Apparatus and Method Pertaining to Optimizing a Radiation-Treatment Plan Using Historical Information

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13484921

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A control circuit operably couples to a memory having historical information stored therein. This historical information comprises information regarding delivered radiation doses to non-targeted patient volumes for a plurality of different volume presentations. The control circuit iteratively optimizes a radiation-treatment plan for a specific plan using that historical information. The aforementioned historical information can comprise delivered-dose metrics as correspond to different relative distances within given patients. The control circuit can employ such information to determine, for example, an estimated dosage (including, if desired, a corresponding range of estimated dosages) for at least one volume within the specific patient at a specific distance from a specific point of reference. The control circuit can compare such historical information against radiation-treatment plan optimization results to qualitatively assess the radiation-treatment plan optimization results.

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  • VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.;VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL AG

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kuusela, Esa Espoo, FI 112 586
Nord, Janne Espoo, FI 100 1483
Peltola, Jarkko Tuusula, FI 62 1071
Zankowski, Corey E San Jose, US 5 38

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