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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2017
Susan L. Michaud, Brewster, MA (US);
Jillian Reno, Beverly, MA (US);
Nick Ruebel, Petersburgh, NY (US);
Mark R. Amato, South Hamilton, MA (US);
W. Davis Lee, Newburyport, MA (US);
James P. Bennett, Birmingham, AL (US);
Susan L. Michaud, Brewster, MA (US);
Jillian Reno, Beverly, MA (US);
Nick Ruebel, Petersburgh, NY (US);
Mark R. Amato, South Hamilton, MA (US);
W. Davis Lee, Newburyport, MA (US);
James P. Bennett, Birmingham, AL (US);
Other;
Abstract
The invention comprises a method and apparatus for treating a tumor of a patient using positively charged particles, comprising the steps of: (1) providing an approved current version of a radiation treatment plan for treatment of the tumor using the positively charged particles; (2) implementing the current version of the radiation treatment plan using a cancer therapy system comprising a controller linked to a synchrotron; (3) upon identifying an object, using a set of fiducial indicators, in a treatment vector of the radiation treatment plan: generating a modified version of radiation treatment plan and receiving medical doctor approval of the modified version of the radiation treatment plan, the modified version of the radiation plan becoming the current version of the radiation treatment plan; and (4) repeating the steps of implementing and identifying until completion of treatment of the tumor using the positively charged particles.