Patent ID: 9262590
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: A61B,A61N,G16H

Claim Text:
1. A radiation therapy method comprising: performing a radiation therapy planning process to generate a plurality of radiation therapy plans for a fractionated radiation therapy comprising a plurality of radiation therapy sessions extending over days, weeks, or months based on a planning image of a subject acquired prior to commencement of any radiation therapy session of the fractionated radiation therapy, wherein the operation of performing a radiation therapy planning process includes segmenting the planning image to identify segments delineating anatomical features, and constructing radiation therapy plans for different tissue densities of a variable-density segment by adjusting the radiation attenuation or absorption of the variable-density segment, the radiation therapy planning process being performed by a computer; and after the radiation therapy planning process is complete, performing a plurality of radiation therapy sessions of the fractionated radiation therapy on the subject wherein the performing of each radiation therapy session includes: delivering therapeutic radiation to the subject in accordance with the selected one of the plurality of therapy plans.