Deep learning-augmented radiotherapy visualization with a cylindrical radioluminescence system

M Jia, X Li, Y Wu, Y Yang, P Kasimbeg… - Physics in Medicine …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
This study aims to demonstrate a low-cost camera-based radioluminescence imaging
system (CRIS) for high-quality beam visualization that encourages accurate pre-treatment …

Multileaf collimator with alternating trapezoidal leaf geometry design

R Rieger, J Kauppinen, A Magliari, D Baic - US Patent 10,888,713, 2021 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A multileaf collimator includes a plurality of beam-blocking leaves of a first
type and a plurality of beam-blocking leaves of a second type. The beam-blocking leaves of …

Methods, systems, and apparatuses for optimizing transducer array placement

N Urman, RR Shamir, Z Bomzon, E Fedorov… - US Patent App. 17 …, 2021 - Google Patents
US20210162228A1 - Methods, systems, and apparatuses for optimizing transducer array
placement - Google Patents US20210162228A1 - Methods, systems, and apparatuses for …

Method and system for transferring radiation therapy treatment plans from a high definition MLC to a lower definition MLC

M Podgorsak, D Nazareth - US Patent 11,167,151, 2021 - Google Patents
Abstract Linear accelerator (“linac”) downtime invariably impacts delivery of patients'
scheduled treatments. Transferring a patient's treatment to an available linac is a common …

Warm start initialization for external beam radiotherapy plan optimization

AA Isola, C Neukirchen, T Vik, HS Heese… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
The invention relates to a dynamic sliding-window-like initialization for, for example, iterative
VMAT algorithms. Specifically, a dynamic sliding window conversion method is …

Charged particle beam treatment apparatus

N Kamiguchi - US Patent 10,418,141, 2019 - Google Patents
A charged particle beam treatment apparatus includes an accelerator that generates and
emits a charged particle beam, an irradiation nozzle that irradiates an irradiation target body …

Method and system for cancer treatment with radiation

RL MacDonald, CG Thomas, JL Robar - US Patent 10,441,813, 2019 - Google Patents
Embodiments generally relate to cancer treatment with radiation sources. The present
technology discloses techniques that can enable an automatic generation of radiotherapy …