RADIOTHERAPY DEVICES AND ACCESS AUTHORISATION

• Main Authors: PRITCHARD NEIL, BOXALL PAUL, WINFIELD COLIN, MASSAI MARCO
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 25.02.2022
• Subjects: DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROTHERAPY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MAGNETOTHERAPY; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; RADIATION THERAPY; SURGERY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY

A method of determining whether a radiotherapy device configured to provide therapeutic radiation to a patient should be authorised for use. The device comprises a plurality of components, each component of the plurality of components being coupled with at least one identifier configured to provide data identifying the component it is coupled with. The method comprises receiving, from the identifiers, data identifying each of the plurality of components of the radiotherapy device and determining whether at least one authorisation criterion is met based on the identifying data and authorisation data; and if the at least one authorisation criterion is met, determining that the radiotherapy device is authorised for use. 一种确定放疗设备是否应被授权使用的方法，所述放疗设备被配置成向患者提供治疗辐射。所述放疗设备包括多个部件，所述多个部件中的每一个部件与至少一个标识器耦合，所述至少一个标识器被配置成提供识别与其耦合的部件的数据。所述方法包括：从所述标识器接收识别所述放疗设备的所述多个部件中的每一个部件的数据；基于识别数据和授权数据确定是否满足至少一个授权标准；以及如果满足所述至少一个授权标准，则确定所述治疗设备被授权使用。