Method and device for efficiently irradiating a target from multiple irradiation angles in a particle therapy system

US10449394B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. · US
• VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS PARTICLE THERAPY GMBH & CO. KG · DE

Inventors

• Anke Benner · Langenfeld, DE
• Julie Clift · San Jose, US
• Andreas Hensel · Egmating, DE
• Richard Kane · Los Altos, US
• Jan Karis · Overath, DE
• Nilesh SINHA · Fremont, US
• Brian Spatola · Palo Alto, US
• Jan Timmer · Cologne, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 18, 2017
• Grant date: Oct 22, 2019
• Expiry date: Sep 18, 2037

Classification

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

Abstract

A control system is described which provides a user interface that displays a clear graphical representation of relevant data for a particle radiation therapy system (such as a pencil-beam proton therapy system) for treating multiple beam fields as efficiently as possible. The user interface allows a user to visualize a treatment session, select one or multiple beam fields to include in one or more beam applications, and dissociate beam fields previously grouped if necessary. Further embodiments extend the ability to initiate the application of the generated proton therapy beam and the grouping of beam fields to be performed remotely from the treatment room itself, and even automatically, reducing the need for manual interventions to setup between fields.