US 12,145,002 B2
Method and apparatus to facilitate properly positioning a patient
Markus Fleischlin, Berikon (CH); Evelyne Waldmeier, Hellikon (CH); Michael Huber, Beinwil am See (CH); and Helena Levola, Espoo (FI)
Assigned to Siemens Healthineers International AG, Steinhausen (CH)
Filed by Siemens Healthineers International AG, Steinhausen (CH)
Filed on Dec. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/555,808.
Prior Publication US 2023/0191155 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. A61N 5/10 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 5/1038 (2013.01) [A61N 5/1049 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1059 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1061 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a memory having stored therein patient surface information for a given patient that includes information generated by an optically-based scanner and geometry information for a patient support setting;
a user interface;
a control circuit operably coupled to the memory and to the user interface and configured to:
access the patient surface information and the geometry information;
generate a patient-position solution that will avoid collisions during a subsequent administration of radiation treatment as a function, at least in part, of the patient surface information and the geometry information;
present the patient-position solution via the user interface in conjunction with conducting at least one simulation scan of the given patient using the patient support setting.