METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND ASSOCIATED IMPLANTABLE DEVICES FOR DETECTING RADIATION IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING TREATMENT FOR CANCER
First Claim
1. An oncology treatment control system, comprising:
- a radiation treatment source configured to provide radiation treatment to respective patients during radiation therapy sessions;
a plurality of implantable wireless sensors residing in an oncology patient proximate and spaced apart about a target tumor treatment site, wherein the sensors are configured to detect radiation data associated with exposure to radiation delivered during the radiation therapy sessions;
a receiver in communication with the plurality of wireless sensors, the receiver configured to receive radiation data detected by the implanted sensors; and
a controller in communication with the radiation treatment source and the receiver to control at least one of power, dose or duration of a radiation treatment.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for evaluating external beam radiation therapy delivered to a subject include: (a) placing at least one wireless implantable sensor in a first subject at a target location; (b) administering a first dose of radiation therapy into the first subject; (c) obtaining radiation data from the at least one wireless implantable sensor; and (d) calculating a radiation dose amount received by the first subject at the target location based on the radiation data obtained from the at least one wireless sensor during and/or after exposure to the first administered dose of radiation to determine and/or verify a dose amount of radiation delivered to the target location.
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12 Claims
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1. An oncology treatment control system, comprising:
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a radiation treatment source configured to provide radiation treatment to respective patients during radiation therapy sessions;
a plurality of implantable wireless sensors residing in an oncology patient proximate and spaced apart about a target tumor treatment site, wherein the sensors are configured to detect radiation data associated with exposure to radiation delivered during the radiation therapy sessions;
a receiver in communication with the plurality of wireless sensors, the receiver configured to receive radiation data detected by the implanted sensors; and
a controller in communication with the radiation treatment source and the receiver to control at least one of power, dose or duration of a radiation treatment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of controlling oncology treatments, comprising:
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providing a radiation treatment source configured to provide radiation treatment to respective oncology patients during radiation therapy sessions;
obtaining data from a plurality of spaced apart implantable wireless sensors residing in a respective oncology patient proximate to a target tumor treatment site, wherein the sensors are configured to detect radiation data associated with exposure to radiation delivered during the radiation therapy sessions; and
electronically controlling the radiation treatment source to control at least one of power, dose or duration of a radiation treatment during a radiation therapy session. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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