Radiotherapy methods, systems, and workflow-oriented graphical user interfaces

Abstract

Disclosed herein are radiotherapy systems and methods that can display a workflow-oriented graphical user interface(s). In an embodiment, a system comprises a first display in communication with a server, the first display configured to display a first graphical user interface; a second display in communication with the server, the second display configured to display a second graphical user interface, wherein the server is configured to: present the first graphical user interface for displaying on the first display, wherein the first graphical user interface contains one or more pages corresponding to one or more stages of a radiotherapy treatment, wherein the server transitions from a first page of the one or more pages representing a first stage to a second page of the one or more pages representing a second stage responsive to an indication that at least a predetermined portion of tasks associated with the first stage has been satisfied.

What we claim is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 scanning, by a processor, a predetermined proximity to a radiotherapy machine within a treatment room to identify a radiotherapy accessory to be used during a patient's radiotherapy treatment; and   revising, by the processor, a graphical indicator corresponding to the radiotherapy accessory displayed on a graphical user interface based on whether the radiotherapy accessory matches a list of treatment accessories associated with the patient's radiotherapy treatment.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein revising the graphical indicator comprises changing a color of the graphical indicator. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein revising the graphical indicator comprises changing a shape of the graphical indicator. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein revising the graphical indicator comprises displaying an additional graphical indicator. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the graphical user interface is displayed on a screen on a gantry of the radiotherapy machine. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein scanning the predetermined proximity to the radiotherapy machine within the treatment room comprises scanning a radio frequency identification tag associated with the radiotherapy accessory. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein scanning the predetermined proximity to the radiotherapy machine within the treatment room comprises scanning a visual tag associated with the radiotherapy accessory. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the graphical user interface is displayed on a console computer associated with the radiotherapy machine. 
     
     
         9 . A system comprising:
 one or more servers comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions that when executed by the processor causes the processor to perform operations comprising:
 scan a predetermined proximity to a radiotherapy machine within a treatment room to identify a radiotherapy accessory to be used during a patient's radiotherapy treatment; and 
 revise a graphical indicator corresponding to the radiotherapy accessory displayed on a graphical user interface based on whether the radiotherapy accessory matches a list of treatment accessories associated with the patient's radiotherapy treatment. 
   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein revising the graphical indicator comprises changing a color of the graphical indicator. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein revising the graphical indicator comprises changing a shape of the graphical indicator. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein revising the graphical indicator comprises displaying an additional graphical indicator. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the graphical user interface is displayed on a screen on a gantry of the radiotherapy machine. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein scanning the predetermined proximity to the radiotherapy machine within the treatment room comprises scanning a radio frequency identification tag associated with the radiotherapy accessory. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein scanning the predetermined proximity to the radiotherapy machine within the treatment room comprises scanning a visual tag associated with the radiotherapy accessory. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the graphical user interface is displayed on a console computer associated with the radiotherapy machine. 
     
     
         17 . A system comprising:
 a radiotherapy configured to implement a patient's radiotherapy;   a processor in communication with the radiotherapy machine, the processor configured to:
 scan a predetermined proximity to the radiotherapy machine within a treatment room to identify a radiotherapy accessory to be used during the patient's radiotherapy treatment; and 
 revise a graphical indicator corresponding to the radiotherapy accessory displayed on a graphical user interface based on whether the radiotherapy accessory matches a list of treatment accessories associated with the patient's radiotherapy treatment. 
   
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein revising the graphical indicator comprises changing a color of the graphical indicator. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein revising the graphical indicator comprises changing a shape of the graphical indicator. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein revising the graphical indicator comprises displaying an additional graphical indicator.