Patents by Inventor Sami P. Siljamäki

Sami P. Siljamäki 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 and apparatus pertaining to treating a patient using heavy particles
    Patent number: 10143856
    Abstract: A heavy-particle treatment system exposes a patient's treatment volume, during the course of a single treatment session, to beams of heavy particles from a variety of different angles. The source of heavy particles may rotate about the patient to facilitate that variety of different angles. The foregoing can occur pursuant to a treatment plan that accounts for a penetration range as corresponds to the beams of heavy particles and for using at least one lateral beam controlling device to control at least one of the beams of heavy particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Varian Medical Systems International AG
    Inventors: Sami P. Siljamäki, Janne I. Nord
  • Method and Apparatus Pertaining to Treating a Patient Using Heavy Particles
    Publication number: 20170281974
    Abstract: A heavy-particle treatment system exposes a patient's treatment volume, during the course of a single treatment session, to beams of heavy particles from a variety of different angles. The source of heavy particles may rotate about the patient to facilitate that variety of different angles. The foregoing can occur pursuant to a treatment plan that accounts for a penetration range as corresponds to the beams of heavy particles and for using at least one lateral beam controlling device to control at least one of the beams of heavy particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Sami P. Siljamäki, Janne I. Nord