THERAPEUTIC APPARATUS, COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CONTROLLING THE FOCUS OF RADIATION INTO A MOVING TARGET ZONE
First Claim
1. A therapeutic apparatus comprising:
- a therapeutic system for treating a target zone of a subject, wherein the therapeutic system has an adjustable focus for directing radiation into the target zone;
a respiration sensor for measuring a respiratory phase of the subject;
a processor for controlling the therapeutic apparatus; and
a memory containing machine executable instructions for execution by the processor, wherein execution of the instructions causes the processor to;
send control signals to the therapeutic system that cause treatment of the target zone,receive time-dependent-respiratory-phase-data from the respiration sensor,generate focus-adjustment-control-signals in accordance with the time-dependent-respiratory-phase-data, andsend the focus-adjustment-control-signals to the therapeutic system.
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Abstract
A therapeutic apparatus (300, 400, 500, 600) comprising: a therapeutic system (302, 402) for treating a target zone (304) of a subject (306), wherein the therapeutic system has an adjustable focus for directing radiation (410) into the target zone; a respiration sensor (308, 310, 416, 424) for measuring a respiratory phase of the subject; a processor (322) for controlling the therapeutic apparatus; and a memory (326, 328) containing machine executable instructions (340, 342, 344, 346, 348, 350, 352) for execution by the processor, wherein execution of the instructions causes the processor to: send (100, 206) control signals to the therapeutic system that cause treatment of the target zone, receive (102, 208) time-dependant-respiratory-phase-data (330) from the respiration sensor, generate (104, 210) focus-adjustment-control-signals in accordance with the time-dependant-respiratory-phase-data, and send (106, 212) the focus-adjustment-control-signals to the therapeutic system.
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15 Claims
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1. A therapeutic apparatus comprising:
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a therapeutic system for treating a target zone of a subject, wherein the therapeutic system has an adjustable focus for directing radiation into the target zone; a respiration sensor for measuring a respiratory phase of the subject; a processor for controlling the therapeutic apparatus; and a memory containing machine executable instructions for execution by the processor, wherein execution of the instructions causes the processor to; send control signals to the therapeutic system that cause treatment of the target zone, receive time-dependent-respiratory-phase-data from the respiration sensor, generate focus-adjustment-control-signals in accordance with the time-dependent-respiratory-phase-data, and send the focus-adjustment-control-signals to the therapeutic system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-implemented method of operating a therapeutic apparatus, wherein the therapeutic apparatus comprises a therapeutic system for treating a target zone of a subject, wherein the therapeutic system has an adjustable focus for directing radiation into the target zone, wherein the therapeutic apparatus further comprises a respiration sensor for measuring a respiratory phase of the subject, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
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sending control signals to the therapeutic system that cause treatment of the target zone, receiving time-dependent-respiratory-phase-data from the respiration sensor, generating focus-adjustment-control-signals in accordance with the time-dependent-respiratory-phase-data, and sending the focus-adjustment-control-signals to the therapeutic system.
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15. A computer program product comprising machine executable instructions for execution by a processor of a therapeutic apparatus, wherein the therapeutic apparatus comprises a therapeutic system for treating a target zone of a subject, wherein the therapeutic system has an adjustable focus for directing radiation into the target zone, wherein the apparatus further comprises a respiration sensor for measuring a respiratory phase of the subject, wherein execution of the instructions cause the processor to:
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send control signals to the therapeutic system that cause treatment of the target zone, receive time-dependent-respiratory-phase-data from the respiration sensor, generate focus-adjustment-control-signals in accordance with the time dependent respiratory data, and send the focus-adjustment-control-signals to the therapeutic system.
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