Patents by Inventor Michael A. Meltsner

Michael A. Meltsner 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).

  • Interactive computer-aided editor for compensators used in radiotherapy treatment planning
    Patent number: 10850119
    Abstract: When constructing compensators for radiation therapy using ion or proton radiation beams, a computer-aided compensator editing method includes overlaying an initial 3D compensator model on an anatomical image of a target mass (e.g., a tumor) in a patient, along with radiation dose distribution information. A user manipulates pixels or voxels in the compensator model on a display, and a processor automatically adjusts the dose distribution according to the user edits. The user iteratively adjusts the compensator model until the dose distribution is optimized, at which time the optimized compensator model is stored to memory and/or output to a machining device that constructs a compensator from the optimized model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Michael A. Meltsner, Ying Xiong, Michael Kaus
  • INTERACTIVE COMPUTER-AIDED EDITOR FOR COMPENSATORS USED IN RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT PLANNING
    Publication number: 20120157746
    Abstract: When constructing compensators for radiation therapy using ion or proton radiation beams, a computer-aided compensator editing method includes overlaying an initial 3D compensator model on an anatomical image of a target mass (e.g., a tumor) in a patient, along with radiation dose distribution information. A user manipulates pixels or voxels in the compensator model on a display, and a processor automatically adjusts the dose distribution according to the user edits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Michael A. Meltsner, Ying Xiong, Michael Kaus