Radiation treatment system utilizing therapeutic agent and associated identifier

• US 20050131270A1
• Filed: 10/13/2004
• Published: 06/16/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA Incorporated (Siemens AG)
• Original Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA Incorporated (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Svatos, Michelle Marie, Weil, Michael D., Moore, Terrence E.
• Application Number:
  US10/965,434
• Publication Number:
  US 20050131270A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/4
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/1074 Details of the control system, e.g. user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/1091 Kilovoltage or orthovoltage range photons
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/1098 Enhancing the effect of the particle by an injected agent or implanted device
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/10 X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy A61N5/01 takes precedence

Abstract

A system may include a radiation treatment agent to treat tissue in response to received X-ray radiation and an identifier associated with the radiation treatment agent. The identifier may be usable to identify a radiation treatment plan. In some embodiments, a radiation treatment plan associated with a patient is generated, the radiation treatment plan is associated with an identifier and a patient identifier identifying the patient, a radiation treatment agent is prepared for delivery to the patient according to the radiation treatment plan, and the radiation treatment agent is associated with the identifier.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

generating a radiation treatment plan associated with a patient;

associating the radiation treatment plan with an identifier and a patient identifier identifying the patient;

preparing a radiation treatment agent for delivery to the patient according to the radiation treatment plan; and

associating the radiation treatment agent with the identifier.

2. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

determining the identifier associated with the radiation treatment agent;

determining the patient identifier;

determining the radiation treatment plan associated with the identifier and the patient; and

delivering the radiation treatment agent to the patient in accordance with the radiation treatment plan.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein associating the radiation treatment agent with the identifier comprises:

placing a barcode indicative of the identifier on a container containing the agent.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein associating the radiation treatment agent with the identifier comprises:

placing the agent in a container associated with the identifier.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein the radiation treatment agent comprises a dose-enhancing agent.

6. A method comprising:

determining an identifier associated with a radiation treatment agent;

determining a patient identifier;

determining a radiation treatment plan associated with the identifier and the patient identifier; and

delivering the radiation treatment agent to a patient in accordance with the radiation treatment plan.

7. A method according to claim 6, wherein determining the identifier comprises scanning a barcode of a container containing the agent.

8. A method according to claim 6, wherein determining the patient identifier comprises reading a smartcard associated with the patient.

9. A method according to claim 6, further comprising:

delivering radiation to the patient in accordance with the radiation treatment plan.

10. A method according to claim 6, wherein the radiation treatment agent comprises a dose-enhancing agent.

11. A method comprising:

generating a radiation treatment plan associated with a radiation treatment agent;

associating elements for delivering the radiation treatment plan with the radiation treatment agent; and

associating an identifier with the radiation treatment agent, the identifier not identifying a particular patient.

12. A method according to claim 11, further comprising:

determining the identifier associated with the radiation treatment agent;

determining the radiation treatment plan associated with the identifier; and

delivering the radiation treatment agent to a patient in accordance with the radiation treatment plan.

13. A method according to claim 11, wherein associating the identifier with the radiation treatment agent comprises:

placing a barcode indicative of the identifier on a container containing the agent.

14. A method according to claim 11, wherein associating the identifier with the radiation treatment agent comprises:

placing the agent in a container associated with the identifier.

15. A method according to claim 11, wherein the radiation treatment agent comprises a dose-enhancing agent.

16. A method according to claim 11, wherein the elements comprise at least one of:

a syringe;

a catheter;

or

a medium storing the radiation treatment plan in a computer-readable format.

17. A system comprising:

a radiation treatment agent to treat tissue in response to received X-ray radiation; and

an identifier associated with the radiation treatment agent, wherein the identifier is usable to identify a radiation treatment plan.

18. A system according to claim 17, further comprising:

a delivery device to deliver the radiation treatment agent to a patient according to the radiation treatment plan.

19. A system according to claim 18, the delivery device comprising a catheter and a needle.

20. A system according to claim 18, the delivery device comprising a syringe.

21. A system according to claim 17, further comprising:

a medium storing the radiation treatment plan in a computer-readable format,

wherein the radiation treatment plan is not associated with a particular patient.

22. A system according to claim 17, further comprising:

a treatment planning system storing the radiation treatment plan,

wherein the radiation treatment plan is associated with a patient identifier.

23. A system according to claim 17, further comprising:

a medium storing computer-executable process steps to calculate therapeutic effects of the radiation treatment agent.

24. A system according to claim 17, wherein the radiation treatment plan indicates a radiation dose and a radiation target location.