ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,380, issued on Nov. 18.
"Gradient optimized radial treatment (GORT)" was invented by Michael D. Weil (Half Moon Bay, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to the field of medical therapy of lesions detrimental to a body. The system is capable of treatment with a non-invasive, ionizing kV energy radiation source. Locally focused energy can be used to definitively treat, or as an adjuvant to enhance immune modulators, to eliminate tumors. Distributed external beam entry points produce a significant advantageous dose profile at depth as intersecting beams accumulate in a narrow focus to treat a selected vol...