Carlone

Marco Carlone, Edmonton CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090147916	REAL-TIME DOSE RECONSTRUCTION USING DYNAMIC SIMULATION AND IMAGE GUIDED ADAPTIVE RADIOTHERAPY - A radiation therapy treatment method comprises imaging a subject and simulating four-dimensional aspects of radiotherapy. A treatment plan based on the simulation is generated to permit real-time, three-dimensional dose reconstruction at the time of treatment. The simulation and treatment plan are used during treatment fractions to achieve real-time image guidance.	06-11-2009
20090149735	INTEGRATED EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY AND MRI SYSTEM - A radiation therapy system comprises a radiation source generating a beam of radiation and a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus. An interface acts between the radiation source and the MRI apparatus that permits irradiation to be performed simultaneously with imaging. The MRI apparatus and radiation source are coupled such that the system can be used in a rotation mode whereby the radiation source can irradiate a subject from basically any angle without reducing MRI image quality.	06-11-2009

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110218420	RADIATION THERAPY SYSTEM - A radiation therapy System comprises a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus and a linear accelerator capable of generating a beam of radiation. The linear accelerator is immersed in and oriented with respect to the MRI magnetic field to expose the linear accelerator to magnetic force that directs particles therein along a central axis thereof.	09-08-2011

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110260729	MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS FOR USE WITH RADIOTHERAPY - A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus suitable for radiotherapy. The apparatus includes two sets of coil pairs, each coil pair forming a Maxwell-like coil. The two sets of coil pairs share a common transverse plane, have opposing polarities, and define a common plane of symmetry and an imaging area. The two sets generate a substantially homogenous electromagnetic field in a first transverse direction in the imaging area and peripheral electromagnetic fields in a direction opposite to the first transverse direction in a peripheral area. The apparatus also includes at least one focusing magnet positioned in the peripheral areas to generate a focusing electromagnetic field in a focusing area, in a direction substantially the same as the first transverse direction. At least a portion of the peripheral electromagnetic fields is maintained in a defocusing area between the focusing area and the imaging area.	10-27-2011