Patents by Inventor Matthew Orton

Matthew Orton 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).

  • Patent number: 11697030
    Abstract: A radiation delivery system and method of operation are described. The method includes modulating a sub-beam intensity of a radiation beam generated by a radiation source across a plurality of sub-beams that subdivide a fluence field into a two-dimensional (2D) grid, and delivering a plurality of independent two-dimensional (2D) sub-beam intensity patterns from a plurality of angles while the radiation source is moved continuously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Accuray Incorporated
    Inventors: Eric Schnarr, Robert O'Connell, Richard Nash, Matthew Orton, Jacob Shea
  • Patent number: 11049627
    Abstract: A radiation treatment delivery system, includes a linear accelerator (LINAC) and a multileaf collimator (MLC), coupled with the distal end of the LINAC, wherein the MLC has two banks of leaves, organized into a plurality of opposing leaf pairs. The system further includes a processing device, operatively coupled to the LINAC and the MLC, to control the plurality of leaf pairs of the MLC such that for each of a plurality of radiation beam delivery positional sections corresponds to a range of radiation beam positions over a discrete time interval that constrains an overall treatment time and wherein each leaf pair of the plurality of opposing leaf pairs is open to a fixed opening for a fraction of time in the discrete time interval and closed for the remaining fraction of time in the discrete time interval, while a radiation beam of the radiation treatment system is active.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: ACCURAY INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Eric Schnarr, Hari Gopalakrishnan, Jari Toivanen, Matthew Orton
  • Publication number: 20200346038
    Abstract: A radiation delivery system and method of operation are described. The method includes modulating a sub-beam intensity of a radiation beam generated by a radiation source across a plurality of sub-beams that subdivide a fluence field into a two-dimensional (2D) grid, and delivering a plurality of independent two-dimensional (2D) sub-beam intensity patterns from a plurality of angles while the radiation source is moved continuously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Eric Schnarr, Robert O'Connell, Richard Nash, Matthew Orton, Jacob Shea
  • Patent number: 10770196
    Abstract: A radiation treatment delivery system, includes a linear accelerator (LINAC) and a multileaf collimator (MLC), coupled with the distal end of the LINAC, wherein the MLC has two banks of leaves, organized into a plurality of opposing leaf pairs. The system further includes a processing device, operatively coupled to the LINAC and the MLC, to control the plurality of leaf pairs of the MLC such that for each of a plurality of radiation beam delivery positional sections corresponds to a range of radiation beam positions over a discrete time interval, wherein each leaf pair of the plurality of opposing leaf pairs is open to a fixed opening for a fraction of time in the discrete time interval and closed for the remaining fraction of time in the discrete time interval, while a radiation beam of the radiation treatment system is active.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: ACCURAY INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Eric Schnarr, Hari Gopalakrishnan, Jari Toivanen, Matthew Orton
  • Patent number: 10751550
    Abstract: A system for delivering radiation dose, includes a gantry to move about a target to be irradiated and a radiation source mounted to the gantry and directed inward toward the target, The system further includes a collimator mounted to the gantry and in front of the radiation source, the collimator to shape a radiation beam directed at the target, wherein the collimator is to modulate a sub-beam intensity of the radiation beam across a plurality of sub-beams that subdivide a fluence field into a two-dimensional (2D) grid, and wherein a plurality of independent two-dimensional (2D) sub-beam intensity patterns are delivered from a plurality of gantry angles while the gantry moves continuously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: ACCURAY INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Eric Schnarr, Robert O'Connell, Richard Nash, Matthew Orton, Jacob Shea
  • Publication number: 20200234840
    Abstract: A radiation treatment delivery system, includes a linear accelerator (LINAC) and a multileaf collimator (MLC), coupled with the distal end of the LINAC, wherein the MLC has two banks of leaves, organized into a plurality of opposing leaf pairs. The system further includes a processing device, operatively coupled to the LINAC and the MLC, to control the plurality of leaf pairs of the MLC such that for each of a plurality of radiation beam delivery positional sections corresponds to a range of radiation beam positions over a discrete time interval that constrains an overall treatment time and wherein each leaf pair of the plurality of opposing leaf pairs is open to a fixed opening for a fraction of time in the discrete time interval and closed for the remaining fraction of time in the discrete time interval, while a radiation beam of the radiation treatment system is active.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Eric Schnarr, Hari Gopalakrishnan, Jari Toivanen, Matthew Orton
  • Publication number: 20200043625
    Abstract: A radiation treatment delivery system, includes a linear accelerator (LINAC) and a multileaf collimator (MLC), coupled with the distal end of the LINAC, wherein the MLC has two banks of leaves, organized into a plurality of opposing leaf pairs. The system further includes a processing device, operatively coupled to the LINAC and the MLC, to control the plurality of leaf pairs of the MLC such that for each of a plurality of radiation beam delivery positional sections corresponds to a range of radiation beam positions over a discrete time interval, wherein each leaf pair of the plurality of opposing leaf pairs is open to a fixed opening for a fraction of time in the discrete time interval and closed for the remaining fraction of time in the discrete time interval, while a radiation beam of the radiation treatment system is active.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Eric Schnarr, Hari Gopalakrishnan, Jari Toivanen, Matthew Orton
  • Publication number: 20200043624
    Abstract: A system for delivering radiation dose, includes a gantry to move about a target to be irradiated and a radiation source mounted to the gantry and directed inward toward the target, The system further includes a collimator mounted to the gantry and in front of the radiation source, the collimator to shape a radiation beam directed at the target, wherein the collimator is to modulate a sub-beam intensity of the radiation beam across a plurality of sub-beams that subdivide a fluence field into a two-dimensional (2D) grid, and wherein a plurality of independent two-dimensional (2D) sub-beam intensity patterns are delivered from a plurality of gantry angles while the gantry moves continuously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Eric Schnarr, Robert O'Connell, Richard Nash, Matthew Orton, Jacob Shea
  • Patent number: 8442287
    Abstract: System and method of determining whether a component of a radiation therapy system is operating within a dosimetric tolerance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Tomotherapy Incorporated
    Inventors: Gerald D. Fordyce, II, Kenneth J. Ruchala, Eric Schnarr, Yu Chen, Graham T. Reitz, Scott Finley, Rob O'Connell, Matthew Orton
  • Publication number: 20110112351
    Abstract: System and method of determining whether a component of a radiation therapy system is operating within a dosimetric tolerance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventors: Gerald D. Fordyce, II, Kenneth J. Ruchala, Eric Schnarr, Yu Chen, Graham T. Reitz, Scott Finley, Rob O'Connell, Matthew Orton