Patents by Inventor Thierry MERTENS

Thierry MERTENS 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).

  • Phantom and method for quality assurance of a particle therapy apparatus
    Patent number: 10105119
    Abstract: A phantom and method for quality assurance of a particle therapy apparatus used in the intensity modulated particle therapy (IMPT) mode is provided. The phantom comprises a frame structure having a first face and a second face that is parallel to the first face. The phantom further comprises one or more wedges, and a first and second block of material each having a first block face and a second block face parallel thereto. In addition, the phantom further includes an absolute dosimeter arranged at the first block face. A plurality of beads of high density material is located in the first or second block, and a 2D detector is arranged at the second face of the frame structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Ion Beam Applications S.A.
    Inventors: Simon Marcelis, Yves Claereboudt, Thierry Mertens, Frédéric Dessy
  • PHANTOM AND METHOD FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE OF A PARTICLE THERAPY APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20180098745
    Abstract: A phantom and method for quality assurance of a particle therapy apparatus used in the intensity modulated particle therapy (IMPT) mode is provided. The phantom comprises a frame structure having a first face and a second face that is parallel to the first face. The phantom further comprises one or more wedges, and a first and second block of material each having a first block face and a second block face parallel thereto. In addition, the phantom further includes an absolute dosimeter arranged at the first block face. A plurality of beads of high density material is located in the first or second block, and a 2D detector is arranged at the second face of the frame structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Simon MARCELIS, Yves CLAEREBOUDT, Thierry MERTENS, Frédéric DESSY