Patent ID: 11938342
Assignee: VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS PARTICLE THERAPY GMBH & CO. KG
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 1:
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the treatment plan specifies one or more of:
a target volume of the target tissue;
a prescribed beam position in x- and y-coordinates per spot at an isocenter, a prescribed energy of the proton or ion beam per spot, and a prescribed amount of monitor units per spot, wherein the x- and y-coordinates are transverse to a beam direction;
a set of field parameters that specify a direction from which the proton or ion beam is to be shot, a position of the target volume, and treatment specific parameters for one or more fields;
a fraction parameter that specifies a portion of treatment dose that is to be delivered for a given treatment session; or
a combination of the foregoing.