ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,327,013, issued on June 10, was assigned to SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS INTERNATIONAL AG (Steinhausen, Switzerland).

"Graphical user interface control device for radiation therapy treatment planning" was invented by Anthony Magliari (Swansea, Ill.), Jessica Perez (Geneva) and Michael Folkerts (Carrollton, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A graphical user interface is configured for display on a computer display. The graphical user interface includes a dose rate slider configured to enable a user to select a range of radiation dose rates of a radiotherapy plan, and a display image configured to present an image. The dose rate slider may be s...