Method and device for planning a treatment
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorEike Rietzel
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Abstract
A device for planning an irradiation is provided. The device includes an evaluation module with an input for receiving input data, a memory and an output for outputting determined output data. The evaluation module is designed for using the input data that includes the type and number of the imaging units present, variables characterizing the tumor and/or variables characterizing the patient, in order to determine the output data that includes the type of the imaging unit, the frequency of use of the imaging unit and/or the parameters for setting the imaging unit to be used in the form of an imaging plan with the aid of a functional relationship, which is based on experience, stored in the memory.
Claims12
A method for planning a treatment of a tumor of a patient in the case of particle, radiation, or particle and radiation therapy, the method comprising:
- determining, in an evaluation module, output data based on input data using a functional relationship based on experience, the functional relationship being stored in a memory, the input data including a type of imaging unit present and a number of the imaging units present, variables characterizing the tumor, variables characterizing the patient, or combinations thereof, the output data being for an imaging plan to take images of the tumor during treatment and comprising the type of the imaging unit, a frequency of use of the imaging unit, parameters for setting the imaging unit, or combinations thereof;
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- determining the imaging plan as part of the therapy based on the determined output data;
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- obtaining an image data record by the imaging unit to be used, the image data record being used to change treatment parameters.
A device for planning a treatment of a tumor of a patient in the case of particle, radiation, or particle and radiation therapy, the device comprising:
- an evaluation module with an input operable to receive input data, a memory and an output operable to output determined output data,
- wherein the evaluation module is operable to determine the output data using the input data, the input data comprising a type and number of imaging units present, variables characterizing the tumor, variables characterizing the patient, or combinations thereof, the output data comprising the type of the imaging unit, a frequency of use of the imaging unit, parameters for setting the imaging unit, or combinations thereof to be used in an imaging plan to take images of the tumor, the evaluation module operable to use a functional relationship based on experience and stored in the memory to determine the imaging plan as part of the therapy, and
- wherein the evaluation module is operable to process a type and number of irradiation devices included as input data, and to output data for a treatment plan.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.