Dynamic/adaptive treatment planning for radiation therapy

A computing system for facilitating custom radiation treatment planning, comprising:

• a data collection subsystem that collects data describing a distinguished radiation treatment session for a distinguished patient, the collected data including (a) data indicating positioning of a predefined treatment site of the distinguished patient relative to a target treatment location and (b) data reflecting the delivery of radiation energy throughout the distinguished radiation treatment session;
• a data correlation subsystem that performs a time-correlation on the collected data;
• and
• a data provision subsystem that provides the data connected by the data correlation subsystem to a treatment planning facility for the purpose of determining a treatment plan for a future radiation treatment session for the distinguished patient.

One or more propagated data signals collectively conveying an adaptive treatment planning data structure for a patient, comprising:

• information identifying a completed radiation treatment session in which the patient was treated;
• and
• information indicating the location throughout the identified treatment session of a predefined treatment site of the patient relative to a machine isocenter,
• such that the contents of the adaptive treatment planning data structure may be used to generate a treatment plan for a future radiation treatment session for the patient.

One or more computer memories collectively containing an adaptive treatment planning data structure, comprising:

• information identifying a completed radiation treatment session in which the patient was treated;
• and
• information indicating the location throughout the identified treatment session of a predefined treatment site of the patient relative to a target treatment location,
• such that the contents of the adaptive treatment planning data structure may be used to generate a treatment plan for a future radiation treatment session for the patient.

A method for providing adaptive radiation treatment for a distinguished patient, comprising:

• in a first radiation treatment session, delivering radiation energy to a machine isocenter in the presence of the distinguished patient;
• throughout the first radiation treatment session, tracking the location of a predefined treatment site of the patient relative to the machine isocenter;
• and
• in a second radiation treatment session, delivering radiation energy in the presence of the distinguished patient in a manner responsive to the actual location tracking.

A computer-readable medium whose contents cause a computing system to perform a method for providing adaptive radiation treatment for a distinguished patient, comprising:

• in a first radiation treatment session, delivering radiation energy to a machine isocenter in the presence of the distinguished patient;
• throughout the first radiation treatment session, tracking the location of a predefined treatment site of the patient relative to the machine isocenter;
• determining for the first radiation treatment session an actual radiation dosage delivered to a region surrounding the predefined treatment site;
• and
• in a second radiation treatment session, delivering radiation energy in the presence of the distinguished patient in a manner responsive to the actual radiation dosage determined for the first radiation treatment session.

A method for providing adaptive radiation treatment for a distinguished patient during a distinguished radiation treatment session, comprising:

• during the distinguished radiation treatment session, initially delivering radiation energy to a machine isocenter in accordance with initial radiation energy delivery parameters;
• throughout the distinguished radiation treatment session, tracking the location of a predefined treatment site of the patient relative to the machine isocenter;
• and
• altering the radiation energy delivery parameters in accordance with which radiation energy is delivered in the distinguished radiation treatment session in a manner responsive to the location tracking.

A computer-readable medium whose contents cause a computing system to perform a method for providing adaptive radiation treatment for a distinguished patient during a distinguished radiation treatment session, the method comprising:

• during the distinguished radiation treatment session, initially delivering radiation energy to a machine isocenter in accordance with initial radiation energy delivery parameters;
• throughout the distinguished radiation treatment session, tracking the location of a predefined treatment site of the patient relative to the machine isocenter;
• and
• altering the radiation energy delivery parameters in accordance with which radiation energy is delivered in the distinguished radiation treatment session in a manner responsive to the location tracking.