Patents by Inventor Andreia Maria Araujo Trinadade RODRIGUES

Andreia Maria Araujo Trinadade RODRIGUES 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).

  • Detector for radiotherapy treatment guidance and verification
    Patent number: 9770603
    Abstract: The present invention relates a detector (11) for detecting megavoltage X-ray radiation (3), comprising a scintillator (2) including a plurality of heavy scintillating fibers (13) for emitting scintillation photons in response to incident megavoltage X-ray radiation (3), a support structure (15) for supporting said plurality of heavy scintillating fibers (13) and holding them in place; and a photodetector (17) for detecting the spatial intensity distribution of the emitted scintillation photons. The present invention further relates to an apparatus (35) for radiation therapy comprising a particle accelerator (37) and a detector (11) for detecting megavoltage radiation. Still further, the present invention relates to methods for detecting X-ray radiation and for radiation therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Pedro Jorge Da Silva Rodrigues, Andreia Maria Araujo Trinadade Rodrigues
  • DETECTOR FOR RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT GUIDANCE AND VERIFICATION
    Publication number: 20160121139
    Abstract: The present invention relates a detector (11) for detecting megavoltage X-ray radiation (3), comprising a scintillator (2) including a plurality of heavy scintillating fibers (13) for emitting scintillation photons in response to incident megavoltage X-ray radiation (3), a support structure (15) for supporting said plurality of heavy scintillating fibers (13) and holding them in place; and a photodetector (17) for detecting the spatial intensity distribution of the emitted scintillation photons. The present invention further relates to an apparatus (35) for radiation therapy comprising a particle accelerator (37) and a detector (11) for detecting megavoltage radiation. Still further, the present invention relates to methods for detecting X-ray radiation and for radiation therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Pedro Jorge DA SILVA RODRIGUES, Andreia Maria Araujo Trinadade RODRIGUES