Andrea L Cox

US Patent:

7801269, Sep 21, 2010

Filed:

Jul 27, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/881542

Inventors:

Robert L. Cravens - Verona WI, US
Kenneth J. Ruchala - Madison WI, US
Gustavo H. Olivera - Madison WI, US
Daniel Lucas - Madison WI, US
Andrea Cox - Fitchburg WI, US
Paul J. Reckwerdt - Madison WI, US
Cleber De Souza - Madison WI, US
Douglas Henderson - Middleton WI, US
David Arthur Spence - Hartland WI, US

Assignee:

TomoTherapy Incorporated - Madison WI

International Classification:

A61N 5/10
G01D 18/00

US Classification:

378 65, 378207

Abstract:

A radiation treatment system and method of commissioning the system, the system including a gantry, a radiation source operable to produce a beam of radiation, and a measurement device. The measurement device is physically connected to the gantry, and includes a multi-dimensional scanning arm, and a detector. The method includes generating radiation from the radiation source, passing the radiation through an attenuation block, and receiving radiation with the measurement device. The measurement device is positioned such that it is not in contact with water. Data is generated from the radiation received and the system is commissioned using the generated data to match system characteristics to a previously defined standard.