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Patient-specific radiation dose assessment in medical therapy

US10350434B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Healthcare Limited · DE

Inventors

Saikiran Rapaka · Ewing, US
Stefan Kluckner · Berlin, DE
Carol L. Novak · Newtown, US
Puneet Sharma · Rahway, US
Dorin Comaniciu · Princeton Junction, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 11, 2015
Grant date	Jul 16, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 31, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2207/30196
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In order to provide radiation dose estimation during a treatment, one or more characteristics of the patient are used. A camera captures the patient so that the characteristics (e.g., organ position) may be derived. Radiation exposure and/or absorption are determined from the characteristics. A Monte Carlo, machine-learnt, or other model estimates the dosage for different locations in the patient. During the treatment, the dosage may be presented as a warning when exceeding a threshold or other visualization.

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