Systems and methods for performing radiosurgery using stereotactic techniques

• US 20070286342A1
• Filed: 01/12/2007
• Published: 12/13/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Donald B. Fuller
• Original Assignee: Donald B. Fuller
• Inventors: Fuller, Donald B.
• Application Number:
  US11/652,710
• Publication Number:
  US 20070286342A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 378/65
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/1027 Interstitial radiation therapy
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/103 Treatment planning systems
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/1042 with spatial modulation of the radiation beam within the treatment head
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/1084 for delivering multiple intersecting beams at the same time, e.g. gamma knives

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for performing non-homogeneous radiosurgery to provide optimal doses to the site of an abnormal lesion and to minimize damages to surrounding healthy tissues.

Claims

1. A method for performing a non-homogeneous radiosurgery, comprising the steps of

taking images of a treatment target in a patient with one or more imaging methods;

developing a non-homogeneous treatment plan according to the images to provide optimal dosage to the treatment target and minimal dosage to the areas surrounding the treatment target; and

treating the patient with the radiosurgery according to the treatment plan.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the radiosurgery is a non-invasive stereotactic radiosurgical technique.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the radiosurgery is frameless stereotactic radiosurgery.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the radiosurgery is an invasive radiosurgical technique.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the radiosurgery is a brachytherapeutic technique.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the non-homogeneity is at least 30%.