US 12,290,704 B2
Dose aspects of radiation therapy planning and treatment
Reynald Vanderstraeten, Brussels (BE); Eric Abel, San Jose, CA (US); Christel Smith, Santa Barbara, CA (US); Anthony Magliari, Swansea, IL (US); Timo Koponen, Espoo (FI); Stanley Mansfield, Sunnyvale, CA (US); and Charles Adelsheim, Mountain View, CA (US)
Assigned to SIEMENS HEALTHINEES INTERNATIONAL AG, Steinhausen (CH)
Filed by Varian Medical Systems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US); and Siemens Healthineers International AG, Steinhausen (CH)
Filed on May 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/312,684.
Application 18/312,684 is a continuation of application No. 17/091,445, filed on Nov. 6, 2020, granted, now 11,673,003.
Application 17/091,445 is a continuation of application No. 16/146,972, filed on Sep. 28, 2018, granted, now 10,850,124, issued on Dec. 1, 2020.
Application 16/146,972 is a continuation of application No. 15/657,094, filed on Jul. 21, 2017, granted, now 10,092,774, issued on Oct. 9, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0271030 A1, Aug. 31, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61N 5/10 (2006.01); G16H 10/60 (2018.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); G16H 50/50 (2018.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 5/1031 (2013.01) [A61N 5/1038 (2013.01); A61N 5/1045 (2013.01); G16H 10/60 (2018.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); G16H 50/50 (2018.01); A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61N 5/1043 (2013.01); A61N 5/1069 (2013.01); A61N 5/1071 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of radiation treatment planning, the method comprising:
accessing values of parameters from memory of a computing system;
accessing information of a limit for a radiation treatment plan;
adjusting the values of the parameters until a dose rate for each sub-volume inside a target satisfies the limit; and
storing the values of the parameters after said adjusting in the memory of the computing system as a part of the radiation treatment plan.