Patents by Inventor Gerald D. Fordyce, II

Gerald D. Fordyce, II 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).

  • Radiation therapy imaging and delivery utilizing coordinated motion of gantry and couch
    Patent number: 9731148
    Abstract: A system and method of delivering a radiation therapy treatment plan to a patient. The treatment plan is delivered using a radiation therapy system including a moveable support for supporting a patient, a gantry moveable relative to the support and supporting a radiation source and multi-leaf collimator for modulating the radiation source. The support and gantry are moved during delivery of the treatment plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: TOMOTHERAPY INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Gustavo H. Olivera, Thomas R. Mackie, Kenneth J. Ruchala, Paul J. Reckwerdt, John H. Hughes, Jeffrey M. Kapatoes, Eric Schnarr, Weiguo Lu, Eric Schloesser, Gerald D. Fordyce, II, Tim Holzmann
  • Method and system for evaluating quality assurance criteria in delivery of a treatment plan
    Patent number: 8442287
    Abstract: System and method of determining whether a component of a radiation therapy system is operating within a dosimetric tolerance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Tomotherapy Incorporated
    Inventors: Gerald D. Fordyce, II, Kenneth J. Ruchala, Eric Schnarr, Yu Chen, Graham T. Reitz, Scott Finley, Rob O'Connell, Matthew Orton
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING QUALITY ASSURANCE CRITERIA IN DELIVERY OF A TREATMENT PLAN
    Publication number: 20110112351
    Abstract: System and method of determining whether a component of a radiation therapy system is operating within a dosimetric tolerance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventors: Gerald D. Fordyce, II, Kenneth J. Ruchala, Eric Schnarr, Yu Chen, Graham T. Reitz, Scott Finley, Rob O'Connell, Matthew Orton