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A system and method for identifying and processing individual patients among a set of patients includes storing position data representative of patient-unique arrangements of targets that are affixed to the patients for aligning a therapeutic radiation beam. Subsequent to the recording of the positi

A system and method for identifying and processing individual patients among a set of patients includes storing position data representative of patient-unique arrangements of targets that are affixed to the patients for aligning a therapeutic radiation beam. Subsequent to the recording of the position data, a particular patient and/or the medical information of the particular patient can be identified by reimaging the targets or substitute targets on the particular patient to detect a correlation between the image data and the stored position data. The correlation may be used to register a patient, track the location of the patient within a multi-station facility, or facilitate treatment setup, such as beam-to-patient alignment, radiation configuration, and beam control.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A system for identifying a medical patient among a plurality of patients for localized radiation therapy comprising:memory means for storing position data representative of arrangements of targets affixed to said plurality of patients for aligning said patients relative to a source

[ I claim:] [1.] A system for identifying a medical patient among a plurality of patients for localized radiation therapy comprising:memory means for storing position data representative of arrangements of targets affixed to said plurality of patients for aligning said patients relative to a source of radiation, each arrangement of targets being unique to one of said patients;imaging means for generating image data responsive to positions of said targets on a particular patient;processing means, connected to said memory means and said imaging means, for comparing said image data from said imaging means with said position data stored in said memory means; andidentification means, responsive to said processing means, for identifying said particular patient based upon detecting a correlation between said image data and said position data.