Patent ID: 8944318
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: A61B,A61N,G06K,G16H

Abstract:
1. A workflow management safety system for radiotherapy treatment of a patient using radiotherapy equipment comprising: a patient radiofrequency identification (RFID) tag and a radiofrequency (RF) detection device, which provides a patient unique identifier matchable to a patient's treatment plan; a plurality of optical markers, the plurality of markers including at least one patient optical marker; at least one reference optical marker positioned at a reference point on or within the radiotherapy equipment; at least one accessory optical marker positioned on or within a radiotherapy equipment accessory; and an optical reader to detect each of the plurality of optical markers; wherein the system matches the patient's unique identifier to the patient treatment plan and to at least one of the detected patient optical marker and the at least one accessory optical marker.