Patent ID: 9192782
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A method of determining radiation levels for use during radiation therapy for a subject patient, said method comprising the steps of: utilizing an imaging machine to identify a volume of tissue within said subject patient to be affected by said radiation therapy, wherein said volume of tissue contains a tissue region; determining a radiation dose value corresponding to said tissue region in said patient; providing a computer having access to reference databases; utilizing said computer to generate an initial graph by plotting radiation dose values versus a range of possible fractions into which said radiation therapy can be divided; utilizing said computer to overlay said radiation dose value onto said initial graph; utilizing said computer to retrieve historical data from at least one of said reference databases, wherein said historical data includes past radiation levels used during prior radiation therapies; utilizing said computer to overlay historical data onto said initial graph, therein providing a reference graph to assist in selecting an effective radiation level for said volume of tissue of said subject patient.