Abstract: An intraoral positioning device (IPD) is disclosed for positioning in a patient's mouth for radiation therapy planning and treatment, the device comprising an engagement member configured to engage structure within a patient's mouth during radiation planning or treatment, wherein the engagement member includes an upper wall, a lower wall and first and second side walls extending from and between the upper and lower walls, whereby the upper, lower and first and second side walls form top, bottom, front and rear walls of a bite block, and a handle extending from the engagement member to enable a user to grasp the IPD for introducing and removing it from the patient's mouth.

Abstract: The embodiments set forth techniques for encoding information into animated codes. The techniques can include the steps of (1) receiving a request to generate an animated code based on the input data, (2) generating a sequence of visual elements based on the input data, (3) separating the sequence of visual elements into a plurality of visual element groups based on a number of containers that are simultaneously displayed within the animated code, (4) generating a sequence of frames for the animated code, where each frame includes a successive and respective visual element group of the plurality of visual element groups, and the visual elements in the respective visual element group are formatted in accordance with the containers, (5) compiling the sequence of frames to produce the animated code, and (6) integrating the animated code into at least one media item for display on at least one display device.

Abstract: The present technology has the ability to establish connections between content that do not have direct or explicit relationships. Implicit influence relationships can be established from user download sequence data, campaign data with keyword targeting, and content review data that mentions other content. Using these influence relationships, the relevance of content items can be determined based on the influence relationship of linked content items and a similarity relationship of content items. However, the importance of the influence relationship in ranking content items can vary depending on the parameters against which the content item is considered relevant. To address this, the present technology includes a context-driven factor that is used as a weight to adjust the impact of the influence relationship of the ranking, depending on the parameters against which the content item is considered relevant.

Abstract: An intraoral positioning device (IPD) is disclosed for positioning in a patient's mouth for radiation therapy planning and treatment, the device comprising an engagement member configured to engage structure within a patient's mouth during radiation planning or treatment, wherein the engagement member includes an upper wall, a lower wall and first and second side walls extending from and between the upper and lower walls, whereby the upper, lower and first and second side walls form top, bottom, front and rear walls of a bite block, and a handle extending from the engagement member to enable a user to grasp the IPD for introducing and removing it from the patient's mouth.

Abstract: A method and apparatuses are disclosed for registration of the patient's head and oral cavity for radiation therapy treatment of head and neck cancer. The method and apparatuses comprise an intraoral positioning device (IPD) positioned in a patients mouth. The IPD incorporates fiducials embedded in or on an IPD. The fiducials function as markers for tracking and radiation beam direction. These fiducials may be incorporated manually, using 3D printers, or a combination of both. The fiducials allow better registration of the radiation therapy during treatment and from treatment to treatment, and also allows adaptive adjustment during radiation therapy to minimize the effects of patient movement.

Abstract: A method of organizing higher education data is provided. The method includes: (a) providing a plurality of higher education data sources, each of the plurality of higher education data sources including respective higher education data organized using corresponding higher education identifiers; and (b) generating a single higher education identifier organizational structure for accessing the respective higher education data from each of the plurality of higher education data sources.

Abstract: An intraoral positioning device (IPD) is disclosed for positioning in a patient's mouth for radiation therapy planning and treatment, the device comprising an engagement member configured to engage structure within a patient's mouth during radiation planning or treatment, wherein the engagement member includes an upper wall, a lower wall and first and second side walls extending from and between the upper and lower walls, whereby the upper, lower and first and second side walls form top, bottom, front and rear walls of a bite block, and a handle extending from the engagement member to enable a user to grasp the IPD for introducing and removing it from the patient's mouth.

Abstract: A method is disclosed of making a customized intraoral positioning device to be positioned within a patient's mouth for radiation therapy planning and treatment of a head and/or neck of the patient, the method comprising: receiving a prescribed treatment plan using the customized intraoral positioning device, wherein the treatment plan includes a prescribed incisor separation and/or tongue position of the patient for intended treatment; creating impressions of the patient's upper and lower arches of the patient's mouth; introducing a registration device into the patient's mouth to position the upper and lower arches at the prescribed incisor separation, so as to enable a model of the patient's upper and lower arches to be registered; creating models of the patients upper and lower arches based upon the impressions of the patient's upper and lower arches; digitizing the models of the patient's upper and lower arches; assembling the models of the patient's upper and lower arches on registration device; and digi

