Patents by Inventor Matthew A. Earl

Matthew A. Earl 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).

  • Single-arc dose painting for precision radiation therapy
    Patent number: 8014494
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and systems for designing a radiation treatment for a subject using single arc dose painting. The methods and systems comprise an algorithm or a computer-readable product having the same, to plan the radiation treatment. The algorithm converts pairs of multiple leaf collimation (MLC) leaves to sets of leaf aperture sequences that form a shortest path single arc thereof where the pairs of MLC leaves each aligned to an intensity profile of densely-spaced radiation beams, and connects each single arc of leaf apertures to form a final treatment single arc. Also provided is a method for irradiating a tumor in a subject using single arc dose painting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: University of Maryland, Baltimore
    Inventors: Cedric X. Yu, Shuang Luan, Danny Z. Chen, Matthew A. Earl, Chao Wang
  • Single-arc dose painting for precision radiation therapy
    Publication number: 20110091015
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and systems for designing a radiation treatment for a subject using single arc dose painting. The methods and systems comprise an algorithm or a computer-readable product having the same, to plan the radiation treatment. The algorithm converts pairs of multiple leaf collimation (MLC) leaves to sets of leaf aperture sequences that form a shortest path single arc thereof where the pairs of MLC leaves each aligned to an intensity profile of densely-spaced radiation beams, and connects each single arc of leaf apertures to form a final treatment single arc. Also provided is a method for irradiating a tumor in a subject using single arc dose painting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Cedric X. Yu, Shuang Luan, Danny Z. Chen, Matthew A. Earl, Chao Wang
  • ARC-sequencing technique for intensity modulated ARC therapy
    Patent number: 7839974
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a radiation therapy method, and in particular, to a method of conducting an intensity modulated arc therapy (IMAT). The invention provides a planning technique that translates traditional static fixed-field IMRT plans into deliverable IMAT plans and allows IMAT to be realized as a routine clinical delivery technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: University of Maryland, Baltimore
    Inventors: David M. Shepard, Matthew A. Earl, Daliang Cao
  • Arc-Sequencing Technique for Intensity Modulated Arc Therapy
    Publication number: 20090225942
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a radiation therapy method, and in particular, to a method of conducting an intensity modulated arc therapy (IMAT). The invention provides a planning technique that translates traditional static fixed-field IMRT plans into deliverable IMAT plans and allows IMAT to be realized as a routine clinical delivery technique.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: University of Maryland
    Inventors: David M. Shepard, Matthew A. Earl, Daliang Cao
  • Single-arc dose painting for precision radiation therapy
    Patent number: RE46953
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and systems for designing a radiation treatment for a subject using single arc dose painting. The methods and systems comprise an algorithm or a computer-readable product having the same, to plan the radiation treatment. The algorithm converts pairs of multiple leaf collimation (MLC) leaves to sets of leaf aperture sequences that form a shortest path single arc thereof where the pairs of MLC leaves each aligned to an intensity profile of densely-spaced radiation beams, and connects each single arc of leaf apertures to form a final treatment single arc. Also provided is a method for irradiating a tumor in a subject using single arc dose painting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignees: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE, UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC, STC.UNM
    Inventors: Cedric X. Yu, Shuang Luan, Danny Z. Chen, Matthew A. Earl, Chao Wang