| CPC A61N 5/1071 (2013.01) [A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/463 (2013.01); A61N 5/1045 (2013.01); A61N 5/1081 (2013.01); A61B 6/037 (2013.01); A61N 5/1067 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1074 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1076 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |

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1. A method for monitoring radiotherapy, the method comprising:
(a) detecting acquiring PET imaging data of a target region using one or more PET detectors during the delivery of while delivering radiation for during a radiotherapy treatment session;
(b) calculating a dosimetric objective value using the acquired PET imaging data, wherein the dosimetric objective value represents a delivered radiation dose;
(c) comparing the dosimetric objective value with a range of acceptable dosimetric objective values for the radiotherapy treatment session; and
(d) generating a notification that indicates whether the dosimetric objective value is within the range of acceptable dosimetric objective values.
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