Patents by Inventor Almon Shiu

Almon Shiu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20050080332
    Abstract: A targeting system for administering radiation to a patient and methods therefor are provided. The targeting system includes a stereotactic frame system for immobilizing the patient; an imaging scanner for acquiring images of a patient's anatomy, wherein at least one image is acquired during a planning phase, and at least one image is acquired during a pretreatment phase; a processor for fusing the planning image to the pretreatment image and for determining a shift, for example, translation and rotation, between the images to locate a predetermined portion of the patient's anatomy; and a radiation source for delivery of radiation to the predetermined portion of the patient's anatomy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2004
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Almon Shiu, Krishnan Ramaswamy, Zachary Leber