Automated treatment planning for radiation therapy
US8986186B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 17, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2005/1087
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This patent generally relates to developing treatment plans for use in external beam radiation therapy, and more particularly to a method, a system and a computer readable media that contains programming for the development of external beam radiation therapy treatment plans. Embodiments of the invention include (1) automatically setting beam angles based on a beam angle automation algorithm, (2) judiciously designing planning structures and (3) automatically adjusting the objectives of the objective function based on a parameter automation algorithm.
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