US Patent Issued to University of Kentucky Research Foundation on Sept. 30 for "Cradle and feedback mechanism for automated device alignment in radiation therapy" (Kentucky Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,343, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to University of Kentucky Research Foundation (Lexington, Ky.).

"Cradle and feedback mechanism for automated device alignment in radiation therapy" was invented by Janelle A. Molloy (Nicholasville, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus adapted for automated device alignment in radiation therapy quality assurance, includes a base, a rotation adjustment assembly supported on the base, a tilt adjustment assembly supported on the rotation adjustment assembly, a quality assurance device supported on a cradle of the tilt adjustment assembly, a position sensor adapted to provide accurate meas...