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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2009
Filed:
May. 01, 2006
Applicants:
Lothar Spies, Aachen, DE;
Matthieu Bal, Aachen, DE;
Todd Mcnutt, Severna Park, MD (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/10 (2006.01); H05G 1/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A radiation therapy planning procedure and device provides a model-based segmentation of co-registered anatomical and functional imaging information to provide a more precise radiation therapy plan. The biology-based segmentation models the imaging information to produce a parametric map, which is then clustered into regions of similar radiation sensitivity or other biological parameters relevant for treatment definition. Each clustered region is prescribed its own radiation prescription dose.