Patent · US Active

Methods and apparatus for the planning and delivery of radiation treatments

US8658992B2 · kind B2 · utility

5Cited by
58References
20Claims
0Family size

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateMar 9, 2011
Grant dateFeb 25, 2014
Priority date—
Expiry dateMar 9, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61N2005/1035
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Methods and apparatus are provided for planning and delivering radiation treatments by modalities which involve moving a radiation source along a trajectory relative to a subject while delivering radiation to the subject. In some embodiments the radiation source is moved continuously along the trajectory while in some embodiments the radiation source is moved intermittently. Some embodiments involve the optimization of the radiation delivery plan to meet various optimization goals while meeting a number of constraints. For each of a number of control points along a trajectory, a radiation delivery plan may comprise: a set of motion axes parameters, a set of beam shape parameters and a beam intensity.

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