelerator (LINAC); and
a robotic arm coupled to the LINAC, the robotic arm configured to move the LINAC along five degrees of freedom (DOF), wherein the five DOF comprise four rotational DOF and one substantially linear DOF.
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Abstract
A robotic treatment delivery system including a linear accelerator (LINAC), and a robotic arm coupled to the LINAC. The robotic arm is configured to move the LINAC along at least four rotational degrees of freedom and one substantially linear degree of freedom.
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65 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a linear accelerator (LINAC); and a robotic arm coupled to the LINAC, the robotic arm configured to move the LINAC along five degrees of freedom (DOF), wherein the five DOF comprise four rotational DOF and one substantially linear DOF. - 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, 30)
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31. A method, comprising:
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providing a linear accelerator (LINAC) coupled to a robotic arm; and moving the LINAC along five degrees of freedom (DOF), wherein the five DOF comprise four rotational DOF and one substantially linear DOF. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. The method of claim 43, further comprising rotating the LINAC along an additional translational axis using an additional shoulder joint.
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44. An apparatus, comprising:
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a linear accelerator (LINAC); and means for increasing a workspace by moving the LINAC along five degrees of freedom (DOF), wherein the five DOF comprise four rotational DOF and one substantially linear DOF, and wherein the workspace comprises a number of nodes at which the LINAC can be positioned to deliver radiation to a target. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47)
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48. A system, comprising:
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a linear accelerator (LINAC); a first robotic arm coupled to the LINAC, the robotic arm configured to move the LINAC along five degrees of freedom (DOF), wherein the five DOF comprise four rotational DOF and one substantially linear DOF; a treatment couch; and a second robotic arm coupled to the treatment couch, the robotic arm configured to move the treatment couch along five degrees of freedom (DOF), wherein the five DOF comprise four rotational DOF and one substantially linear DOF. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A method comprising:
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providing a LINAC coupled to a first robotic arm; providing a treatment couch coupled to a second robotic arm; moving the LINAC along five degrees of freedom (DOF) using the first robotic arm, wherein the five DOF of the first robotic arm comprise four rotational DOF and one substantially linear DOF; and moving the treatment couch along five DOF using the second robotic arm, wherein the five DOF of the second robotic arm comprise four rotational DOF and one substantially linear DOF. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. An apparatus, comprising:
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a linear accelerator (LINAC); a treatment couch; means for moving the LINAC along five degrees of freedom (DOF), wherein the five DOF comprise four rotational DOF and one substantially linear DOF; and means for moving the treatment couch along five degrees of freedom (DOF), wherein the five DOF comprise four rotational DOF and one substantially linear DOF. - View Dependent Claims (65)
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