Assessment and improvement of treatment using imaging of physiological responses to radiation therapy
US9889318B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 25, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2005/1055
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Edema in tissue of a patient undergoing a course of radiation therapy or treatment can be estimated based on one or more MRI measurements used to measure changes in fluid content of various tissues. A correlation between observed changes in edema and one or more delivered fractions of radiation can be used to drive one or more clinical actions. Methods, systems, articles of manufacture, and the like are described.
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