Patent ID: 11918407
Assignee: BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 15:
16. A method of providing an estimate of radiation dose received by a patient during an imaging scan performed by an imaging system, comprising:
receiving patient information about the patient, wherein the patient information comprises information about one or more physical characteristics of the patient;
receiving scan data, wherein the scan data is generated during the imaging scan of the patient by the imaging system, wherein the imaging scan is a partial imaging scan of a portion of the patient, and wherein the scan data represents partial scan data covering the portion of the patient;
creating a virtual dose model of the patient based upon the patient information and the partial scan data;
receiving a selection of a region of interest of the patient;
performing a dose simulation on the virtual dose model of the patient or a portion thereof; and
determining, based upon an outcome of the dose simulation, an estimate of the radiation dose received within the region of interest.