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Irradiation planning for particle therapy

US9511241B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Wenjing Chen · Coventry Lake, US
Alexander Gemmel · Erlangen, DE
Eike Rietzel · Weiterstadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 7, 2012
Grant date	Dec 6, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 26, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61N2005/1041
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for producing an irradiation plan for a target volume includes preparing a modulation curve that characterizes modulation of particle numbers at target points in the target volume that lie one behind another in a direction of the beam. The method also includes determining a current position of the target volume and defining a plurality of target points that fully cover the target volume in the current position. Particle numbers are assigned to the plurality of current target points using the modulation curve.

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