Patent ID: 8185228

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for manufacturing at least one radiation filter for a radiation treatment machine using a computer-implemented system comprising a processor and a display operatively coupled to the processor, the method comprising: operating the processor to perform the following executing customer interface software for importing into a database at least one customer file for the at least one radiation filter to be manufactured and setting a corresponding flag in the database after importation of the at least one customer file, the at least one customer file including design data, executing tool path generation software for generating a tool path based on the design data for the at least one radiation filter to be manufactured and setting a corresponding flag in the database after generation of the tool path, the tool path defining instructions to operate a tooling machine, executing manufacture scheduling software to schedule a tooling machine to manufacture the at least one radiation filter and setting a corresponding flag in the database after manufacturer of the at least one radiation filter, and executing tracking software for tracking progress on manufacture of the at least one radiation filter based on the different corresponding flags set in the database; and operating the display to display the tracked progress on the manufacture of the at least one radiation filter.