Patents by Inventor Tsuicheng D. CHIU

Tsuicheng D. CHIU 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).

  • Methods, apparatuses, and systems for creating a patient-specific soft bolus for radiotherapy treatment
    Patent number: 10835759
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, systems, and implementations for creating a patient-specific soft bolus for radiotherapy treatment are disclosed. 2D and/or 3D images of a desired radiotherapy treatment site may be acquired, such as the head, neck, skin, breast, anus, and/or vulva. A user may interact with one or more representations of the images via an interactive user interface such as a graphical user interface (GUI). The images may include target/avoidance structures and radiation beam arrangement. The user may interact with the images to create a visualization of a patient-specific bolus. The visualization and properties of the bolus may be modified as the user manipulates aspects of the image. Data corresponding to the bolus models may be used to create 3D printed negative molds of the bolus model using 3D printing technology. A soft patient-specific bolus may be cast using the 3D printed model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
    Inventors: Tsuicheng D. Chiu, Xuejun Gu, Jun Tan, Bo Zhao, Troy Long, Weiguo Lu, Tobin Strom, Kenneth Westover, Steve B. Jiang
  • Methods, Apparatuses, and Systems for Creating a Patient-Specific Soft Bolus for Radiotherapy Treatment
    Publication number: 20200001112
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, systems, and implementations for creating a patient-specific soft bolus for radiotherapy treatment are disclosed. 2D and/or 3D images of a desired radiotherapy treatment site may be acquired, such as the head, neck, skin, breast, anus, and/or vulva. A user may interact with one or more representations of the images via an interactive user interface such as a graphical user interface (GUI). The images may include target/avoidance structures and radiation beam arrangement. The user may interact with the images to create a visualization of a patient-specific bolus. The visualization and properties of the bolus may be modified as the user manipulates aspects of the image. Data corresponding to the bolus models may be used to create 3D printed negative molds of the bolus model using 3D printing technology. A soft patient-specific bolus may be cast using the 3D printed model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Tsuicheng D. CHIU, Xuejun GU, Jun TAN, Bo ZHAO, Troy LONG, Weiguo LU, Tobin STROM, Kenneth WESTOVER, Steve B. JIANG