Patents by Inventor Joni Bask

Joni Bask 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 for optimizing a brachytherapy radiation treatment plan
    Patent number: 10449386
    Abstract: A control circuit optimizes a brachytherapy radiation treatment plan for a patient target volume by defining a radiation-control structure that conformally surrounds the patient target volume and then automatically removes part, but not all, of the radiation-control structure to control consideration of radiation sources that are not disposed within the patient target volume. By one approach the control circuit selectively removes parts of the radiation-control structure as a function of the geometry as corresponds to placement of one or more of the radiation sources. For many application settings it serves well for the radiation-control structure to represent a radiation-avoidance area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Varian Medical Systems International AG
    Inventors: Joni Bask, Toni Taiminen
  • Apparatus and Method for Optimizing a Brachytherapy Radiation Treatment Plan
    Publication number: 20140275713
    Abstract: A control circuit optimizes a brachytherapy radiation treatment plan for a patient target volume by defining a radiation-control structure that conformally surrounds the patient target volume and then automatically removes part, but not all, of the radiation-control structure to control consideration of radiation sources that are not disposed within the patient target volume. By one approach the control circuit selectively removes parts of the radiation-control structure as a function of the geometry as corresponds to placement of one or more of the radiation sources. For many application settings it serves well for the radiation-control structure to represent a radiation-avoidance area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Varian Medical Systems International AG
    Inventors: Joni Bask, Toni Taiminen