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公开(公告)号:US11164346B2
公开(公告)日:2021-11-02
申请号:US15929940
申请日:2020-05-29
申请人: Elekta AB (publ)
发明人: Jonas Anders Adler , Ozan Öktem
摘要: Image reconstruction can include using a statistical or machine learning, MAP estimator, or other reconstruction technique to produce a reconstructed image from acquired imaging data. A Conditional Generative Adversarial Network (CGAN) technique can be used to train a Generator, using a Discriminator, to generate posterior distribution sampled images that can be displayed or further processed such as to help provide uncertainty information about a mean reconstruction image. Such uncertainty information can be useful to help understand or even visually modify the mean reconstruction image. Similar techniques can be used in a segmentation use-case, instead of a reconstruction use case. The uncertainty information can also be useful for other post-processing techniques.
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公开(公告)号:US11124393B2
公开(公告)日:2021-09-21
申请号:US16146248
申请日:2018-09-28
申请人: Elekta AB (Publ)
摘要: A lifting apparatus for a facility combining magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and radiotherapy apparatus inside a purpose-built structure having a fixed wall, the lifting apparatus comprising a wall-mounted articulating jib crane which is selectively moveable between a stowed state and a free state in which it is operable as a crane, in which substantially all of the load-bearing parts of the crane are made of non-ferromagnetic metal, and in which guides are mounted to the wall to receive and to releasably hold the crane in a fixed position relative to the wall when the crane is in the stowed state.
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公开(公告)号:US11020615B2
公开(公告)日:2021-06-01
申请号:US16563139
申请日:2019-09-06
申请人: Elekta AB (publ)
发明人: Markus Eriksson , Jens Olof Sjölund , Linn Öström , David Andreas Tilly , Peter Kimstrand , Jonas Anders Adler
摘要: Systems and methods for calculating radiotherapy dose distribution are provided. The systems and methods include operations for receiving data representing at least one of particle trajectories or a dose deposition pattern in a simulated delivery of a radiotherapy plan; applying a dose calculation process to the received data to generate a first radiotherapy dose distribution having a first level of detail; and processing the first radiotherapy dose distribution using a trained machine learning technique to generate a second radiotherapy dose distribution having a second level of detail that enhances the first level of detail.
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公开(公告)号:US10576301B2
公开(公告)日:2020-03-03
申请号:US15655573
申请日:2017-07-20
申请人: Elekta AB (publ)
摘要: A fluorescing marker is used in order to mark (for example) a leaf of a multi-leaf collimator and/or the reference points within the field of view. The markers are illuminated with light tuned to cause the markers to fluoresce at a wavelength different to that of the illuminating light. The fluorescence is then detected by a camera. This method allows the image to be captured by the camera with increased contrast. Accordingly, the present invention provides a multi-leaf collimator for a radiotherapeutic apparatus, comprising at least one leaf having a fluorescent marker. The fluorescent marker will usually emit light of a wavelength longer than the incident light, allowing suitable filters to be provided in order to distinguish the light emitted by the markers. A suitable material for use in the fluorescent markers is ruby. The present invention also provides a radiotherapeutic apparatus comprising a multi-leaf collimator as defined above, and a camera arranged to view the fluorescent markers. A source of illumination for the fluorescent markers is ideally monochromatic, or nearly so. The camera can have a filter arranged to substantially prevent light of the wavelength emitted by the source of illumination from entering the camera, thereby improving the contrast of the image. The radiotherapeutic apparatus can also comprise a source of illumination that is optically co-located with a radiation source, to allow the radiation field that will be emitted to be checked visually by an operator. The co-located source is preferably substantially monochromatic, emitting substantially no light at the wavelength of the fluorescent markers. A filter can then be placed over an output of the radiotherapeutic apparatus, for blocking light of the wavelength of the fluorescent markers and thereby enhancing the contrast of the image that is taken of the fluorescent markers.
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公开(公告)号:US10549125B2
公开(公告)日:2020-02-04
申请号:US16042190
申请日:2018-07-23
申请人: Elekta AB (Publ)
摘要: A radiotherapy apparatus includes a rotatable drum on which is mounted a gantry arm carrying a radiation source. The arm extending from the drum to a location of the radiation source is offset from the axis of rotation of the drum and oriented towards the axis. The radiotherapy apparatus further includes a mechanism configured to apply a tilt to the arm at one or more rotational orientations of the drum. The rotatable drum is supported on wheels beneath the drum, and the mechanism is an eccentric mechanism within the wheels and is configured to apply the tilt to the arm via the wheels.
