Patents by Inventor Andrea McNiven

Andrea McNiven 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: 20050013406
    Abstract: A phantom for evaluating nondosimetric functions in radiation therapy installation having a patient couch and a gantry with a head thereon for generating a multi-leaf collimated beam, wherein the beam is directed toward the couch at an orientation dictated by relative orientations of the couch and gantry. The phantom comprises a base adapted for disposition on the couch, and a component mounted to the base for rotation in accordance with the relative orientations of the couch and gantry. The component incorporates a plurality of known geometrical structures corresponding in shape to the multi-leaf collimated beam. Upon imaging the component, nondosimetric functions may be evaluated by comparing the known geometrical structures with images of the structures and identifying discrepancies therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2003
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Inventors: Jake Dyk, Andrea McNiven