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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024
Filed:
May. 11, 2020
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Issam El Naqa, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Xueding Wang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Paul Carson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kyle Cuneo, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jean Moran, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Wei Zhang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ibrahim Oraiqat, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A method and system for performing online adapted radiotherapy are provided using combined ultrasound and ionizing radiation induced acoustic imaging (iRAI) computed tomography imaging techniques that can be used for measurement of low to ultrahigh dose deliveries (>40 Gy/s). Multiplexed transducers detect US and iRAI signals allowing for anatomical/functional imaging and radiation mapping with absolute dosimetry measurements of a region of interest during a radiotherapy session. Corrections to radiation dosage intensities and locations is determined and provided as feedback to a radiation source to improve the accuracy of applied radiation dosages intra- or inter-radiotherapy treatment sessions preventing the irradiation of healthy tissues and ensuring the accurate delivery of radiation to a tumor or region of interest.