US 11,938,342 B2
Time optimized radiation treatment
Holger Goebel, Numbrecht (DE); and Isabel Huth, Kuerten (DE)
Assigned to VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS PARTICLE THERAPY GMBH & CO. KG, Troisdorf (DK)
Filed by VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS PARTICLE THERAPY GMBH & CO. KG, Troisdorf (DE)
Filed on Feb. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/591,462.
Application 17/591,462 is a continuation of application No. 16/900,594, filed on Jun. 12, 2020, granted, now 11,253,725.
Application 16/900,594 is a continuation of application No. 16/091,515, filed on Oct. 4, 2018, granted, now 10,716,954, issued on Jul. 21, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0152420 A1, May 19, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61N 5/10 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 5/1031 (2013.01) [A61N 5/103 (2013.01); A61N 5/1037 (2013.01); A61N 5/1039 (2013.01); A61N 5/1043 (2013.01); A61N 5/1049 (2013.01); A61N 5/1067 (2013.01); A61N 5/107 (2013.01); A61N 5/1071 (2013.01); A61N 5/1077 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1087 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method performed by one or more devices, the method comprising:
receiving treatment information relating to a treatment plan for proton or ion-beam therapy to irradiate a target tissue;
receiving information associated with the proton or ion-beam therapy;
determining, for at least one of at least one spot or at least one energy layer at the target tissue, a beam current for a proton or ion beam based on the treatment information and the information, wherein the beam current is determined by considering a time required to deliver a certain dose to the target tissue; and
generating a control signal to cause a treatment machine to provide the proton or ion beam after the beam current is determined; wherein
the information relates to a parameter involved with an operation of a particle-accelerator of the treatment machine.