Patents by Inventor Antti Viitala

Antti Viitala 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).

  • Apparatus and method to facilitate generating a treatment plan for irradiating a patient's treatment volume
    Patent number: 8363785
    Abstract: One provides (101) a plurality of different treatment plans for a given patient, wherein at least one such plans is provided by using deformation information that is obtained by using historical information for persons other than the given patient regarding physical changes over time as correspond to at least one volume within the given patient and/or calculated information regarding physical changes as correspond to the at least one volume within the patient. Obtained data (102) as pertains to the patient is then used to select (103) a particular one of the aforementioned plurality of different treatment plans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Varian Medical Systems International AG
    Inventors: Janne Nord, Antti Viitala
  • Apparatus and Method to Facilitate Generating a Treatment Plan for Irradiating a Patient's Treatment Volume
    Publication number: 20110280373
    Abstract: One provides (101) a plurality of different treatment plans for a given patient, wherein at least one such plans is provided by using deformation information that is obtained by using historical information for persons other than the given patient regarding physical changes over time as correspond to at least one volume within the given patient and/or calculated information regarding physical changes as correspond to the at least one volume within the patient. Obtained data (102) as pertains to the patient is then used to select (103) a particular one of the aforementioned plurality of different treatment plans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventors: Janne Nord, Antti Viitala
  • Apparatus and method to facilitate generating a treatment plan for irradiating a patient's treatment volume
    Patent number: 7986768
    Abstract: One provides (101) a plurality of different treatment plans for a given patient, wherein at least one such plans is provided by using deformation information that is obtained by using historical information for persons other than the given patient regarding physical changes over time as correspond to at least one volume within the given patient and/or calculated information regarding physical changes as correspond to the at least one volume within the patient. Obtained data (102) as pertains to the patient is then used to select (103) a particular one of the aforementioned plurality of different treatment plans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Varian Medical Systems International AG
    Inventors: Janne Nord, Antti Viitala
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD TO FACILITATE GENERATING A TREATMENT PLAN FOR IRRADIATING A PATIENT'S TREATMENT VOLUME
    Publication number: 20100208867
    Abstract: One provides (101) a plurality of different treatment plans for a given patient, wherein at least one such plans is provided by using deformation information that is obtained by using historical information for persons other than the given patient regarding physical changes over time as correspond to at least one volume within the given patient and/or calculated information regarding physical changes as correspond to the at least one volume within the patient. Obtained data (102) as pertains to the patient is then used to select (103) a particular one of the aforementioned plurality of different treatment plans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Janne NORD, Antti VIITALA