Patient support device for radiation therapy

A patient support device for a radiation therapy system has a load-bearing element, which is set up so as to be supported rotatably on a stationary structure about a vertical iso-axis extending through a treatment iso-center. The load-bearing element, with a patient tabletop mounted on it, can be le...

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Main Authors AMANN KARL, SEUFERT MATTHIAS, PLANNERER JURGEN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 12.02.2004
Edition7
Subjects
BLASTING
DIAGNOSIS
ELECTROTHERAPY
ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS
FRAMES, CASINGS, OR BEDS OF ENGINES OR OTHER MACHINES ORAPPARATUS NOT SPECIFIC TO AN ENGINE, MACHINE, OR APPARATUSPROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS
HEATING
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
LIGHTING
MAGNETOTHERAPY
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
RADIATION THERAPY
STANDS OR SUPPORTS
SURGERY
THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
ULTRASOUND THERAPY
WEAPONS
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Summary:A patient support device for a radiation therapy system has a load-bearing element, which is set up so as to be supported rotatably on a stationary structure about a vertical iso-axis extending through a treatment iso-center. The load-bearing element, with a patient tabletop mounted on it, can be leveled by a continuously adjustable leveling device. The leveling device is embodied in particular as a leveling shoe, which includes a bottom plate, a top plate, and an adjustable wedge disposed between them.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20030434711