CHERENKOV IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING RADIATION DOSE

A Cherenkov imaging system for determining surface radiation dose for a subject undergoing radiation therapy includes (a) a first camera for capturing a Cherenkov image of Cherenkov radiation from a surface region of the subject undergoing Cherenkov-radiation-inducing radiation therapy, (b) a second...

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Main Authors POGUE, Brian, William, GLADSTONE, David, J, JIANG, Shudong, ANDREOZZI, Jacqueline, M, GLASER, Adam, K, AXELSSON, Johan, Jakob, JARVIS, Lesley, A, DAVIS, Scott, Christian, ZHANG, Rongxiao
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 07.03.2018
Subjects
ELECTROTHERAPY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MAGNETOTHERAPY
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
RADIATION THERAPY
ULTRASOUND THERAPY
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Summary:A Cherenkov imaging system for determining surface radiation dose for a subject undergoing radiation therapy includes (a) a first camera for capturing a Cherenkov image of Cherenkov radiation from a surface region of the subject undergoing Cherenkov-radiation-inducing radiation therapy, (b) a second camera for capturing a reflectance image of reflectance of optical illumination off the surface region, and (c) a correction module for correcting the Cherenkov image based upon the reflectance image to form a corrected Cherenkov image that indicates radiation dose for the surface region. A Cherenkov imaging method for determining surface radiation dose for a subject, undergoing radiation therapy includes correcting a Cherenkov image, of Cherenkov radiation from a surface region of the subject undergoing Cherenkov-radiation-inducing radiation therapy, using a reflectance image of visible light reflected by the surface region, to form a corrected Cherenkov image that indicates radiation dose for the surface region.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20160787023