RFID RECORD AND VERIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE FOR PATIENT UNDERGOING RADIATION THERAPY
First Claim
1. A system for providing at least one radiation therapy treatment to a patient in a facility by means of a radiation therapy apparatus, said system comprising:
- at least one component specifically selected for use by the patient when undergoing the at least one radiation therapy treatment, said component having a RFID tag secured thereto, said RFID tag being arranged to hold information relevant to said component therein;
a first wireless device comprising a transmitter and a receiver, said transmitter being arranged for sending a wireless signal into the area of the facility at which the radiation therapy apparatus is located and said at least one component may be located, said RFID tag of said at least one component being arranged to transmit a wireless signal representative of said at least one component in response to said wireless signal from said transmitter;
said receiver being arranged for wirelessly receiving said wireless signal from said RFID tag of said at least one component and providing a signal in response thereto; and
a database in a computer system coupled to said first wireless device, said database including information about the patient and said at least one component, said computer system being arranged to utilize said database and said signal from said receiver in order to determine if said at least one component is present to enable the desired radiation therapy treatment to be given to the patient.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing radiation therapy to a patient is disclosed. The system includes at least one RFID tagged component, e.g., a patient positioning device, to be used when the patient is to be given radiation therapy treatment. The at least one component is specifically selected for use with the patient. The RFID tag holds information relevant to the patient. The tag is interrogated by a reader to produce a signal used by an associated computer system to verify the patient and component location and presence in the room where the treatment is to be given. The system and method enables one to determine the location of each patient, selected facility personnel and all the components for a particular patient'"'"'s treatment In addition the system and method enables one to determine the time the patient and/or staff member and/or component spends at a given location for a particular treatment.
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24 Claims
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1. A system for providing at least one radiation therapy treatment to a patient in a facility by means of a radiation therapy apparatus, said system comprising:
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at least one component specifically selected for use by the patient when undergoing the at least one radiation therapy treatment, said component having a RFID tag secured thereto, said RFID tag being arranged to hold information relevant to said component therein; a first wireless device comprising a transmitter and a receiver, said transmitter being arranged for sending a wireless signal into the area of the facility at which the radiation therapy apparatus is located and said at least one component may be located, said RFID tag of said at least one component being arranged to transmit a wireless signal representative of said at least one component in response to said wireless signal from said transmitter; said receiver being arranged for wirelessly receiving said wireless signal from said RFID tag of said at least one component and providing a signal in response thereto; and a database in a computer system coupled to said first wireless device, said database including information about the patient and said at least one component, said computer system being arranged to utilize said database and said signal from said receiver in order to determine if said at least one component is present to enable the desired radiation therapy treatment to be given to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for determining if at least one predetermined component has been provided with a patient to enable the patient to undergo at least one radiation therapy treatment using that component, the radiation therapy being provided to the patient by radiation therapy apparatus in a predetermined room in a facility, said method comprising:
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providing at least one component specifically selected for use with the patient when undergoing the at least one radiation therapy treatment, said at least one component having a RFID tag fixedly secured thereto, said RFID tag being arranged to hold information relevant to said at least one component; providing a first wireless device comprising a transmitter and a receiver, said transmitter being arranged for sending a wireless signal into the room of the facility at which the radiation therapy apparatus is located to cause said RFID tag of said at least one component if located therein to transmit a wireless signal representative of said at least one component, said receiver being arranged for wirelessly receiving said wireless signal from said RFID tag of said at least one component and providing a signal in response thereto; providing a database in a computer system coupled to said receiver, said database including information about said patient and said at least one component; and utilizing said database and said signal from said receiver in said computer system, whereupon said computer system can determine if said at least one component has been provided in the predetermined room to be used with the patient when the patient will be undergoing said radiation therapy by the radiation therapy apparatus therein. - View Dependent Claims (17, 22, 23, 24)
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18. A method of tracking a patient in a facility at which the patient will be given at least one radiation therapy treatment by a radiation therapy apparatus located in a room of the facility, said method comprising:
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providing a RFID tag on the patient, said RFID tag being arranged to hold information relevant to the patient therein; providing a first wireless device comprising a transmitter and a receiver, said transmitter being arranged for sending a wireless signal into the room of the facility to cause said RFID tag on the patient to transmit a wireless signal representative of the patient, said receiver being arranged for wirelessly receiving said wireless signal from said RFID tag on the patient and providing a signal in response thereto; providing a database in a computer system coupled to said receiver, said database including information about the patient and the room of the facility; and utilizing said database and said signal from said receiver in said computer system, whereupon said computer system can determine the location of the patient in the rooms of the facility and/or the temporal status of the patient in the room of the facility. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A method of tracking a staff person in a facility at which a patient will be given at least one radiation therapy treatment by a radiation therapy apparatus located in a room in the facility, said method comprising:
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providing a RFID tag on the staff person, said RFID tag being arranged to hold information relevant to the staff person therein; providing a first wireless device comprising a transmitter and a receiver, said transmitter being arranged for sending a wireless signal into the room of the facility to cause said RFID tag on the staff person to transmit a wireless signal representative of the staff person, said receiver being arranged for wirelessly receiving said wireless signal from said RFID tag on the staff person and providing a signal in response thereto; providing a database in a computer system coupled to said receiver, said database including information about the staff person and the room of the facility; and utilizing said database and said signal from said receiver in said computer system, whereupon said computer system can determine the location of the staff person in the room of the facility and/or the temporal status of the staff person in the room of the facility. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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