US 11,865,366 B2
Streamlined, guided on-couch adaptive workflow
Tomasz Morgas, Henderson, NV (US); Marco Lessard, Trois Rivieres (CA); Tobias Gass, Vogelsang AG (CH); Benjamin Haas, Brittnau (CH); Thomas Coradi, Lenzburg (CH); Jonas Honegger, Zurich (CH); and Christopher Boylan, Helsinki (FI)
Assigned to SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS INTERNATIONAL AG, Steinhausen (CH)
Filed by SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS INTERNATIONAL AG, Steinhausen (CH)
Filed on Jan. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/095,094.
Application 18/095,094 is a continuation of application No. 17/471,281, filed on Sep. 10, 2021, granted, now 11,583,700.
Application 17/471,281 is a continuation of application No. 17/016,994, filed on Sep. 10, 2020, granted, now 11,135,448, issued on Oct. 5, 2021.
Application 17/016,994 is a continuation of application No. 16/233,360, filed on Dec. 27, 2018, granted, now 10,799,716, issued on Oct. 13, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/747,439, filed on Oct. 18, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0158335 A1, May 25, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 34/10 (2016.01); A61N 5/10 (2006.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); G16H 30/40 (2018.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01)
CPC A61N 5/1039 (2013.01) [A61B 5/4836 (2013.01); A61B 6/5247 (2013.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.02); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); A61B 8/483 (2013.01); G06T 7/0012 (2013.01); G16H 30/40 (2018.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for radiation treatment, comprising:
positioning a patient on a treatment couch of a radiation treatment system and moving the patient to an imaging position;
acquiring one or more treatment session images of the patient by irradiating the patient with radiation beams;
applying a series of automated steps guided by a set of previously determined directives including information representing a planned treatment for the patient to generate a treatment session patient model;
generating a plurality of treatment plans based on the generated treatment session patient model;
selecting an appropriate treatment plan from the plurality of generated treatment plans to be delivered to the patient; and
delivering the selected treatment plan onto the patient.