Patents by Inventor Matthias Guckenburger

Matthias Guckenburger 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: 8460166
    Abstract: Methods of radiotherapy planning and delivery are disclosed in which a radiation beam is directed towards a time-averaged mean position of the target during radiation-on. In addition, the radiation beam is gated to deliver radiation to the target only when the target is within a treatment volume centered on the mean position. Treatment plans according to embodiments of the present invention result in low doses to the surrounding healthy tissue, but high duty cycles and quicker treatment times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignees: Elekta AB (PUBL), The Institute of Cancer Research
    Inventors: Matthias Guckenburger, Anthony Kavanagh, Kevin Brown
  • Publication number: 20120083681
    Abstract: Methods of radiotherapy planning and delivery are disclosed in which a radiation beam is directed towards a time-averaged mean position of the target during radiation-on. In addition, the radiation beam is gated to deliver radiation to the target only when the target is within a treatment volume centred on the mean position. Treatment plans according to embodiments of the present invention result in low doses to the surrounding healthy tissue, but high duty cycles and quicker treatment times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventors: Matthias Guckenburger, Anthony Patrick Kavanagh, Kevin Brown