IP Library Granted Patent US 11,786,756
Granted Patent B2
US 11,786,756 · App. 17/138,169 · Granted Oct 17, 2023

Radiotherapy methods, systems, and workflow-oriented graphical user interfaces

Inventors: Filip Vojan (Palo Alto, CA); Brian Spatola (Palo Alto, CA)
Assignee: VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,786,756
App. No.
17/138,169
Filed
Dec 30, 2020
Granted
Oct 17, 2023
Kind
B2
Examiner
HO, ALLEN C
Art Unit
2884
USPC
378/65
Abstract

Disclosed herein are radiotherapy methods and systems that can display a workflow-oriented graphical user interface(s). In an embodiment, a method comprises presenting, by a server, a graphical user interface for display on a screen positioned on a gantry of a radiotherapy machine, wherein the graphical user interface comprises a page corresponding to a radiotherapy treatment of a patient, wherein the page comprises a first graphical element indicating at least one attribute of alignment data corresponding to the radiotherapy treatment of the patient.

Claims (24)

1. A method comprising:

presenting, by a server, a graphical user interface for display on a screen positioned on a gantry of a radiotherapy machine,

wherein the graphical user interface comprises a page corresponding to an alignment stage within a set of treatment stages for a radiotherapy treatment of a patient, and

wherein the page comprises a first graphical element indicating at least one attribute of alignment data corresponding to the radiotherapy treatment of the patient, wherein the at least one attribute of the alignment data corresponds to an angle of the patient during the radiotherapy treatment.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first graphical element is visually distinct when an angle of a position of the patient is different than an angle indicated within the alignment data.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the page further comprises a second graphical element indicating at least one necessary accessory for the radiotherapy treatment of the patient.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the page further comprises a third graphical element indicating the alignment stage.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the page further comprises a third graphical element indicating a subsequent stage.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the page further comprises a third graphical element indicating a preceding stage.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein a user interacts with the graphical user interface via a pendant that is configured to be in a communication with the server.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein a user operating the graphical user interface can transition the graphical user interface to a different stage by interacting with the graphical user interface.

9. A system comprising:

a server comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

present a graphical user interface for display on a screen associated with a radiotherapy machine,

wherein the graphical user interface comprises a page corresponding to an alignment stage within a set of treatment stages for a radiotherapy treatment of a patient, and

wherein the page comprises a first graphical element indicating at least one attribute of alignment data corresponding to the radiotherapy treatment of the patient, wherein the at least one attribute of the alignment data corresponds to an angle of the patient during the radiotherapy treatment.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the first graphical element is visually distinct when an angle of a position of the patient is different than an angle indicated within the alignment data.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the page further comprises a second graphical element indicating at least one necessary accessory for the radiotherapy treatment of the patient.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the page further comprises a third graphical element indicating the alignment stage.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the page further comprises a third graphical element indicating a subsequent stage.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the page further comprises a third graphical element indicating a preceding stage.

15. The system of claim 9 , further comprising:

a pendant configured to be in communication with the server, wherein the server is configured to receive data associated with a user interacting with the graphical user interface via the pendant.

16. The system of claim 9 , wherein the instructions further cause the server to transition the graphical user interface to a different stage in response to receiving an indication that a user has interacted with the graphical user interface.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2020
From: VOJAN, FILIP; SPATOLA, BRIAN
To: VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
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