421 patents
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Cryosurgical Probe with Enhanced Thermal Performance
18 Jan 24
A probe and method of using a probe are disclosed.
Daniel N. Grimm
Filed: 9 Aug 23
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Brachytherapy Applicator
18 Jan 24
At least one example embodiment relates to a method of manufacturing an applicator.
Judith JAENSCH, Ruth DESELAERS, Christian GERBER, Josef RUPPRECHT, Thomas KNOEFEL, Michael OTT
Filed: 13 Jul 22
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Systems and Methods for Imaging In Connection with Thermal Ablation Treatments
18 Jan 24
An ablation device includes a shaft and a radiofrequency (RF) emitter positioned in the shaft that delivers radiofrequency (RF) energy to create an ablation volume.
Stephan Kellnberger, Stanislav Tashenov, Hornung Oliver
Filed: 15 Jul 22
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Radiation Treatment Planning and Delivery for Moving Targets In the Heart
18 Jan 24
A radiation treatment planning system includes a computing device; and an interface for a user to communicate with the computing device and plan delivery of at least one radiation beam, wherein the computing device is configured to: acquire a calculated position of each of the at least one radiation beam required to treat a target tissue in a patient, wherein each of the positions is a function of a phase of a physiological cycle of the patient; determine dosages in the target tissue to be irradiated, wherein timing of some or all of the at least one radiation beam is based on the phase of the physiological cycle of the patient.
Thilaka Sumanaweera, Patrick Maguire, Edward Gardner
Filed: 17 Jul 23
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Projection mapping of radiation suites
16 Jan 24
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.
Rachel Rieger, Nitin Mangi, Roberto Luevano, Ross Hannibal
Filed: 2 Sep 20
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System and method for scanning pattern optimization for flash therapy treatment planning
9 Jan 24
Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for proton therapy planning that maximize the dose rate for different target sizes for FLASH therapy treatment are disclosed herein according to embodiments of the present invention.
Jessica Perez, Eric Abel, Michael Folkerts, Christel Smith, Adam Harrington, Timo Koponen, Reynald Vanderstraeten, Anthony Magliari, Michiko Rossi
Filed: 3 Apr 20
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Flash therapy treatment planning and oncology information system having dose rate prescription and dose rate mapping
9 Jan 24
A computing system comprising a central processing unit (CPU), and memory coupled to the CPU and having stored therein instructions that, when executed by the computing system, cause the computing system to execute operations to generate a radiation treatment plan.
Christel Smith, Timo Koponen, Reynald Vanderstraeten, Anthony Magliari, Eric Abel, Jessica Perez, Michael Folkerts, Deepak Khuntia
Filed: 22 Dec 22
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Systems and Methods for Radiation Dose Planning for Cardiac Radiation Therapy
4 Jan 24
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.
Tiziano Passerini, Puneet Sharma
Filed: 30 Jun 22
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Systems and Methods for Planning of Cardiac Radiation Therapy
4 Jan 24
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.
Tiziano Passerini, Puneet Sharma
Filed: 30 Jun 22
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Quality Assurance Process for Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning
4 Jan 24
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.
Charles ADELSHEIM
Filed: 18 Sep 23
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Methods and Apparatus for Automatically Determining Radioablation Treatment Risk
4 Jan 24
Systems and methods for cardiac radioablation treatment and planning are disclosed.
Jonas Michael HONEGGER
Filed: 30 Jun 22
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Method and System for Remote Monitoring of Proton Beam Emitting and Delivery Systems
4 Jan 24
A remote diagnostic monitoring of operating states for physical components of a particle accelerator system includes generating, by at least one processor, a component hierarchy corresponding to a physical arrangement of one or more physical components of a particle emitting system and including corresponding operating indicators of operating states of the physical components, identifying, by the at least one processor, a faulted physical component among the physical components, identifying, by the at least one processor, one or more fault path components among the physical components, the fault path components corresponding to a portion of the physical arrangement associated with the faulted physical component, and modifying, by the at least one processor, the operating indicators of the fault path components to fault state indicators.
Brian FORBES, Joel RUMLEY, Imran TARIQ, Eric GROSSIMON, Brian MORSE
Filed: 18 Sep 23
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Systems, Methods, and Devices for Real-time Treatment Verification Using an Electronic Portal Imaging Device
4 Jan 24
A radiation dose received by a patient from a radiation therapy system can be verified by acquiring a cine stream of image frames from an electronic portal imaging device (EPID) that is arranged to detect radiation exiting the patient during irradiation.
Christof BALTES, Todd HOLMES
Filed: 14 Sep 23
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Increased beam output and dynamic field shaping for radiotherapy system
2 Jan 24
Systems and methods provide a radiotherapy treatment by focusing an electron beam on an x-ray target (e.g., a tungsten plate) to produce a high-yield x-ray output with improved field shaping.
Anuj Purwar, Dragos Constantin, James Clayton
Filed: 9 Apr 21
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Fluid-cooled Low-profile Microwave Ablation Probe with Spherical Ablation Zone
28 Dec 23
A microwave ablation probe includes a cable extending in an axial direction and also includes an antenna configured to deliver Radio Frequency (RF) energy.
Justin Patrick May, Hojjatollah Fallahi
Filed: 24 Jun 22
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Apparatuses and Methods for Combination Radio Frequency and Cryo Ablation Treatments
21 Dec 23
A probe for performing an ablation treatment includes a shell defining an outer surface, a cooling path comprising an inflow path and a return path for a cryogen, and at least one radio frequency (RF) emitter.
Hongxuan Zhang, Vineel Vallapureddy
Filed: 21 Jun 22
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Ablation Probes Including Flexible Circuits for Heating and Sensing
21 Dec 23
A probe for performing an ablation treatment includes a shell defining an outer surface and a cryogen supply conduit positioned in the shell.
Hongxuan Zhang
Filed: 21 Jun 22
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Blood-tissue surface based radiosurgical renal treatment planning
19 Dec 23
Devices, systems, and methods for planning radiosurgical treatments for neuromodulating a portion of the renovascular system may be used to plan radiosurgical neuromodulation treatments for conditions or disease associated with elevated central sympathetic drive.
Patrick Maguire, Edward Gardner
Filed: 22 Sep 21
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Radiotherapy methods, systems, and workflow-oriented graphical user interfaces
19 Dec 23
Disclosed herein are radiotherapy methods and systems that can display a workflow-oriented graphical user interface(s).
Filip Vojan, Brian Spatola
Filed: 30 Dec 20
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Radiotherapy Methods, Systems, and Workflow-oriented Graphical User Interfaces
14 Dec 23
Disclosed herein are radiotherapy systems and methods that can display a workflow-oriented graphical user interface(s).
Filip VOJAN, Brian SPATOLA
Filed: 24 Aug 23