125 patents
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Sparse Background Measurement and Correction for Improving Imaging
26 Jan 23
Disclosed herein is an imaging system including a first x-ray source configured to produce first x-ray photons in a first energy range suitable for imaging, project the first x-ray photons onto an area designated for imaging, a rotatable gantry configured to rotate the first x-ray source such that the first x-ray source traverses an angular path, and a data processor having an analytical portion.
Chuanyong Bai, Robert Zahn, Daniel Gagnon, Amit Jain, Zhicong Yu, Georgios Prekas
Filed: 23 Jul 21
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Multimodal Radiation Apparatus and Methods
19 Jan 23
An imaging apparatus comprises a rotatable gantry system positioned at least partially around a patient support; a first source of radiation coupled to the rotatable gantry system, the first source of radiation configured for imaging radiation; a second source of radiation coupled to the rotatable gantry system; and a first radiation detector coupled to the rotatable gantry system and laterally movable relative to a central beam of the first source of radiation to receive radiation from at least the first source of radiation over various fields of view.
Chuanyong Bai, Zhicong Yu, Chuang Miao
Filed: 13 Jul 21
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Imaging and Treatment Beam Energy Modulation Utilizing an Energy Adjuster
19 Jan 23
Electromagnetic waves for an accelerating structure of the radiation delivery system are generated by a microwave source.
Mark Trail, Steve Vanderet, Calvin R. Maurer, Daniel Gagnon
Filed: 7 Feb 22
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Anchored Kernel Scatter Estimate
19 Jan 23
A radiological imaging apparatus is provided that includes a radiation source for emitting radiation, a radiation detector positioned to receive radiation emitted by the radiation source and generate radiation data, wherein the radiation data comprises a primary component and a secondary component, and a data processing system.
Jacob Shea, Chuanyong Bai
Filed: 30 Jun 21
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Radiation treatment planning using four-dimensional imaging data
10 Jan 23
A method and apparatus for treatment planning using four dimensional imaging data.
Jay B. West, John Allison, John R. Dooley, Calvin R. Maurer, Jr.
Filed: 26 Mar 19
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3D Imaging with Simultaneous Treatment and Non-treatment Imaging Beams
5 Jan 23
A radiation treatment session is initiated to deliver a therapeutic radiation beam from a therapeutic radiation source to a target.
Eric Schnarr, Calvin R. Maurer, Rich Holloway, Jacob D. Shea, Charles Brandon Frederick
Filed: 30 Jun 21
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RADIOTHERAPY APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT AND IMAGING USING HYBRID MeV-keV, MULTI-ENERGY DATA ACQUISITION FOR ENHANCED IMAGING
15 Dec 22
A radio therapy system includes a first x-ray source.
Patrick La Riviere, Daniel Gagnon, Zhicong Yu, Julian Bertini, Phillip Vargas
Filed: 4 Jun 21
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Tumor tracking during radiation treatment using ultrasound imaging
29 Nov 22
Systems and methods for tracking a target volume, e.g., tumor, in real-time during radiation treatment are provided.
Calvin R. Maurer, Jay West, Petr Jordan
Filed: 24 Jun 20
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Sequential monoscopic tracking
25 Oct 22
A method of sequential monoscopic tracking is described.
Sohail Sayeh, Eric Schnarr, Petr Jordan, Calvin R. Maurer, Jr., Jay B. West, Robert O'Connell
Filed: 4 Apr 18
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Image registration of treatment planning image, intrafraction 3D image, and intrafraction 2D x-ray image
18 Oct 22
A method of the present disclosure includes performing, by a processing device, a first image registration between a reference image of a patient and a motion image of the patient to perform alignment between the reference image and the motion image, wherein the reference image and the motion image include a target position of the patient.
Petr Jordan, Calvin R. Maurer, Jr., Andriy Myronenko, Jonathan Cecil Chappelow
Filed: 22 Jun 20
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Offline Angle Selection In Rotational Imaging and Tracking Systems
29 Sep 22
A method of operating imaging and tracking.
Petr Jordan, Andriy Myronenko, Calvin Maurer, Eric Schnarr, Rob O'Connell
Filed: 6 Jun 22
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Field Replacable, Disposable, and Thermally Optimized X-ray Target with Integral Beam Current Monitoring
15 Sep 22
A linear accelerator target apparatus includes a target material to produce radiation upon being struck by electrons accelerated by a linear accelerator and a target holder assembly to which the target material is attached.
Mark Trail, Kirk Bertsche, Douglas Bourne
Filed: 23 May 22
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Multi-pass Computed Tomography Scans for Improved Workflow and Performance
18 Aug 22
An x-ray imaging apparatus and associated methods are provided to execute multi-pass imaging scans for improved quality and workflow.
Daniel Gagnon, Chuanyong Bai, Zhicong Yu
Filed: 2 May 22
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Apparatus and methods for scalable field of view imaging using a multi-source system
16 Aug 22
Multimodal imaging apparatus and methods include a rotatable gantry system with multiple sources of radiation comprising different energy levels (for example, kV and MV).
Daniel Gagnon, Zhicong Yu, Jacob Shea
Filed: 25 Nov 19
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Online Angle Selection In Rotational Imaging and Tracking Systems
4 Aug 22
A method of operating a radiation apparatus is described.
Petr Jordan, Andriy Myronenko, Calvin Maurer, Eric Schnarr, Rob O'Connell
Filed: 14 Apr 22
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Treatment Couch with Localization Array
28 Jul 22
A treatment couch with a localization array is described.
Adam Jerome Weber, Eric Earnst, Calvin R. Maurer, JR., Gopinath Kuduvalli, Christopher A. Raanes
Filed: 13 Apr 22
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Non-invasive method for using 2D angiographic images for radiosurgical target definition
12 Jul 22
A non-invasive method and system for using 2D angiographic images for radiosurgical target definition uses non-invasive calibration devices and methods to calibrate an angiographic imaging system and a six-parameter registration algorithm to register angiographic images with 3D scan data for radiation treatment planning.
Jay B. West, Calvin R. Maurer, Dongshan Fu, John R. Dooley
Filed: 26 Jul 16
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Coordinated motion of a rotating 2D x-ray imager and a linear accelerator
12 Jul 22
A method of and apparatus for operating a radiation treatment delivery system.
Michael P. Naylor, Matthew Core, Petr Jordan, Calvin R. Maurer, Jr.
Filed: 6 Nov 20
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Integrated helical fan-beam computed tomography in image-guided radiation treatment device
5 Jul 22
A radiotherapy delivery device is provided.
Jacob Shea, Daniel Gagnon, Eric Schnarr, Edward Henry Chao, Petr Jordan, Calvin R. Maurer, Jr.
Filed: 25 Nov 19
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Selecting Imaging Perspectives to Optimize Tracking Volume Detectability and Model Quality
30 Jun 22
A method is described including online selecting of at least one of a plurality of optimal imaging times or a plurality of imaging angles and optimizing a parameter of an imaging system based on the online selecting.
Charles Brandon Frederick, Robert Elijah Broadhurst, Eric Schnarr
Filed: 16 Mar 22