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Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2013

Filed:

Jul. 25, 2005
Applicants:

James K. Riley, Kirkland, WA (US);

Eric Meier, Bellevue, WA (US);

J. Nelson Wright, Mercer Island, WA (US);

Steven C. Dimmer, Bellevue, WA (US);

Timothy P. Mate, Bellevue, WA (US);

Inventors:

James K. Riley, Kirkland, WA (US);

Eric Meier, Bellevue, WA (US);

J. Nelson Wright, Mercer Island, WA (US);

Steven C. Dimmer, Bellevue, WA (US);

Timothy P. Mate, Bellevue, WA (US);

Assignee:

Varian Medical Systems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/10 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A facility for facilitating custom radiation treatment planning is described. During a distinguished radiation treatment session for a patient, the facility collects data indicating positioning of a predefined treatment site of the patient relative to a target treatment location throughout the distinguished radiation treatment session. The facility associates the collected positioning data with data describing one or more other aspects of the distinguished radiation treatment session. The facility provides the associated data to a treatment planning facility to determine a treatment plan for future radiation treatment sessions for the patient.


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