Title :
From DICOM to GRID: a dosimetric system for brachytherapy born from HEP
Author :
Foppiano, F. ; Guatelli, S. ; Moscicki, J. ; Pia, M.G.
Author_Institution :
National Inst. for Cancer Res., Genova, Italy
Abstract :
In brachytherapy software defines the experimental configuration of radioactive seeds appropriate to achieve the desired dose distribution in the patient. We will show you how nowadays it is possible to develop a software for brachytherapy which achieves the goal of high accuracy and speed thanks to the combination of various software toolkits: Geant4 simulation toolkit, AIDA analysis toolkit, GRID and the Web. Geant4-based brachytherapy application calculates dose distribution in tissues with great accuracy, in a realistic experimental set-up derived from CT data. The AIDA analysis toolkit provides the elaboration of simulation results. It is possible to run Geant4-based brachytherapy application through a Web portal, sharing distributed computing resources thanks to the integration in the GRID, making possible even to modest size hospitals to profit of advanced treatment planning tools.
Keywords :
biological tissues; brachytherapy; dosimetry; medical computing; portals; AIDA analysis toolkit; DICOM; GRID; Geant4 simulation toolkit; HEP; Web portal; advanced treatment planning tools; brachytherapy; computerised tomography; distributed computing resources; dosimetric system; modest size hospitals; patient dose distribution; radioactive seeds; software toolkits; tissues; Analytical models; Application software; Brachytherapy; Computational modeling; DICOM; Data analysis; Distributed computing; Hospitals; Portals; Software tools;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2003 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8257-9
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2003.1352216
