| CPC A61N 5/1079 (2013.01) [A61B 6/035 (2013.01); A61B 6/037 (2013.01); A61B 6/0407 (2013.01); A61B 6/4435 (2013.01); A61B 6/54 (2013.01); A61N 5/103 (2013.01); A61N 5/1045 (2013.01); A61N 5/1049 (2013.01); A61N 5/107 (2013.01); A61N 5/1071 (2013.01); A61N 5/1075 (2013.01); A61N 5/1081 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1052 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1055 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1058 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1061 (2013.01); A61N 5/1068 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1072 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A method for radiation delivery comprising:
moving a patient platform to a first beam station location;
rotating a therapeutic radiation source around the patient platform for a first number of revolutions to deliver a first quantity of radiation while the patient platform is stopped at the first beam station location;
moving the patient platform to a second beam station location; and
rotating the therapeutic radiation source around the patient platform for a second number of revolutions to deliver a second quantity of radiation while the patient platform is stopped at the second beam station location, wherein the first and second number of revolutions of the therapeutic radiation source are determined during treatment planning.
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