METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING A MULTI-LAYER MULTI-LEAF COLLIMATOR AS A VIRTUAL FLATTENING FILTER

A photon source 104 emits a flattening filter-free photon beam 110. A control circuit 101 operably couples to a multi-layer multi-leaf collimator that is disposed between the photon source and a treatment area 108 of a patient. The control circuit automatically arranges operation of some, but not al...

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Hauptverfasser:	MIETTINEN, Mika, HANNIBAL, Ross B, YOUNG LEE, Mu
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	ELECTROTHERAPY GAMMA RAY OR X-RAY MICROSCOPES HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IRRADIATION DEVICES MAGNETOTHERAPY MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE NUCLEAR ENGINEERING NUCLEAR PHYSICS PHYSICS RADIATION THERAPY TECHNIQUES FOR HANDLING PARTICLES OR IONISING RADIATION NOTOTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ULTRASOUND THERAPY
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