US Patent Issued on Oct. 27 for "Radiation therapy treatment planning using node-based functions for updating target volumes" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,576, issued on Oct. 27.

"Radiation therapy treatment planning using node-based functions for updating target volumes" was invented by Karl Otto (New York), Artur Karlov (New York) and Jonathan Giambattista (New York).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The system and method provided herein is an interactive computer based graphical user interface that permits a user to dynamically assemble, and process, spatially contoured (segmented) anatomical structures shown on medical images for radiation treatment planning. The generation of planning structures utilizing node-based operations based on contoured organs is a critical part of the radiat...