Patents by Inventor Bernd-Michael Hesse

Bernd-Michael Hesse 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).

  • Device for performing and verifying a therapeutic treatment and corresponding computer program and control method
    Patent number: 6993112
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for performing and verifying therapeutic radiation. An x-ray beam (4) is arranged across from a target volume (3) of the beam source (11) for the high-energy beam (1) in such a way that the beams (1, 4) run in essentially opposite directions (5, 6). The invention also relates to a computer program and a control method for operating said device. The inventive device makes it possible to exactly verify areas (16, 16?, 16?) that are subjected to different levels of radiation, the entire anatomy of the target volume (3), and the surroundings thereof in addition to the contour of the therapy beam (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum Stiftung des Oeffentlichen Rechts
    Inventor: Bernd-Michael Hesse
  • Device for performing and verifying a therapeutic treatment and corresponding computer program and control method
    Publication number: 20050152495
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for performing and verifying therapeutic radiation. An x-ray beam (4) is arranged across from a target volume (3) of the beam source (11) for the high-energy beam (1) in such a way that the beams (1, 4) run in essentially opposite directions (5, 6). The invention also relates to a computer program and a control method for operating said device. The inventive device makes it possible to exactly verify areas (16, 16?, 16?) that are subjected to different levels of radiation, the entire anatomy of the target volume (3), and the surroundings thereof in addition to the contour of the therapy beam (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2002
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Inventor: Bernd-Michael Hesse