Gantry mounted stereoscopic imaging system
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1. A radiation therapy treatment apparatus, comprising:
- a rotatable gantry on which is disposed;
a first diagnostic radiation source protruding from a first location of the gantry;
a first diagnostic imager protruding from the gantry; and
a structure comprising a therapeutic radiation source protruding from a second location of the gantry, the first diagnostic radiation source and the therapeutic radiation source being different;
wherein the gantry rotates about an axis, and wherein the first diagnostic imager, and the structure comprising the therapeutic radiation source protrude from a plane perpendicular to the axis, and the first diagnostic radiation source is offset from a line extending through the therapeutic radiation source and the axis.
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Abstract
A radiation therapy treatment machine that has a stereoscopic imaging system, which includes a rotatable open gantry on which is placed a first diagnostic radiation source, a first diagnostic imager, and a therapeutic radiation source.
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1. A radiation therapy treatment apparatus, comprising:
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a rotatable gantry on which is disposed; a first diagnostic radiation source protruding from a first location of the gantry; a first diagnostic imager protruding from the gantry; and a structure comprising a therapeutic radiation source protruding from a second location of the gantry, the first diagnostic radiation source and the therapeutic radiation source being different; wherein the gantry rotates about an axis, and wherein the first diagnostic imager, and the structure comprising the therapeutic radiation source protrude from a plane perpendicular to the axis, and the first diagnostic radiation source is offset from a line extending through the therapeutic radiation source and the axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An intensity modulated radiation therapy machine, comprising:
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a rotatable gantry on which is disposed; means for generating a stereoscopic representation of a treatment volume from image data coupled to a computer system; and a therapeutic radiation source comprising a structure including a multileaf collimator coupled to the computer system wherein the gantry rotates about an axis, and wherein a first diagnostic imager and the structure comprising the therapeutic radiation source protrude from a plane perpendicular to the axis, and the first diagnostic imager is offset from a line extending through the therapeutic radiation source and the axis. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A method for operating a radiation therapy treatment machine, comprising:
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positioning a rotatable gantry to a radial position with respect to a center line of the gantry'"'"'s rotation; generating a first image of a treatment volume with a first kilovoltage (kV) radiation source and a first kV imager, the first kV radiation source disposed at a first location on the gantry; generating a second image of the treatment volume with a second kV radiation source and a second kV imager, the second kV radiation source disposed at a second location on the gantry; generating by computer, a stereoscopic representation of the treatment volume from a perspective of a third location on the gantry based on the first image and the second image; targeting the treatment volume with data from the stereoscopic representation; and applying a therapeutic radiation dose from the third location to the treatment volume. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for operating a radiation therapy treatment machine, comprising:
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selecting a first image of a treatment volume from a first position; selecting a second image of the treatment volume from a second position; generating a stereoscopic representation of the treatment volume based on the first image and the second image; and targeting the treatment volume from a third position with data from the stereoscopic representation, wherein the first image is produced using a first radiation source and the second image is produced using a second radiation source disposed on the radiation therapy machine, wherein said first and said second radiation sources are angularly offset from each other. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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