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公开(公告)号:US10039519B2
公开(公告)日:2018-08-07
申请号:US14524987
申请日:2014-10-27
申请人: Elekta AB (publ)
发明人: Kevin John Brown , David Anthony Roberts , Janusz Harasimowicz , Martin Sell , Julian Byrne , Armin Fuerst
CPC分类号: A61B6/584 , A61B6/582 , A61B6/583 , A61B2560/0228 , A61N5/1048 , A61N5/1049 , A61N5/1075 , A61N2005/1052 , A61N2005/1055 , A61N2005/1076
摘要: A method of aligning the radiation beam in a radiotherapy system comprising a source for producing a beam of radiation and an imaging device for imaging from the beam, both mounted to be rotatable about an axis, a fiducial phantom between the source and imaging device, the method comprising: rotating the beam and imaging device in a trajectory about the axis while obtaining images of the fiducial phantom from a plurality of different angles, at least one image including a feature of the imaging apparatus, adjusting the trajectory of the source relative to that feature to position the isocenter substantially in the center of the volume, determining from each image of the fiducial phantom the position of the source at the rotational position the image was obtained, and calculating the center of rotation of the positions of the source to define the isocenter of the system.
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公开(公告)号:US09953416B2
公开(公告)日:2018-04-24
申请号:US14992117
申请日:2016-01-11
申请人: ELEKTA AB (PUBL)
发明人: Colin Winfield , Abdul Sayeed
CPC分类号: G06T7/0012 , A61N5/1071 , A61N2005/1054 , G06F17/30259 , G06F19/00 , G06F19/321 , G06F19/3481 , G06K9/6202 , G06T2207/10004 , G06T2207/10116 , G16H20/40 , G16H30/20 , G16H50/20
摘要: Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for evaluating treatment parameters for a patient undergoing radiotherapy. The method includes the step of generating a portal dosimetry image showing differences between a planning image obtained prior to a treatment session and a portal image obtained during the treatment session. A database of prior portal dosimetry results is accessed, and a processor is used to perform a similarity measurement between the portal dosimetry image and the prior portal dosimetry results. Based on the similarity measurement, the system determines whether radiation was delivered as planned during the treatment session.
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公开(公告)号:US20180043186A1
公开(公告)日:2018-02-15
申请号:US15725784
申请日:2017-10-05
申请人: ELEKTA AB (PUBL)
CPC分类号: A61N5/1045 , A61N5/1077 , G21K1/025 , G21K1/046 , G21K1/10
摘要: A collimator for a radiotherapy apparatus, comprising a block of isolation-attenuating material having a front face forming the leading edge of tie block and at least one main rear face defining the trailing edge of the block. In which the or each rear face is substantially planar in the direction of the depth of the block and non-parallel to the front face. The collimator may form part of a radiotherapy apparatus, and methods of operation of such apparatus are described.
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公开(公告)号:US09808652B2
公开(公告)日:2017-11-07
申请号:US15394193
申请日:2016-12-29
申请人: ELEKTA AB (PUBL)
CPC分类号: A61N5/1045 , A61N5/1077 , G21K1/025 , G21K1/046 , G21K1/10
摘要: A collimator for a radiotherapy apparatus comprising a block of radiation-attenuating material having a front face forming the leading edge of the block and at least one main rear face defining the trailing edge of the block, in which the least one main rear face has a material disposed thereon and is non-parallel to the front face. The collimator may form part of a radiotherapy apparatus, and methods of operation of such apparatus are described.
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公开(公告)号:US09770602B2
公开(公告)日:2017-09-26
申请号:US15078392
申请日:2016-03-23
申请人: Elekta AB (Publ)
CPC分类号: A61N5/1045 , A61N5/1047 , A61N5/1049 , A61N5/1067 , A61N2005/1055 , A61N2005/1056 , G21K1/02 , G21K1/04
摘要: An IGRT apparatus comprising a medical imaging device (1) integrated with a linear accelerator (3, 4), the linear accelerator (3, 4) configured for emitting a radiation beam which is shaped by a beam shaper (8, 17), wherein the position of the beam shaper (8, 17) is adjustable between a first position and a second position, wherein the first position is a treatment position and the second position is a non-treatment position and wherein the IGRT apparatus comprises a gantry (2) and wherein the first position is within the gantry (2) and the second position is removed from the gantry (2).
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