Proton beam therapy control system

US7398309B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · US

Inventors

• Michael Baumann · Herrenberg, DE
• Alexandre V. Beloussov · San Bernardino, US
• Julide Bakir · Goleta, US
• Deganit Armon · Longmeadow, US
• Howard B. Olsen · Irvine, US
• Dana Salem · Riverside, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 10, 2001
• Grant date: Jul 8, 2008
• Expiry date: Oct 6, 2023

Classification

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

Abstract

A tiered communications architecture for managing network traffic in a distributed system. Communication between client or control computers and a plurality of hardware devices is administered by agent and monitor devices whose activities are coordinated to reduce the number of open channels or sockets. The communications architecture also improves the transparency and scalability of the distributed system by reducing network mapping dependence. The architecture is desirably implemented in a proton beam therapy system to provide flexible security policies which improve patent safety and facilitate system maintenance and development.