Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dose computation for radiation therapy using heterogeneity compensated superposition
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Application No.: US14346949Application Date: 2012-10-01
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Publication No.: US09750955B2Publication Date: 2017-09-05
- Inventor: Todd McNutt , Robert A. Jacques
- Applicant: The Johns Hopkins University
- Applicant Address: US MD Baltimore
- Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
- Current Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
- Current Assignee Address: US MD Baltimore
- Agency: Venable LLP
- Agent Henry J. Daley; Laura G. Remus
- International Application: PCT/US2012/058345 WO 20121001
- International Announcement: WO2013/049839 WO 20130404
- Main IPC: A61N5/10
- IPC: A61N5/10 ; G06F19/00
Abstract:
A system for radiation therapy includes a radiation planning system. The radiation planning system includes a data processor that is adapted to receive information concerning an intended radiation treatment region of a body, receive a calculated initial energy released per unit mass for a plurality of locations within the body, compute a radiation dose at a plurality of locations within the radiation treatment region based on the calculated initial energy released per unit mass and including radiation dose contributions due to scattering from other locations within the body, and determine radiation therapy parameters for providing radiation treatment to the intended radiation treatment region based on the radiation dose computed at the plurality of locations within the radiation treatment region. Including radiation dose contributions due to scattering from other locations within the body take into account density discontinuities in the body.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140235923A1 DOSE COMPUTATION FOR RADIATION THERAPY USING HETEROGENEITY COMPENSATED SUPERPOSITION Public/Granted day:2014-08-21
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