RADIATION THERAPY PLANNING USING INTEGRATED MODEL

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EP 2 968 975 B8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	05.09.2018 Bulletin 2018/36

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	25.07.2018 Bulletin 2018/30

(21)	Application number: 14712561.1

(22)	Date of filing: 14.03.2014

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61N 5/10^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/CH2014/000029

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2014/139040 (18.09.2014 Gazette 2014/38)

(54)	RADIATION THERAPY PLANNING USING INTEGRATED MODEL STRAHLENTHERAPIEPLANUNG MIT INTEGRIERTEM MODELL PLANIFICATION DE RADIOTHÉRAPIE AU MOYEN D'UN MODÈLE INTÉGRÉ

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

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Priority:

15.03.2013 US 201361793655 P
27.09.2013 US 201314039920

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	20.01.2016 Bulletin 2016/03

(60)	Divisional application:
	18179560.0

(73)	Proprietor: Varian Medical Systems International AG
	6330 Cham (CH)

(72)	Inventors:
	KUUSELA, Esa 02320 Espoo (FI) MARIA, Cordero Marcos 01260 Vantaa (FI) HARTMAN, Joona 02200 Espoo (FI) PELTOLA, Jarkko 04320 Tuusula (FI) NORD, Janne 02620 Espoo (FI)

(74)	Representative: Foster, Mark Charles et al
	Mathisen & Macara LLP Communications House South Street Staines-upon-Thames Middlesex, TW18 4PR Staines-upon-Thames Middlesex, TW18 4PR (GB)

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