Triggered treatment systems and methods

US10898730B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL AG · CH
• VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. · US

Inventors

• Christel Smith · Midland School, US
• Corey Zankowski · San Jose, US
• Jan Timmer · Cologne, DE
• Wolfgang Kaissl · Wil, CH
• Deepak Khuntia · Los Altos, US
• Eric Abel · San Jose, US
• Josh Star-Lack · Palo Alto, US
• Camille Noel · Chesterfield, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 31, 2018
• Grant date: Jan 26, 2021
• Expiry date: Feb 12, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N2005/1094
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

In various embodiments, a radiation therapy method can include loading a planning image of a target in a human. In addition, the position of the target can be monitored. A computation can be made of an occurrence of substantial alignment between the position of the target and the target of the planning image. Furthermore, after the computing, a beam of radiation is triggered to deliver a dosage to the target in a short period of time (e.g., less than a second).