Inventors:
Xubo Song - Portland OR, US
Martin Fuss - Portland OR, US
K. Jeffrey Eriksen - Portland OR, US
Deniz Erdogmus - Portland OR, US
Mark Deffebach - Portland OR, US
Darryl Kaurin - Portland OR, US
John Holland - Portland OR, US
John Fitchen - Portland OR, US
International Classification:
A61B 5/053
Abstract:
Embodiments herein provide a non-invasive tracking system that accurately predicts the location of tumors, such as lung tumors, in real time, while allowing patients to breathe naturally. This is accomplished by using Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT), in conjunction with spirometry, strain gauge and infrared sensors, and by using sophisticated patient-specific mathematical models that incorporate the dynamics of tumor motion. With the direction and speed of lung tumor movement successfully tracked, radiation may be effectively delivered to the lung tumor and not to the surrounding healthy tissue, thus increased radiation dosage may be directed to improving local tumor control without compromising functional parenchyma.