Abstract: A device is disclosed to assist in making a customized intraoral positioning device IPD to be positioned within a mouth of a patient in accordance with a prescribed radiation therapy treatment plan for a head and/or neck of the patient, the prescribed radiation therapy treatment plan including an incisor separation and/or tongue position of the patient, the device comprising: a base unit configured to be positioned between upper and lower arches in the patient's mouth, wherein the base unit includes an arch section for incisor separation in a deployed configuration in the patient's mouth and first and second arms that extending from the arch unit; a handle extending from the base unit to enable a user to grasp the device so that the user may introduce and remove the device from the patient's mouth; and one or more bite blocks configured on the arch section of the base unit so as to increase the height of the arch section in accordance with the incisor separation of the prescribed radiation therapy treatment p

Abstract: A method is disclosed of making a customized intraoral positioning device to be positioned within a patient's mouth for radiation therapy planning and treatment of a head and/or neck of the patient.

Abstract: An intraoral positioning device (IPD) is disclosed. The IPD is to be positioned within a patient's mouth for intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) planning and treatment. The intraoral positioning device comprises: a bite stent having upper and lower sections, the upper section configured to engage an upper oral structure of the patient's mouth and the lower structure configured to engage a lower oral structure of the patient's mouth during IMRT planning and treatment; a tongue displacement stent extending from and fixed to the bite stent, the tongue displacement stent configured to displace the tongue of the patient in a direction with respect to a base of the patient's mouth in accordance with a patient's prescription for IMRT planning and treatment, whereby the patient's tongue is positioned in a motionless state during the IMRT planning and treatment; and a deployment handle extending from and fixed to the bite stent.

Abstract: A method is disclosed of making a customized intraoral positioning device to be positioned within a patient's mouth for radiation therapy planning and treatment of a head and/or neck of the patient, the method comprising: receiving a prescribed treatment plan using the customized intraoral positioning device, wherein the treatment plan includes a prescribed incisor separation and/or tongue position of the patient for intended treatment; creating impressions of the patient's upper and lower arches of the patient's mouth; introducing a registration device into the patient's mouth to position the upper and lower arches at the prescribed incisor separation, so as to enable a model of the patient's upper and lower arches to be registered; creating models of the patients upper and lower arches based upon the impressions of the patient's upper and lower arches; digitizing the models of the patient's upper and lower arches; assembling the models of the patient's upper and lower arches on registration device; and digi

Abstract: A shield is disclosed for protecting a user from radiation emitted during X-ray imaging. The shield includes a lead layer for absorbing the radiation. The shield comprises first and second opposing flaps configured to position a first portion of the shield around an upper part of the user's head in a deployed configuration, whereby the portion, a component having first and second ends that are attached to the first and second opposing flaps, respectively, wherein the component is adapted to expand to enable the first portion of the shield to adjust to fit around the upper part of the user's head, and third and fourth opposing flaps configured to position a second portion of the shield around a lower part of the user's head.

Abstract: A shield is disclosed for protecting a user from radiation emitted during X-ray imaging. The shield includes a lead layer for absorbing the radiation. The shield comprises first and second opposing flaps configured to position a first portion of the shield around an upper part of the user's head in a deployed configuration, whereby the portion, a component having first and second ends that are attached to the first and second opposing flaps, respectively, wherein the component is adapted to expand to enable the first portion of the shield to adjust to fit around the upper part of the user's head, and third and fourth opposing flaps configured to position a second portion of the shield around a lower part of the user's head.

Abstract: A device is disclosed that is configured to be worn on a head of a user during a medical procedure. The device comprises a first shield for covering a portion of a face of the user, wherein the shield includes a first layer including a display for displaying information to the user and a second layer for protecting the portion of the user's face from radiation emitted during the medical procedure.

Abstract: A method of organizing higher education data is provided. The method includes: (a) providing a plurality of higher education data sources, each of the plurality of higher education data sources including respective higher education data organized using corresponding higher education identifiers; and (b) generating a single higher education identifier organizational structure for accessing the respective higher education data from each of the plurality of higher education data sources.

Abstract: A user interface is provided to a relational database to provide simplified data access for users. A user input/output device interacts with an application tool accessible via a computer. A template accessible to the application tool via an API or native interface provides a selection of attributes corresponding to a particular category. The attributes specify information obtainable from data stored in the relational database and are selectable using the application tool. The template is responsive to attributes selected using the application tool, for retrieving data from the relational database and forwarding the data to the application tool via the API or native interface. The template is independent of the application tool, thereby enabling the user interface to access information from the relational database using any of a plurality of different application tools.