Real time sensor for therapeutic radiation delivery

• Main Authors: CRAIG; RICHARD A, BLISS; MARY, REEDER; PAUL L
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 06.01.1998
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: ELECTROTHERAPY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MAGNETOTHERAPY; MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION; MEASURING; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PHYSICS; RADIATION THERAPY; TESTING; ULTRASOUND THERAPY

The invention is a real time sensor for therapeutic radiation. A probe is placed in or near the patient that senses in real time the dose at the location of the probe. The strength of the dose is determined by either an insertion or an exit probe. The location is determined by a series of vertical a...