Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Juergen Vogt

Ronaldus Maria Aarts

Murray Fulton Gillies

Jan Martijn Krans

Jia Du

Tim Johannes Willem Tijs

Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis

Ype Bernardus Brada

Maarten Van Den Boogaard

Laura Klaming

Petronella Zwartkruis-Pelgrim

Tim Tijs

Roy Raymann

Floris Maria Hermansz Crompvoets

Harold Agnes Wilhelmus Schmeitz

Georgo Zorz Angelis

Dirk Brokken

Jan Bennik

Paul Marcel Carl Lemmens

Marek Janusz Bartula

Bernardo Arnoldus Mulder

Hendrik De Koning

Gijs Antonius Franciscus Van Elswijk

Franciscus Jacobus Vossen

Daisy Van Minde

Wendy Mireille Martam

Björn Nicolaas Servatius Vlaskamp

Paulus Dillen

Frank Vossen

Ewa Aurelia Miendlarzewska

Wendy Mirelle Martam

A system and method for radiotherapeutic treatment of a patient () are provided. The system comprises a patient carrier () for receiving the patient (), means for monitoring () positions of at least two different body parts of the patient (), a processor () and feedback means (). The processor () is coupled to the means for monitoring () positions and is operative to analyze the monitored positions to determine, for each body part of the at least two body parts, a displacement of the respective body part with respect to a particular desired position. The feedback means () are coupled to the processor () for interacting with the patient () and to provide feedback concerning the displacement of the respective body part.

System and method for radiotherapeutic treatment

The present invention is related to a breath pacing device () for pacing the respiratory activity of a subject, comprising an output unit () for outputting a sequence of output signals, a control unit () provided to control the output unit, and an input unit () connected to or integrated into the output unit for generating an input signal related to a respiration characteristic of a subject. The control unit is provided to control the length of the sequence at least based on characteristics of the input signal. The invention is further related to a corresponding method for pacing the respiratory activity of a subject.

Breath pacing device and method for packing the respiratory activity of a subject

The invention relates to a system and a method for creating an ambient experience for a person, particularly for a patient to be examined in a medical imaging device having a bore into which a patient table can be moved. In a preferred embodiment, the system comprises a display () for displaying an image content such as a video for the relaxation of a patient, and an illumination device () for illuminating the surroundings with polarized light. Moreover, it comprises a viewing aid, particularly a pair of glasses (), that is designed to at least partially block light from the illumination device () while letting light from the display () pass. The viewing aid () may for example comprise a polarization filter () that lets linearly polarized light () from the display () pass while blocking light from the illumination device () that is polarized in a perpendicular direction. A patient on the patient table can thus view the display () without being disturbed by an illumination of the surroundings.

Means for creating an ambient experience

In summary the invention utilizes a patient's interaction with a user interfaceof a controllable lighting system. The user interface enables light characteristics of the lighting systemto be adjusted such as the light color emitted from a light sourceof the lighting system. A monitoris provided for monitoring how the patient interacts with the user interface, e.g. by monitoring how frequent the patient interacts with the user interface, the monitored number of interactions may be processed by a processorto determine a value of the coping style which indicates how active or passive the patient is.

Lighting system with monitoring function

A breath pacing apparatus and a method for pacing a respiration of a person include a haptic output unit with a variable haptically perceivable feature. The haptic output unit is configured to change the haptically perceivable feature periodically according to a sequence of desired respiration cycles, where a characteristic of the change of the haptically perceivable feature is related to a length of the respiration cycles in the sequence of desired respiration cycles.

Breath pacing apparatus, and method for pacing the respiration of a person

To provide a breath pacing system and a corresponding method for pacing the respiratory activity of a subject that provide the possibility to adapt the output signal to the respiration characteristics of the subject automatically and effectively a breath pacing system () for pacing the respiratory activity of a subject and a respective method is proposed, comprising: an input unit () for generating or determining an input signal related to a respiration characteristic of a subject, a signal analyzing unit () provided to recognize a signal pattern within the input signal, and an output unit () for outputting output signals corresponding to a desired breathing sequence, wherein said output unit () is provided to be activated, upon a starting signal, to output a sequence of output signals comprising a signal pattern related to a previously recognized signal pattern.

Breath pacing system and method for pacing the respiratory activity of a subject

An actuator comprises an electroactive polymer layer () and a stretchable electrode structure () disposed at a first side of the electroactive polymer layer and further a counter electrode layer () disposed on a second side of the electroactive polymer layer, wherein the ratio Y/Yof the elastic modulus Yof the counter electrode layer and the elastic modulus Yof the electroactive polymer layer is at least 10. When compressed transversally by the electrodes, the electroactive polymer will expand tangentially and the actuator will relax into a shape wherein the interior of the electroded region is substantially recessed parallel to the plane of the device, while a substantial portion of the area increase is absorbed by out-of-plane bends arising at the electrode boundary (duck mode). The invention can be embodied as optically reflective or refractive devices with variable geometry.

Electroactive polymer actuator including elements with different elastic moduli

The invention relates to a control system () for an ambient light environment in a room in a hospital environment. The control system is configured to time and synchronize light effects of the ambient light environment () in response to sensor signals (-) from patient location sensors () or other sensors () for detecting if a clinical instrument is activated, moved or taken into use or for detecting heart rate. Light effects may be used by the clinical personnel to improve quality and speed of the examination and to create a calming atmosphere for the patient. However, different light effects are required at different times and for different durations. Therefore, timing of the light effects relative to sensor signals may improve workflow and patient comfort.

Light control system for use within a hospital environment

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