Systems, methods, and devices for multi-energy ray imaging
Granted: August 27, 2024
Patent Number:
12070347
A system can have an x-ray source that generates a series of individual x-ray pulses for multi-energy imaging. A first x-ray pulse can have a first energy level and a subsequent second x-ray pulse in the series can have a second energy level different from the first energy level. An x-ray imager can receive the x-rays from the x-ray source and can detect the received x-rays for image generation. A generator interface box (GIB) controls the x-ray source to provide the series of individual…
Microwave ablation probe with choke
Granted: August 27, 2024
Patent Number:
12070266
A microwave ablation probe includes a cable comprising an antenna configured to deliver Radio Frequency (RF) energy to a target zone and a cooling path defined by a first channel and a second channel configured to circulate cooling fluid in the probe. The inner tube also comprises a choke formed thereon configured to reduce RF energy reflected away from the antenna.
Pinhole collimator systems and methods
Granted: August 20, 2024
Patent Number:
12064644
Presented systems and methods enable efficient and effective radiation treatment planning and treatment, including accurate and convenient transmission of the radiation towards a tissue target. In one embodiment, a radiation system includes a particle source, a bremsstrahlung target, and a pinhole collimator. The particle source is configured to produce a particle beam (e.g., an electron beam, etc.). The bremsstrahlung target is configured to receive the particle beam and generate a…
Electronic device display screen with graphical user interface for radiotherapy machine parameter tracking
Granted: August 13, 2024
Patent Number:
D1038956
Radiotherapy methods, systems, and workflow-oriented graphical user interfaces
Granted: August 6, 2024
Patent Number:
12053650
A method comprises presenting, by a server for display on a screen associated with a radiotherapy machine, a series of consecutive graphical user interfaces (GUIs), wherein a first GUI comprises: a first graphical indicator (GI) corresponding to a first attribute associated with configuration of the radiotherapy machine, and a second GI corresponding to a second attribute associated with the patient; when the server receives an indication that a user interacting with a pendant in…
Imaging based calibration systems, devices, and methods
Granted: July 23, 2024
Patent Number:
12042670
Systems, devices, and methods for imaging-based calibration of radiation treatment couch position compensations.
Radiotherapy methods, systems, and workflow-oriented graphical user interfaces
Granted: July 16, 2024
Patent Number:
12040085
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…
Heart tissue surface contour-based radiosurgical treatment planning
Granted: July 16, 2024
Patent Number:
12036423
A system that generates a three-dimensional model of a tissue surface, for example the inner surface of the heart from two-dimensional image data slices. On this surface, one or more pattern lines are drawn, e.g., by a physician using a user interface, to designate desired lesion(s) on the surface. From the pattern lines, a three-dimensional volume for a lesion can be determined using known constraints. Advantageously, the series of boundaries generated by the three-dimensional volume…
Movable/replaceable high intensity target and multiple accelerator systems and methods
Granted: July 16, 2024
Patent Number:
12036420
Presented systems and methods facilitate efficient and effective generation and delivery of radiation. In one embodiment, an accelerator system includes a particle source, an acceleration portion, a high intensity target, and a target location control component. The particle source is configured to generate charged particles. The acceleration portion is configured to accelerate the charged particles. The high intensity target is configured to generate Bremsstrahlung radiation in response…
Radiotherapy methods, systems, and workflow-oriented graphical user interfaces
Granted: July 9, 2024
Patent Number:
12029923
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, for display on a graphical user interface, an image of a position of a patient on a couch of a radiotherapy machine, whereby at least a gantry of the radiotherapy machine is configured to rotate around the patient; calculating, by the server, one or more predicted collisions between a part of the radiotherapy…
Phantom holder for radiation therapy system
Granted: July 2, 2024
Patent Number:
12023522
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.
Method and system for remote control of proton beam emitting and delivery system
Granted: June 18, 2024
Patent Number:
12011618
A remote diagnostic control of physical components of a particle accelerator system includes presenting, by at least one processor at a first physical location, a fault control interface including at least one control affordance corresponding to a physical component associated with a particle emitting system and a particle delivery system each located at a second physical location remote from the first physical location, and at least one arrangement presentation corresponding to the…
Remote control and remote monitoring infrastructure for proton beam emitting and delivery system
Granted: June 18, 2024
Patent Number:
12011614
A remote diagnostic monitoring and control of physical components of a particle accelerator system has a particle emitting system located at a first physical site and includes one or more particle emitting system components to operate the particle emitting system, a particle delivery system located at the first physical site and including one or more particle delivery system components to operate the particle delivery system, a particle system gateway located at the first physical site…
High dose rate radiotherapy, system and method
Granted: June 11, 2024
Patent Number:
12005274
A radiotherapy system includes an X-ray target configured to convert an incident electron beam into a therapeutic X-ray beam, a purging magnet configured to redirect unwanted particles emitted from the X-ray target away from the therapeutic X-ray beam, and a particle collector configured to absorb the unwanted particles subsequent to redirection by the purging magnet. The particle collector may be configured to dissipate at least 50% of the energy of the incident electron beam.
Display screen with graphical user interface for radiotherapy machines
Granted: June 11, 2024
Patent Number:
D1030776
Correlation of dose and dose rate information to volume for radiation treatment planning
Granted: May 28, 2024
Patent Number:
11992703
A method used for planning radiation treatment accessing information that includes calculated doses and calculated dose rates for sub-volumes in a treatment target, and also accessing information that includes values of a measure of the sub-volumes as a function of the calculated doses and the calculated dose rates. A graphical user interface includes a rendering that is based on the calculated doses, the calculated doses rates, and the values of the measure.
Imaging-based self-adjusting radiation therapy systems, devices, and methods
Granted: May 28, 2024
Patent Number:
11992359
Systems, devices, and methods are presented for automatic tuning, calibration, and verification of radiation therapy systems comprising control elements configured to control parameters of the radiation therapy systems based on images obtained using electronic portal imaging devices (EPIDs) included in the radiation therapy system.
Time-domain interleaving of imaging and treatment X-rays in a radiation therapy system
Granted: May 21, 2024
Patent Number:
11986681
Time-domain interleaving of treatment X-rays and imaging X-rays during an image guided radiation therapy (IGRT) process in a radiation therapy system prevents scatter of the treatment X-rays from degrading the quality of X-ray images used to generate volumetric image data of a target volume. Imaging X-rays are delivered to the target volume during one or more imaging intervals, and one or more pulses of treatment X-rays are delivered to the target volume between the imaging intervals. In…
Triggered treatment systems and methods
Granted: May 21, 2024
Patent Number:
11986677
In various embodiments, a radiation therapy method can include loading a planning image of a target in a human. In addition, the position of the target can be monitored. A computation can be made of an occurrence of substantial alignment between the position of the target and the target of the planning image. Furthermore, after the computing, a beam of radiation is triggered to deliver a dosage to the target in a short period of time (e.g., less than a second).
Automatic generation of radiation treatment plan optimization objectives
Granted: May 14, 2024
Patent Number:
11980775
Generally speaking, pursuant to these various embodiments a memory stores prescribed treatment instructions for a particular patient radiation therapy. Those treatment instructions specify clinical metrics for goals pertaining to at least one treatment volume for the particular patient. Either directly or inferentially those clinical metrics are prioritized. A control circuit automatically converts those treatment instructions into resultant radiation treatment plan optimization…
