Method for irradiation planning

US10166404B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• GSI Helmholtzzentrum fuer Schwerionenforschung GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Alexander Gemmel · Erlangen, DE
• Christoph Bert · Aschaffenburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 30, 2013
• Grant date: Jan 1, 2019
• Expiry date: Jul 8, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N2005/1087
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Method for irradiation planning of a target volume with a scanned particle beam, comprising the following steps: defining a target volume located in a body, subdividing the target volume into a plurality of individually approachable target points, defining a number of temporally consecutive irradiation sub-plans, dividing the target points of the target volume among the irradiation sub-plans in subsets, wherein the subsets are distributed over the entire target volume, and wherein mutually adjacent target points of the target volume are each assigned to different irradiation sub-plans.