Patents by Inventor Anke ENGBERT

Anke ENGBERT 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).

  • On-line adaptive deep inspiration breath-hold treatment
    Patent number: 11992705
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of performing a radiation therapy process includes: while a patient is disposed in a first position and maintains a first inspiration level, acquiring a set of projection images of a target volume associated with the patient; based on a treatment planning digital volume associated with the radiation therapy process and the set of projection images, generating a synthetic digital volume that includes the target volume; based on a treatment plan associated with the treatment planning digital volume and on the synthetic digital volume, generating a modified treatment fraction; and while the patient remains in the first position and maintains at least the first inspiration level, performing the modified treatment fraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventors: Carsten Wessels, Ekta Jhala, Anke Engbert
  • ON-LINE ADAPTIVE DEEP INSPIRATION BREATH-HOLD TREATMENT
    Publication number: 20230097277
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of performing a radiation therapy process includes: while a patient is disposed in a first position and maintains a first inspiration level, acquiring a set of projection images of a target volume associated with the patient; based on a treatment planning digital volume associated with the radiation therapy process and the set of projection images, generating a synthetic digital volume that includes the target volume; based on a treatment plan associated with the treatment planning digital volume and on the synthetic digital volume, generating a modified treatment fraction; and while the patient remains in the first position and maintains at least the first inspiration level, performing the modified treatment fraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: SIEMENS HEAL THINEERS INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventors: Carsten WESSELS, Ekta JHALA, Anke ENGBERT