by | Jan 8, 2025 | Cai, Bin, Green, Olga, Hao, Yao, Knutson, Nels, Mutic, Sasa, Rodriguez, Vivian, Schmidt, Matthew, Sun, Baozhou, Zhao, Tianyu
— Value Proposition: Tool and software suite used to automate and improve testing quality of linear accelerators, thus increasing profit.
Technology Description
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a comprehensive suite of hardware and software tools that enables ful…
by | Dec 20, 2024 | Jain, Chhavi, Solomatov, Viatcheslav
— Technology Description
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a process for manufacturing molten materials, such as molten polymers, to create patterns. By controlling the temperature of a molten polymer and applying targeted heat pulses from lasers or other sources, th…
by | Aug 19, 2024 | Chen, Xinyuan, Medrano, Maria, O'Sullivan, Joseph, Williamson, Jeffrey, Zhao, Tianyu
— Technology Description
Developed by researchers in the Williamson and O’Sullivan Labs at the Washington University in St. Louis, this technology is a novel software platform that creates more accurate proton beam targeting to tumors. The software is used during proton therapy treatment plann…
by | Mar 21, 2024 | Hu, Song, Ling, Jingwei, Yang, Shuo
— T-020656 – Deep Tissue Diagnostics with Disposable Fiber-Optic Device
Technology Description
Researchers from the laboratory of Song Hu has developed a miniaturized fiber-optic device capable of minimally invasive measurements of deep-tissue biomechanical properties. The device can be rea…
by | Oct 18, 2023 | Hao, Yao, Knutson, Nels, Mahon, Rebecca "Nicky", Raman, Caleb, Reynoso, Francisco, Schmidt, Matthew, Sun, Baozhou, Wu, Yu
— Quality assurance is critical in the setup and operation of linear accelerators (LINACs) and requires significant time and expense
Before they can be put into use, new LINAC radiotherapy machines and their integrated treatment planning systems (TPSs) must go through a labor-intensive acceptance and…