Patent ID: 8437449
Filing Date: 2013-05-07
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A method in a computing system for facilitating custom radiation treatment planning, comprising: during a first radiation treatment session for a patient, collecting data indicating actual positioning of a predefined treatment site of the patient relative to a target treatment location in substantially real-time throughout the first radiation treatment session produced by applying non-ionizing radiation to determine the location of markers implanted in the patient's body, wherein the first radiation treatment session is associated with a first treatment plan that includes data indicating intended positioning throughout the first radiation treatment session of the predefined treatment site of the patient relative to the target treatment location; associating the collected positioning data with data describing one or more other aspects of the first radiation treatment session; and providing the associated data to a treatment planning facility to determine a second treatment plan for a future radiation treatment session for the patient by comparing at least the collected positioning data with the first treatment plan data indicating the intended positioning throughout the first radiation treatment session of the predefined treatment site of the patient relative to the target treatment location, wherein the first radiation treatment session and the future radiation treatment session are performed on different dates over a period of time, wherein the second treatment plan is a modification of the first treatment plan based on the comparison of the collected positioning data with the intended positioning throughout the first radiation treatment session, wherein the collected positioning data is associated with data describing a plurality of radiation treatment fields used during the first radiation treatment session.