Title :
A computer assisted stereotactic approach for multibeam radiation therapy planning
Author :
Fresne, F. ; Gibaud, B. ; Barillot, C. ; Toumoulin, C. ; Lemoine, D. ; Manens, J.P. ; Scarabin, J.M.
Author_Institution :
Pontchaillou Hospital, Rennes, France
Abstract :
A system devoted to the localization and treatment of small cerebral lesions that can not be reached by surgery is presented. The method is based on the use of a stereotactic approach to localize the target and to guide the multibeam radiation therapy treatment. The approach and the pipeline software modules developed to process and control the radiation therapy planning are described. The application presented here is a first approach to computer-aided radiation planning and treatment
Keywords :
medical computing; radiation therapy; computer assisted stereotactic approach; multibeam radiation therapy planning; pipeline software modules; small cerebral lesions; Angiography; Biomedical applications of radiation; Biomedical imaging; Computational modeling; Computed tomography; Distributed computing; Image processing; Lesions; Medical treatment; Skin;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.96533
