METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMS FOR EVALUATING AND DISPLAYING A BREATHING MOTION
Granted: January 4, 2024
Application Number:
20240005523
At least one example embodiment provides a method including obtaining surface information of a patient using a camera; determining a motion of the patient based on the surface information; and providing an indicator of a region of interest (ROI) of the patient based on the motion.
QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCESS FOR RADIATION THERAPY TREATMENT PLANNING
Granted: January 4, 2024
Application Number:
20240001154
A method enables testing and evaluation of an expert human reviewer or an artificial intelligence (AI) error detection engine associated with a radiotherapy treatment planning process. Intentional errors are introduced into the output of a software module or AI engine that performs a certain step in the radiotherapy treatment planning process. The efficacy of the human or AI reviewer in detecting errors can then be evaluated or tested by determining whether the human or AI reviewer has…
METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMS FOR DETERMINING A REGION-OF-INTEREST IN SURFACE-GUIDED MONITORING
Granted: January 4, 2024
Application Number:
20240001151
At least one example embodiment provides a method including obtaining a surface of a patient, obtaining first treatment information for the patient, the first treatment information associated with a treatment for the patient, the first treatment information corresponding to at least one of a treatment intent for the patient, a treatment plan for the patient or a structure of the patient, obtaining at least one model based on the first treatment information for the patient and determining…
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLANNING OF CARDIAC RADIATION THERAPY
Granted: January 4, 2024
Application Number:
20240001147
Systems and methods for predicting a location of a target heart region for cardiac ablation can include one or more processors generating a 3D model of a heart of a patient based on medical images of the patient, and estimating, using the 3D model of the heart and electrophysiology data of the patient, one or more mechanical properties that drive motion of the patient's heart. The one or more processors can generate, using the 3D model and the one or more mechanical properties, a…
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RADIATION DOSE PLANNING FOR CARDIAC RADIATION THERAPY
Granted: January 4, 2024
Application Number:
20240001145
Systems and methods for simulating radiation effect for cardiac ablation can include a processor generating a heart simulation model configured to simulate electrical activities of the heart of the patient. The processor can determine a simulated post-radiation state of the heart of the patient by adjusting the heart simulation model to account for an effect of a radiation treatment plan on simulated electrical activities of the heart of the patient. The processor can simulate, using the…
PLAN ANALYSIS AND GUIDANCE USING VOICE COMMANDS AND HUMAN LANGUAGE PROCESSING
Granted: December 21, 2023
Application Number:
20230405356
Embodiments described herein provide for radiotherapy treatment plan analysis and guidance using voice commands and human language processing. A processor monitors a computer model generating a radiation therapy treatment plan comprising a projected dose-volume distribution for a structure of a patient or an attribute of the radiation therapy treatment plan. The processor receives a query indicating the structure of the patient. The processor generates a query term based on the received…
DOSE-DIRECTED RADIATION THERAPY PLAN GENERATION USING COMPUTER MODELING TECHNIQUES
Granted: December 14, 2023
Application Number:
20230402152
Provided herein are methods and systems to train and execute a computer model that uses artificial intelligence methodologies (e.g., deep learning) to learn and predict Multi-leaf Collimator (MLC) openings and control weights for a radiation therapy treatment plan.
RADIOTHERAPY METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND WORKFLOW-ORIENTED GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES
Granted: December 14, 2023
Application Number:
20230398378
Disclosed herein are radiotherapy systems and methods that can display a workflow-oriented graphical user interface(s). In an embodiment, a system comprises a radiotherapy machine comprising: a gantry having a screen in communication with a server, the screen configured to display a graphical user interface; and at least one camera, wherein the server is configured to present, in real time, images received from the at least one camera for display on a graphical user interface displayed…
GEOMETRIC ASPECTS OF RADIATION THERAPY PLANNING AND TREATMENT
Granted: November 30, 2023
Application Number:
20230381537
Radiation treatment planning includes determining a number of beams to be directed into a target, determining directions (e.g., gantry angles) for the beams, and determining an energy level for each of the beams. The number of beams, the directions of the beams, and the energy levels are determined such that the beams do not overlap outside the target and the prescribed dose will be delivered across the entire target.
