Patents by Inventor Jason Haimerl

Jason Haimerl 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).

  • Method and system for evaluating delivered dose
    Patent number: 7643661
    Abstract: A system and method of evaluating a radiation dose delivered to a patient receiving radiation therapy. The method includes the acts of generating a time-based series of patient images, collecting a time-based series of data indicating patient motion, and evaluating a radiation dose delivered to the patient based upon the time-based series of patient images and the time-based series of data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Tomo Therapy Incorporated
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Ruchala, Gustavo H. Olivera, Weiguo Lu, Eric Schnarr, Jason Haimerl, Thomas R. Mackie, Jeffrey M. Kapatoes
  • Method of and system for predicting dose delivery
    Patent number: 7639853
    Abstract: A system and method of predicting a radiation dose to be delivered to a patient. The method includes the acts of generating a first image of at least a portion of the patient, defining a treatment plan for the patient, generating a second image of at least a portion of the patient while the patient is substantially in a treatment position, updating the patient profile with the second image, and predicting the radiation dose to be delivered to the patient based upon the patient profile and the treatment plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: TomoTherapy Incorporated
    Inventors: Gustavo H. Olivera, Kenneth J. Ruchala, Eric Schnarr, Jeffrey M. Kapatoes, Weiguo Lu, Jason Haimerl, John H. Hughes, Thomas R. Mackie
  • Method and system for processing data relating to a radiation therapy treatment plan
    Patent number: 7639854
    Abstract: A system and method of automatically processing data relating to a radiation therapy treatment plan. The method includes the acts of acquiring image data of a patient, generating a treatment plan for the patient based at least in part on the image data, the treatment plan including a calculated radiation dose to be delivered to the patient, acquiring an on-line image of the patient in substantially a treatment position, delivering at least a portion of the calculated radiation dose to the patient, and automatically recalculating the radiation dose received by the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: TomoTherapy Incorporated
    Inventors: Eric Schnarr, Kenneth J. Ruchala, Gustavo H. Olivera, Weiguo Lu, Jeffrey M. Kapatoes, Jason Haimerl, John H. Hughes, Thomas R. Mackie
  • METHOD AND INTERFACE FOR ADAPTIVE RADIATION THERAPY
    Publication number: 20070088573
    Abstract: A system and method for developing and analyzing radiation therapy treatment plans and a computer-generated user interface for presenting data relating to a radiation therapy treatment plan. The user interface includes a list of fractions identified in the treatment plan, data identifying delivery status of the fraction, and data identifying a processing status of the fraction. The system includes a computer processor, a data store connected to the computer processor and storing information relating to at least one fraction of a radiation therapy treatment plan, which fraction has been delivered to a patient as part of the implementation of the radiation therapy treatment plan, and software, stored in a computer readable medium accessible by the computer processor, the software being operable to automatically process the information relating to the at least one fraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: Kenneth Ruchala, Gustavo Olivera, Eric Schnarr, Jason Haimerl, Weiguo Lu, Quan Chen
  • METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING DOSE DELIVERY
    Publication number: 20070041495
    Abstract: A system and method of predicting a radiation dose to be delivered to a patient. The method includes the acts of generating a first image of at least a portion of the patient, defining a treatment plan for the patient, generating a second image of at least a portion of the patient while the patient is substantially in a treatment position, updating the patient profile with the second image, and predicting the radiation dose to be delivered to the patient based upon the patient profile and the treatment plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Inventors: Gustavo Olivera, Kenneth Ruchala, Eric Schnarr, Jeffrey Kapatoes, Weiguo Lu, Jason Haimerl, John Hughes, Thomas Mackie
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING DELIVERED DOSE
    Publication number: 20070041494
    Abstract: A system and method of evaluating a radiation dose delivered to a patient receiving radiation therapy. The method includes the acts of generating a time-based series of patient images, collecting a time-based series of data indicating patient motion, and evaluating a radiation dose delivered to the patient based upon the time-based series of patient images and the time-based series of data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Inventors: Kenneth Ruchala, Gustavo Olivera, Weiguo Lu, Eric Schnarr, Jason Haimerl, Thomas Mackie, Jeffrey Kapatoes
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING DATA RELATING TO A RADIATION THERAPY TREATMENT PLAN
    Publication number: 20070041497
    Abstract: A system and method of automatically processing data relating to a radiation therapy treatment plan. The method includes the acts of acquiring image data of a patient, generating a treatment plan for the patient based at least in part on the image data, the treatment plan including a calculated radiation dose to be delivered to the patient, acquiring an on-line image of the patient in substantially a treatment position, delivering at least a portion of the calculated radiation dose to the patient, and automatically recalculating the radiation dose received by the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Inventors: Eric Schnarr, Kenneth Ruchala, Gustavo Olivera, Weiguo Lu, Jeffrey Kapatoes, Jason Haimerl, John Hughes, Thomas Mackie