Moving from gamma passing rates to patient DVH‐based QA metrics in pretreatment dose QA

H Zhen, BE Nelms, WA Tomé - Medical physics, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: The purpose of this work is to explore the usefulness of the gamma passing rate
metric for per‐patient, pretreatment dose QA and to validate a novel patient‐dose/DVH …

Method for modification of radiotherapy treatment delivery

KJ Ruchala, GH Olivera, JM Kapatoes… - US Patent …, 2013 - Google Patents
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System and method for motion adaptive optimization for radiation therapy delivery

W Lu, M Chen, Q Chen, KJ Ruchala… - US Patent …, 2013 - Google Patents
A system and method of optimizing delivery of a radiation therapy treatment. The system
optimizes treatment delivery in real-time to take into account a variety of factors, such as …

System and method for motion adaptive optimization for radiation therapy delivery

W Lu, M Chen, Q Chen, KJ Ruchala… - US Patent …, 2013 - Google Patents
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delivery - Google Patents US8467497B2 - System and method for motion adaptive optimization …

Correlation between gamma index passing rate and clinical dosimetric difference for pre-treatment 2D and 3D volumetric modulated arc therapy dosimetric verification

X Jin, H Yan, C Han, Y Zhou, J Yi… - The British Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Objective: To investigate comparatively the percentage gamma passing rate (% GP) of two-
dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) pre-treatment volumetric modulated arc …

Automated, data-driven treatment management system for adaptive radiotherapy workflows

VM Willcut, RH Stark - US Patent 9,764,162, 2017 - Google Patents
Systems and methods can include obtaining computerized physician intent data
representing an initial patient care plan; creating a computerized workflow to include a …

Electromagnetically actuated multi-leaf collimator

MJ Orton, R Mastromattei, R O'connell… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
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Non-voxel-based broad-beam (NVBB) algorithm for intensity modulated radiation therapy dose calculation and plan optimization

W Lu, M Chen, Q Chen, KJ Ruchala - US Patent 8,401,148, 2013 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method of calculating a dose distribution for a patient for use in a
radiation therapy treatment plan. The method includes acquiring an image of a Volume …

Method and system for evaluating quality assurance criteria in delivery of a treatment plan

IIGD Fordyce, KJ Ruchala, E Schnarr, Y Chen… - US Patent …, 2013 - Google Patents
Abstract System and method of determining whether a component of a radiation therapy
system is operating within a dosimetric tolerance. The method can include the acts of …

Systems, devices, and methods for quality assurance of radiation therapy

LH Toimela, J Nord - US Patent 9,381,376, 2016 - Google Patents
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Google Patents US9381376B2 - Systems, devices, and methods for quality assurance of radiation …