Patents by Inventor Corey Edmund Zankowski

Corey Edmund Zankowski 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).

  • Use of planning atlas in radiation therapy
    Patent number: 8121252
    Abstract: A method for determining a radiation treatment plan for a patient includes determining a reference plan, the reference plan including information regarding a reference region that has a different configuration from that of a region in the patient, and using the reference plan to determine the treatment plan for the patient. A method for use in a treatment planning process includes determining a reference plan that includes information regarding a reference region, determining a deformation field that registers the reference region in the reference plan with a region for a patient, and determining a result of using the reference plan as it applies for the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Janne Nord, Corey Edmund Zankowski
  • USE OF PLANNING ATLAS IN RADIATION THERAPY
    Publication number: 20100232572
    Abstract: A method for determining a radiation treatment plan for a patient includes determining a reference plan, the reference plan including information regarding a reference region that has a different configuration from that of a region in the patient, and using the reference plan to determine the treatment plan for the patient. A method for use in a treatment planning process includes determining a reference plan that includes information regarding a reference region, determining a deformation field that registers the reference region in the reference plan with a region for a patient, and determining a result of using the reference plan as it applies for the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicants: Varian Medical systems International AG, Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Janne NORD, Corey Edmund Zankowski