US 12,257,098 B2
Signal transmitter for a radiotherapy device
John Allen, West (GB); and Adrian Smith, Crawley (GB)
Assigned to Elekta Limited, Crawley (GB)
Appl. No. 17/758,610
Filed by Elekta Limited, Crawley (GB)
PCT Filed Jan. 13, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/050551
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 11, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/144295, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 22, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2000533 (GB), filed on Jan. 14, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0036428 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 6/00 (2024.01); A61N 5/10 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 6/56 (2013.01) [A61N 5/1048 (2013.01); A61N 5/1077 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system to deliver radiation to a subject, the system comprising:
a radiotherapy device configured to provide radiation to a subject via a source of radiation, wherein the source of radiation is configurable to emit a non-continuous beam of radiation, wherein the non-continuous beam of radiation has a first time-related property associated therewith, wherein the radiotherapy device comprises a rotatable member, wherein the radiotherapy device is configurable to operate in conjunction with a peripheral device, and wherein the peripheral device is configured to not rotate with the rotatable member of the radiotherapy device; and
a wireless signal transmitter, wherein the wireless signal transmitter is configurable to wirelessly transmit a signal comprising data regarding the first time-related property to a wireless signal receiver associated with the peripheral device, wherein the wireless signal transmitter is included on, within, or connected to the rotatable member.