Patents by Inventor Jeffrey L. Hildreth

Jeffrey L. Hildreth 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).

  • Publication number: 20230405357
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for quality assurance of high dose rate radiation therapy. The system includes a radiation delivery system configured to deliver high dose rate radiation therapy, with the radiation delivery system including a radiation source and a collimating system. The system also includes a radiation detection system having a diode to measure high dose rate radiation from the radiation source, an operational amplifier to transform the output of the diode to a measurable voltage, and a voltage source configured to apply a reverse bias to a component of the radiation detection system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Sun Nuclear Corporation
    Inventors: William E. Simon, Jakub Kozelka, Jeffrey L. Hildreth, Andreas A. Schönfeld, Myron Brookshire
  • Patent number: 9561388
    Abstract: A radiotherapy system includes a radiotherapy device, such as a LINAC, operable to direct a radiation beam from a head thereof during operation, a field detector positioned to be within the radiation beam during operation of the radiotherapy device and operable to generate a beam measurement signal, a reference detector positioned to be outside of the radiation beam during operation of the radiotherapy device and operable to generate a reference signal, and at least one computer in signal communication with the field detector and the reference detector and configured with software to normalize the beam measurement signal based on the reference signal and to output a normalized beam measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Sun Nuclear Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Hildreth, Thomas Allen Simon
  • Publication number: 20150238778
    Abstract: A radiotherapy system includes a radiotherapy device, such as a LINAC, operable to direct a radiation beam from a head thereof during operation, a field detector positioned to be within the radiation beam during operation of the radiotherapy device and operable to generate a beam measurement signal, a reference detector positioned to be outside of the radiation beam during operation of the radiotherapy device and operable to generate a reference signal, and at least one computer in signal communication with the field detector and the reference detector and configured with software to normalize the beam measurement signal based on the reference signal and to output a normalized beam measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Hildreth, Thomas Allen Simon
  • Patent number: 9050460
    Abstract: A radiotherapy system includes a radiotherapy device, such as a LINAC, operable to direct a radiation beam from a head thereof during operation, a field detector positioned to be within the radiation beam during operation of the radiotherapy device and operable to generate a beam measurement signal, a reference detector positioned to be outside of the radiation beam during operation of the radiotherapy device and operable to generate a reference signal, and at least one computer in signal communication with the field detector and the reference detector and configured with software to normalize the beam measurement signal based on the reference signal and to output a normalized beam measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Sun Nuclear Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Hildreth, Thomas Simon
  • Publication number: 20140073834
    Abstract: A radiotherapy system includes a radiotherapy device, such as a LINAC, operable to direct a radiation beam from a head thereof during operation, a field detector positioned to be within the radiation beam during operation of the radiotherapy device and operable to generate a beam measurement signal, a reference detector positioned to be outside of the radiation beam during operation of the radiotherapy device and operable to generate a reference signal, and at least one computer in signal communication with the field detector and the reference detector and configured with software to normalize the beam measurement signal based on the reference signal and to output a normalized beam measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: SUN NUCLEAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Hildreth, Thomas Simon