Modular patient support system

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A - Human Necessities

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A61N 5/00 (2006.01) A61N 5/10 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2533680

A radiation treatment system (100) for accurately delivering radiation to a targeted site within a cancer patient (108) that includes a modular patient support system and a patient positioner (114). The modular patient support system includes a modularly expandable patient pod (200) and at least one immobilization device, such as, for example, a rigid moldable foam cradle (350). The patient pod (200) includes a generally hemi-cylindrical support shell (212) that extends longitudinally between proximal edge (214) and distal edge (216), and transversely between two lateral edges (222, 224). In one embodiment, the lateral edges (222, 224) are tapered to minimize edge effects that result when radiation beams traverse the lateral edges (222, 224).

L'invention concerne un système de radiothérapie (100) conçu pour administrer de façon précise un rayonnement à un site cible du patient (108) atteint d'un cancer, qui comporte un système modulaire de support de patient et un positionneur (114). Ledit système modulaire comporte une nacelle (200) extensible pour patient et au moins un dispositif d'immobilisation, par exemple un berceau (350) rigide en mousse moulable. Ladite nacelle (200) comporte une coque de support (212) généralement hémicylindrique qui s'étend longitudinalement entre un bord proximal (214) et un bord distal (216), et transversalement entre deux bords latéraux (222, 224). Dans un mode de réalisation, les bords latéraux (222, 224) sont effilés de façon à réduire les effets de bords résultant des faisceaux rayonnants traversant les bords latéraux (222, 224).

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