Patents by Inventor Hussein Alaifai

Hussein Alaifai 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).

  • Precision dosimetry in an intensity modulated radiation treatment system
    Patent number: 6240162
    Abstract: A system and method for radiation therapy delivery. Known errors are compensated for by applying an offset factor to the dose at the start of the beam cycle. According to one embodiment of the invention, a dosimetry controller is configured to provide the offset connection and sense radiation on (RAD ON) and monitor the dose rate at the beginning of the beam cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Francisco M. Hernandez-Guerra, Edward Lewis Calderon, Simon John Forknall, David L. Pond, Hussein Alaifai, Randall V. Tarr