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Granted Patent B2
US 11,654,303 · App. 17/138,043 · Granted May 23, 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.
A61N5/1049A61N5/103A61N5/1048A61N5/1064A61N5/1081A61N5/1067A61N2005/1059A61N2005/1074
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Patent No.
US 11,654,303
App. No.
17/138,043
Granted
May 23, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method comprises presenting, by a server for display on a screen associated with a radiotherapy machine, a series of consecutive graphical user interfaces (GUIs), wherein a first GUI comprises: a first graphical indicator (GI) corresponding to a first attribute associated with configuration of the radiotherapy machine, and a second GI corresponding to a second attribute associated with the patient; when the server receives an indication that a user interacting with a pendant in communication with the server has inputted a first input corresponding to a first direction towards the first GI, presenting for display a second GUI comprising data associated with the first attribute; and when the server receives an indication that the user has inputted a second input corresponding to a second direction towards the second GI, presenting for display a third GUI comprising data associated with the second attribute.

Claims (32)

1. A method comprising:

presenting, by a server for display on a screen associated with a radiotherapy machine, a series of consecutive graphical user interfaces, wherein a first graphical user interface within the series of consecutive graphical user interfaces comprises:

a first graphical indicator corresponding to a first attribute associated with configuration of the radiotherapy machine, and

a second graphical indicator corresponding to a second attribute associated with the patient;

when the server receives an indication that a user interacting with a pendant having a processor in communication with the server has inputted a first input corresponding to a first direction towards the first graphical indicator, presenting, by the server, for display, a second graphical user interface comprising data associated with the first attribute; and

when the server receives an indication that a user interacting with the pendant has inputted a second input corresponding to a second direction towards the second graphical indicator, presenting, by the server, for display, a third graphical user interface comprising data associated with the second attribute.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first attribute corresponds to adjustment attributes of a couch of the radiotherapy machine.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second attribute corresponds to aligning the patient with a predetermined alignment data.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the second graphical user interface or the third graphical user interface comprises a live feed of the patient.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the live feed of the patient is received from a camera positioned on at least one of the gantry or couch of the radiotherapy machine.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the screen is positioned on a gantry of the radiotherapy machine.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the alphanumerical values correspond to aligning the patient based on predetermined alignment data.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the second graphical user interface or the third graphical user interface comprises an image of a treatment area of the patient.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the pendant is configured to adjust at least one configuration of the radiotherapy machine.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising a third attribute associated with setup information of the radiotherapy machine.

11. A system comprising:

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

present for display on a screen associated with a radiotherapy machine, a series of consecutive graphical user interfaces,

wherein a first graphical user interface within the series of consecutive graphical user interfaces comprises:

a first graphical indicator corresponding to a first attribute associated with configuration of the radiotherapy machine, and

a second graphical indicator corresponding to a second attribute associated with the patient;

wherein when the server receives an indication that a user interacting with a pendant having a processor in communication with the server has inputted a first input corresponding to a first direction towards the first graphical indicator, present for display, a second graphical user interface comprising data associated with the first attribute; and

wherein when the server receives an indication that a user interacting with the pendant has inputted a second input corresponding to a second direction towards the second graphical indicator, present for display, a third graphical user interface comprising data associated with the second attribute.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the first attribute corresponds to adjustment attributes of a couch of the radiotherapy machine.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the second attribute corresponds to aligning the patient with a predetermined alignment data.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the second graphical user interface or the third graphical user interface comprises a live feed of the patient.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the live feed of the patient is received from a camera positioned on at least one of the gantry or couch of the radiotherapy machine.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the screen is positioned on a gantry of the radiotherapy machine.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the alphanumerical values correspond to aligning the patient based on predetermined alignment data.

18. The system of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the second graphical user interface or the third graphical user interface comprises an image of a treatment area of the patient.

19. The system of claim 11 , wherein the pendant is configured to adjust at least one configuration of the radiotherapy machine.

20. The system of claim 11 , further comprising a third attribute associated with setup information of the radiotherapy machine.

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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