An absorbing device (24, 24, 24, 41) for radiotherapy treatment comprising at least one layer of electromagnetic absorbing material wherein the absorbing material is for preventing interaction between a target localisation system (1) having a targeted frequency range of between about 300 kHz and 500 kHz and a treatment table (4).

Described is a process for performing radiotherapy treatment according to the invention comprising the following operations: S.1) providing a radiotherapy system (1) comprising a radiation head (3), a movement system (7), a diagnostics subsystem for images, in turn comprising a probe (13) and a position detection subsystem (11); S.2) by means of the at least one probe (13) acquiring a plurality of images (IM_1, IM_2, IMJ, IM_N) of internal sections of a body to be treated (P); S.3) by means of the position detection subsystem (11) detecting the position in space of the probe (13) whilst it acquires each of said images (IMJ, IMJ, IMJ, IM_N); S.4) on the basis of said images (IMJ, IMJ, IMJ, IM_N) and by means of the movement system (7) moving the radiation head (3) and performing a predetermined treatment on the body to be treated (P).

A patient shuttle system, an irradiation system for particle therapy and an operation method thereof are provided. One embodiment of the present invention provides a patient shuttle system including a patient table on which a patient is placed, a drive device that causes the patient table to move parallel and/or rotate, and a drive control device that controls parallel movement and/or rotation of the patient table by the drive device, in accordance with a parallel movement amount and/or a rotation amount of the patient table that are received from a patient positioning system provided in a treatment room for particle therapy.

A system for MRI-guided radiotherapy is disclosed herein. The system includes a radiotherapy apparatus in the form of a linear accelerator or heavy ion system, an MRI portion, and a patient platform. The linear accelerator portion includes a stand, a gantry coupled to the stand, and a treatment head. The gantry is configured to rotate about the stand. The treatment head is coupled to the gantry. The treatment head is configured to deliver a radiotherapy beam. A system for MRI-guided radiotherapy is disclosed herein. The system includes a radiotherapy portion and an MRI portion adjacent to the radiotherapy portion. The MRI portion includes a magnet configured to generate an inhomogeneous magnetic field.

A system includes a first radiation source configured to provide therapeutic radiation in a treatment area and an automated patient transport configured to transport a patient from a preparation area to the treatment area, to position a treatment volume in the patient relative to the therapeutic radiation from the first radiation source, and to support the patient in receiving the therapeutic radiation. The automated patient transport comprises a first detector configured to detect a first patient positioning indicator located in and/or on the patient indicative of a position of the treatment volume.

A method may include acquiring a first image including a target point and a first reference point, the target point corresponding to at least one part of a subject, the first reference point corresponding to a first marker disposed on the couch of the medical device; determining a first spatial position of the first marker, the first spatial position corresponding to a first working position of the couch; determining a first spatial position of the at least one part of the subject based on the first image and the first spatial position of the first marker; determining a second spatial position of the first marker, the second spatial position corresponding to a second working position of the couch; determining a second spatial position of the at least one part of the subject based on the second spatial position of the first marker and the first spatial position of the at least one part of the subject. In some embodiments, the method may further include adjusting the second working position of the couch based on the second spatial position of the at least one part of the subject.

The invention relates to a position indicator for a system for moving a patient in a non-invasive therapy system, wherein the system for moving includes a patient support arranged outside a treatment space of a medical apparatus of the non-invasive therapy system, a treatment table arranged inside the treatment space in the medical apparatus, and a patient bed movable in a longitudinal direction from the patient support to the treatment table and back by means of activation of a transferring mechanism, wherein the position indicator comprises a number of light emitting elements arranged in the patient support and each being arranged to receive activation signals instructing a receiving light emitting element to emit light to indicate positions for treatment equipment.

Methods and systems using magnetic resonance and ultrasound for tracking anatomical targets for radiation therapy guidance are provided. One system includes a patient transport configured to move a patient between and into a magnetic resonance (MR) system and a radiation therapy (RT) system. An ultrasound transducer is also provided that is hands-free and electronically steerable, securely attached to the patient, such that the ultrasound transducer is configured to acquire four-dimensional (4D) ultrasound images concurrently with one of an MR acquisition or an RT radiation therapy session. The system also includes a controller having a processor configured to use the 4D ultrasound images and MR images from the MR system to control at least one of a photon beam spatial distribution or intensity modulation generated by the RT system. The system determines the previously-acquired correct MR images that represent a specific motion state at some time, t, by a plurality of transformations that allow the representation of the position of fiducial markers in the corresponding ultrasound images to match that of a prior ultrasound acquisition.

A patient shuttle system, an irradiation system for particle therapy and an operation method thereof are provided. One embodiment of the present invention provides a patient shuttle system including a patient table on which a patient is placed, a drive device that causes the patient table to move parallel and/or rotate, and a drive control device that controls parallel movement and/or rotation of the patient table by the drive device, in accordance with a parallel movement amount and/or a rotation amount of the patient table that are received from a patient positioning system provided in a treatment room for particle therapy.

An apparatus for precise positioning of a template and method for precise positioning of the template may be used in a brachytherapy procedure. Several different embodiments of the precise positioning apparatus may be used.