RADIOTHERAPY METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND WORKFLOW-ORIENTED GRAPHICALUSER INTERFACES
Granted: November 23, 2023
Application Number:
20230372738
Disclosed herein are radiotherapy methods and systems that can display a workflow-oriented graphical user interface(s). In an embodiment, a method comprises presenting, by the server for display on a screen associated with a radiotherapy machine, a series of consecutive graphical user interfaces, wherein each graphical user interface displays one or more graphical components corresponding to one or more tasks of one or more stages of a patient's radiotherapy treatment; and when a user…
MOTION ENABLE MECHANISM WITH CAPACITIVE SENSOR
Granted: November 23, 2023
Application Number:
20230372737
A motion-enable device includes a mechanical switch and a capacitive sensor with a sensing region that is located adjacent to the mechanical switch. The mechanical switch enables a first signal when closed or actuated that indicates that the mechanical switch is in an active state. The capacitive sensor enables a second signal when a conductive object is disposed in the sensing region, where the second signal indicates that the capacitive sensor is in an active state. Enablement of…
RADIOTHERAPY METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND WORKFLOW-ORIENTED GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES
Granted: November 2, 2023
Application Number:
20230347179
Disclosed herein are radiotherapy methods and systems that can display a workflow-oriented graphical user interface(s). In an embodiment, a method comprises presenting, by a server, a graphical user interface for display on a screen positioned on a gantry of a radiotherapy machine, wherein the graphical user interface comprises a page corresponding to a radiotherapy treatment of a patient, wherein the page comprises a first graphical element indicating at least one attribute of the…
PHANTOM HOLDER FOR RADIATION THERAPY SYSTEM
Granted: October 19, 2023
Application Number:
20230330437
An apparatus in a radiation therapy system includes: a base configured to support a first quality assurance phantom at a first position and a second quality assurance phantom at a second position; and at least one coupling element. The at least one coupling element is configured to: mate with at least one indexing feature of a first patient treatment couch of the radiation therapy system; and fix a position of the base relative to the first patient treatment couch.
DETERMINING UNCERTAINTY IN RADIATION THERAPY DELIVERED DOSE ACCUMULATION
Granted: October 5, 2023
Application Number:
20230310896
A computer-implemented method of generating dose information for a region of patient anatomy includes determining a first set of dose values for a first three-dimensional (3D) image of the region, wherein each value in the first set of dose values is associated with a different voxel of the first 3D image, and wherein the first 3D image is associated with a specific application of dose to the region; determining a second set of dose values for a representative 3D image of the region,…
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BOOSTING DOSE CALCULATIONS
Granted: September 14, 2023
Application Number:
20230290465
Embodiments described herein provide for training an artificial intelligence model to boost dose depositions. The artificial intelligence model receives medical images and a dose deposition determined according to a first dose deposition model. The artificial intelligence model modifies the received dose deposition determined according to the first dose deposition model such that the dose deposition simulates a dose deposition determined by a second dose deposition model.
DRIVING DETERMINISTIC DOSE DEPOSITIONS WITH MONTE CARLO SOURCE MODELING
Granted: September 14, 2023
Application Number:
20230285773
Embodiments described herein provide for coupling Monte Carlo source modeling with deterministic dose calculations. An internal volumetric first scatter distributed source of a patient is determined using Monte Carlo simulations and ingested into one or more dosing algorithms. The dosing algorithms use the source model to determine a dose deposition.
RADIOTHERAPY METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND WORKFLOW-ORIENTED GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES
Granted: September 7, 2023
Application Number:
20230282347
Disclosed herein are radiotherapy methods and systems that can display a workflow-oriented graphical user interface(s). In an embodiment, a method comprises retrieving, by a server, information from a radiotherapy file associated with a patient, the information comprising an alignment data of at least a treatment region of the patient; presenting, by the server, for display on a graphical user interface, an image corresponding to the patient positioned on a couch of a radiotherapy…
GENERATIVE MOTION MODELING USING EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL ANATOMY INFORMATION
Granted: September 7, 2023
Application Number:
20230282320
Provided herein are methods and systems to train and execute a motion model that uses artificial intelligence methodologies (e.g., deep-learning) to learn and predict location of a patient's internal structures. A method comprises receiving respiratory data of a patient from an electronic sensor in addition to a medical image, such as kV image; executing an artificial intelligence model using the respiratory data and predicting deformation data for at least one internal structure of the…
PROJECTION MAPPING OF RADIATION SUITES
Granted: September 7, 2023
Application Number:
20230277149
A radiation suite includes a room having a floor, a ceiling, and one or more walls, a radiation system including a gantry enclosing a radiation source and a couch, and an image projection system operable to project an image on a projection surface on at least a portion of the gantry and/or the couch, providing a calming environment for a patient to relax. The image projection system comprises a computer and one or more projectors operably controlled by the computer. The computer…
DOSE ASPECTS OF RADIATION THERAPY PLANNING AND TREATMENT
Granted: August 31, 2023
Application Number:
20230271030
Radiation treatment planning includes accessing values of parameters such as a number of beams to be directed into sub-volumes in a target, beam directions, and beam energies. Information that specifies limits for the radiation treatment plan are accessed. The limits include a limit on irradiation time for each sub-volume outside the target. Other limits can include a limit on irradiation time for each sub-volume in the target, a limit on dose rate for each sub volume in the target, and…
