Patents by Inventor C. Clifton LING

C. Clifton LING 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).

  • Defining dose rate for pencil beam scanning
    Patent number: 11541252
    Abstract: The dose rate of voxels within a particle beam (e.g., proton beam) treatment field delivered using pencil beam scanning (PBS) is calculated, and a representative dose rate for the particle beam treatment field is reported. The calculations account for a dose accumulation in a local region or a sub-volume (e.g., a voxel) as a function of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Folkerts, Eric Abel, Simon Busold, Jessica Perez, Vidhya Krishnamurthi, C. Clifton Ling
  • DEFINING DOSE RATE FOR PENCIL BEAM SCANNING
    Publication number: 20210393981
    Abstract: The dose rate of voxels within a particle beam (e.g., proton beam) treatment field delivered using pencil beam scanning (PBS) is calculated, and a representative dose rate for the PBS treatment field is reported. The calculations account for dose accumulation in a local region or sub-volume (e.g., a voxel) as a function of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Michael FOLKERTS, Eric ABEL, Simon BUSOLD, Jessica PEREZ, Vidhya KRISHNAMURTHI, C. Clifton LING
  • Multi-source radiation system and method for interwoven radiotherapy and imaging
    Patent number: 8873710
    Abstract: An arc radiotherapy and imaging system is provided which includes a first radiation source and a second radiation source. The first radiation source is suitable for treating a region of a patient, and the second radiation source is suitable for imaging the region of the patient. A control is also provided for automatically adjusting system operation, according to a defined schedule, between treating the region of the patient using the first radiation source and imaging the region of the patient using the second radiation source, thereby facilitating both treating and imaging of the region of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignees: Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: C. Clifton Ling, Margie A. Hunt, Pengpeng Zhang, Athanasios Etmektzoglou, Edward Shapiro
  • MULTI-SOURCE RADIATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERWOVEN RADIOTHERAPY AND IMAGING
    Publication number: 20120230464
    Abstract: An arc radiotherapy and imaging system is provided which includes a first radiation source and a second radiation source. The first radiation source is suitable for treating a region of a patient, and the second radiation source is suitable for imaging the region of the patient. A control is also provided for automatically adjusting system operation, according to a defined schedule, between treating the region of the patient using the first radiation source and imaging the region of the patient using the second radiation source, thereby facilitating both treating and imaging of the region of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicants: VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC., SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH
    Inventors: C. Clifton LING, Margie A. HUNT, Pengpeng ZHANG, Athanasios ETMEKTZOGLOU, Edward SHAPIRO