Patents by Inventor Susu Yan

Susu Yan 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PATIENT POSITIONING DURING RADIOTHERAPY
    Publication number: 20230051255
    Abstract: A system and method for patient positioning during radiotherapy. The system can include a patient support structure configured to receive a patient during a radiotherapy process using a radiotherapy source to deliver a therapy to the patient when positioned on the patient support structure, a patient positioning system configured to adjust a position of the patient support structure relative to the radiotherapy source, a flexible actuator configured to secure the patient to the patient support and adjust a position of the patient relative to the patient support, and an imaging system configured to acquire imaging data of the patient, the patient support, and the flexible actuator during the radiotherapy process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicants: The General Hospital Corporation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Susu Yan, Thomas Bortfeld, Daniela Rus, Thomas Buchner, Jay Flanz, Shuguang Li
  • System and method for gantry-less particle therapy
    Patent number: 11350516
    Abstract: A gantry-less particle therapy system is provided. Charged particles are extracted from an ion source and accelerated in a beam transport system having an annular portion extending in a first plane and that circumscribes a volume, an arcuate portion extending in a second plane, and a transition portion that connects the annular portion and the arcuate portion. The arcuate portion terminates at a beam nozzle extending radially inward from the annular portion to deliver an ion beam to a treatment area contained in the volume circumscribed by the annular portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Bortfeld, Jacob Flanz, Hsiao-Ming Lu, Susu Yan
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GANTRY-LESS PARTICLE THERAPY
    Publication number: 20210298162
    Abstract: A gantry-less particle therapy system is provided. Charged particles are extracted from an ion source and accelerated in a beam transport system having an annular portion extending in a first plane and that circumscribes a volume, an arcuate portion extending in a second plane, and a transition portion that connects the annular portion and the arcuate portion. The arcuate portion terminates at a beam nozzle extending radially inward from the annular portion to deliver an ion beam to a treatment area contained in the volume circumscribed by the annular portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Bortfeld, Jacob Flanz, Hsiao-Ming Lu, Susu Yan
  • System and method for gantry-less particle therapy
    Patent number: 10880983
    Abstract: A gantry-less particle therapy system is provided. Charged particles are extracted from an ion source and accelerated in a beam transport system having an annular portion extending in a first plane and that circumscribes a volume, an arcuate portion extending in a second plane, and a transition portion that connects the annular portion and the arcuate portion. The arcuate portion terminates at a beam nozzle extending radially inward from the annular portion to deliver an ion beam to a treatment area contained in the volume circumscribed by the annular portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Bortfeld, Jacob Flanz, Hsiao-Ming Lu, Susu Yan
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GANTRY-LESS PARTICLE THERAPY
    Publication number: 20200196429
    Abstract: A gantry-less particle therapy system is provided. Charged particles are extracted from an ion source and accelerated in a beam transport system having an annular portion extending in a first plane and that circumscribes a volume, an arcuate portion extending in a second plane, and a transition portion that connects the annular portion and the arcuate portion. The arcuate portion terminates at a beam nozzle extending radially inward from the annular portion to deliver an ion beam to a treatment area contained in the volume circumscribed by the annular portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Bortfeld, Jay Flanz, Hsiao-Ming Lu, Susu Yan