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Orthovoltage radiotherapy

  • US 8,306,186 B2
  • Filed: 06/13/2011
  • Issued: 11/06/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for treating a patient'"'"'s target tissue with radiation, the system comprising:

  • a radiation source that emits x-ray radiation during a treatment period;

    a targeting module that emits a target light that corresponds to a beam spot of the emitted radiation;

    an imaging system that repeatedly images the target tissue substantially at the beam spot, during the treatment period, with visible or infrared light;

    a mapping module that maps a location of the target tissue, based on the images of the imaging system during the treatment period, in a coordinate system;

    a contact lens comprising a fiducial marker; and

    a movement module that moves the radiation source, based on the mapped location of the target tissue in the coordinate system, to deliver radiation to the target tissue.

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