US 12,324,709 B2
System and method for controlling a collimator
Terry L Ancar, Jefferson, LA (US)
Filed by Terry L Ancar, Jefferson, LA (US)
Filed on Oct. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/971,599.
Application 17/971,599 is a continuation of application No. 17/592,367, filed on Feb. 3, 2022, granted, now 11,478,328.
Application 17/592,367 is a continuation of application No. 17/237,796, filed on Apr. 22, 2021, granted, now 11,241,295, issued on Feb. 8, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/014,703, filed on Apr. 24, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0038525 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); G01N 23/04 (2018.01); G02B 27/30 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 90/37 (2016.02) [A61B 34/20 (2016.02); G01N 23/043 (2013.01); G02B 27/30 (2013.01); A61B 2090/376 (2016.02)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A collimator control system, comprising:
a collimator comprising a plurality of motorized shutters;
one or more processors communicatively connected to the collimator;
a display communicatively connected to the one or more processors;
a memory communicatively connected to the one or more processors, the memory storing programming instructions, the programming instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the collimator control system to:
display an image on the display, the image comprising a shaded area representing a collimated area based on the position of the plurality of motorized shutters;
receive user input indicating adjustments to the shaded area; and
adjust the plurality of motorized shutters to change the collimated area to match the adjusted shaded area on the displayed image.