Patent · US Expired

Planning method for radiation therapy

US7266175B1 · kind B1 · utility

41Cited by
17References
20Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateJul 9, 2004
Grant dateSep 4, 2007
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 13, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61N5/1042
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Method and apparatus for controlling the correlation between the factors of treatment plan efficiency and dosimetric fitness to optimize the radiation therapy, or radiotherapy plan, include providing user control of the segment count, user control of total monitor units, and selection of an optimization algorithm as a method of controlling treatment efficiency.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.