Integrated radiation therapy systems and methods for treating a target in a patient
First Claim
1. A method of developing a treatment plan for a radiation therapy program, comprising:
- acquiring objective target data related to a parameter of a target in the patient by periodically locating a marker with a localization modality using a non-ionizing energy, wherein the marker is positioned within the patient; and
developing a treatment plan using the objective target data.
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Abstract
An integrated radiation therapy process comprises acquiring first objective target data related to a parameter of a target within a patient by periodically locating a marker positioned within the patient using a localization modality. This method continues with obtaining second objective target data related to the parameter of the target by periodically locating the marker. The first objective target data can be acquired in a first area that is apart from a second area which contains a radiation delivery device for producing an ionizing radiation beam for treating the patient. The localization modality can be the same in both the first and second areas. In other embodiments, the first objective target data can be acquired using a first localization modality that uses a first energy type to identify the marker and the second objective target data can be obtained using a second localization modality that uses a second energy type to identify the marker that is different than the first energy type.
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36 Claims
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1. A method of developing a treatment plan for a radiation therapy program, comprising:
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acquiring objective target data related to a parameter of a target in the patient by periodically locating a marker with a localization modality using a non-ionizing energy, wherein the marker is positioned within the patient; and
developing a treatment plan using the objective target data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of developing a treatment plan for radiation therapy, comprising:
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periodically locating a marker in a reference frame external to a patient with a localization modality using a non-ionizing energy, wherein the marker is positioned within the patient at a site relative to a target in the patient; and
simulating treatment using the periodic locations of the marker and a predetermined treatment plan. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of developing a treatment plan for radiation therapy, comprising:
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periodically locating a plurality of markers in a reference frame external to a patient with a localization modality using a non-ionizing energy, wherein the markers are positioned within the patient relative to a target in the patient;
characterizing a parameter of the target by comparing relative positions between the markers; and
inputting the parameter of the markers in a treatment plan for irradiating the patient with an ionizing radiation beam. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for developing a treatment plan for treating a target within a patient using radiation therapy, comprising:
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periodically localizing a marker positioned within the patient with a localization system using non-ionizing energy to determine locations of the marker in a reference frame external to the patient;
determining a parameter of the target within the patient based on the location of the marker in the reference frame; and
inputting the parameter of the target into a treatment plan for irradiating the patient with an ionizing radiation beam. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of developing a treatment plan for radiation therapy, comprising:
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obtaining images of a target in a patient and of a marker positioned within the patient using an imaging modality;
periodically locating the marker in a reference frame external to the patient using a localization modality different than the imaging modality;
defining a parameter of the target based on the locations of the marker in the reference frame; and
inputting the parameter of the target into a plan for controlling a radiation delivery device. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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34. A method for developing a treatment plan for radiation therapy, comprising:
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obtaining images of a target in a patient and of a marker positioned within the patient using an imaging modality;
periodically locating the marker in a reference frame external to the patient using a localization modality different than the imaging modality; and
instructing the patient to control a body function based on the locations of the marker.
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35. A method for developing a treatment plan for radiation therapy, comprising:
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periodically locating a marker positioned within a patient with respect to a reference frame external to the patient using a localization modality; and
training the patient to control a body function based on the periodic locations of the marker in the reference frame.
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36. A method of integrating planning and setup procedures in radiation therapy, comprising:
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developing a treatment plan for treating a target within the patient by (a) periodically locating a marker positioned within the patient with respect to a reference frame external to the patient using a localization modality and (b) determining target data based on the marker locations;
subsequently determining whether the target is in accordance with the target data by periodically locating the marker on a day that the patient is scheduled to be irradiated using the localization modality; and
positioning the patient in an external reference frame of a radiation delivery device by periodically locating the marker in the external reference frame of the radiation delivery device.
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