IP Library Granted Patent US 11,786,757
Granted Patent B2
US 11,786,757 · App. 17/138,089 · 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 11,786,757
App. No.
17/138,089
Filed
Dec 30, 2020
Granted
Oct 17, 2023
Kind
B2
Examiner
HO, ALLEN C
Art Unit
2884
USPC
378/205
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 (27)

1. A system comprising:

a server; and

a radiotherapy machine comprising:

a gantry having a screen in communication with the server, the screen embedded within the gantry and configured to display a graphical user interface; and

at least one camera, wherein the server is configured to:

present, in real time, images received from the at least one camera for display on the graphical user interface displayed on the screen.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the images comprise a two-dimensional representation or a three-dimensional representation of a patient.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the images comprise a comparison between a surface of the patient to a reference surface.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one camera is positioned within a room associated with the radiotherapy machine, and the graphical user interface is configured to present an indication associated with an alignment of a patient using an image received via the at least one camera.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the graphical user interface contains one or more pages corresponding to one or more stages of a radiotherapy treatment.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the server transitions from a first page of the one or more pages representing a first stage to a second page of the one or more pages representing a second stage responsive to an input on the first page indicating that at least a predetermined portion of tasks associated with the first stage has been satisfied.

7. The system of claim 5 , wherein at least one page of the one or more pages displays a graphical indicator associated with aligning the patient to receive a radiotherapy treatment.

8. The system of claim 5 , wherein at least one page of the one or more pages displays a graphical indicator associated with a projected collision between a patient or any part of the radiotherapy machine with any other part of the radiotherapy machine.

9. The system of claim 5 , wherein at least one page of the one or more pages displays a graphical indicator associated with at least one accessory needed.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the server disables the screen at a time before a treatment starts.

11. A method comprising:

presenting, by a server, a graphical user interface for display on a screen embedded within a gantry of a radiotherapy machine; and

presenting, by the server, in real time, images received from at least one camera for display on a graphical user interface displayed on the screen of the gantry of the radiotherapy machine.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the images comprise a two-dimensional representation or a three-dimensional representation of a patient.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the images comprise a comparison between a surface of the patient to a reference surface.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the at least one camera is positioned within a room associated with the radiotherapy machine, and the graphical user interface is configured to present an indication associated with an alignment of a patient using an image received via the at least one camera.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the graphical user interface contains one or more pages corresponding to one or more stages of a radiotherapy treatment.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the server transitions from a first page of the one or more pages representing a first stage to a second page of the one or more pages representing a second stage responsive to an input on the first page indicating that at least a predetermined portion of tasks associated with the first stage has been satisfied.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein at least one page of the one or more pages displays a graphical indicator associated with aligning a patient with a predetermined angle.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein at least one page of the one or more pages displays a graphical indicator associated with a projected collision between a patient or any part of the radiotherapy machine with any other part of the radiotherapy machine.

19. The method of claim 15 , wherein at least one page of the one or more pages displays a graphical indicator associated with at least one accessory needed.

20. The method of claim 11 , wherein the server disables the screen at a time before a treatment starts.

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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