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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2007

Filed:

Mar. 22, 2005
Applicants:

Shuang Luan, Albuquerque, NM (US);

Danny Z. Chen, Granger, IN (US);

Xiaobo S. HU, Granger, IN (US);

Chao Wang, Mishawaka, IN (US);

Xiaodong Wu, Iowa City, IA (US);

Cedric X. Yu, Clarksville, MD (US);

Inventors:

Shuang Luan, Albuquerque, NM (US);

Danny Z. Chen, Granger, IN (US);

Xiaobo S. Hu, Granger, IN (US);

Chao Wang, Mishawaka, IN (US);

Xiaodong Wu, Iowa City, IA (US);

Cedric X. Yu, Clarksville, MD (US);

Assignee:

The University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The present invention provides a method comprising recursively partitioning an intensity modulated beam into plateaus; and partitioning the plateaus into segments. The present invention also provides a method for controlling administration of radiation therapy to a patient based on static leaf prescriptions. In addition, the present invention provides a method for partitioning an IMB.


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