Title :
Parallel beam mapping algorithm to compute radiation dose in three dimensional treatment planning
Author :
Satti, Jahangir A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Radiol., Univ. Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia
Abstract :
Three dimensional radiation therapy treatment planning requires radiation dose calculation using clinically acceptable algorithms. A parallel algorithm has been designed and analyzed to compute radiation dose in an irradiated volume by using equivalent tissue air ratio method. A speed-up of about 6 has been achieved through this technique
Keywords :
dosimetry; medical computing; parallel algorithms; radiation therapy; clinically acceptable algorithms; equivalent tissue air ratio method; irradiated volume; parallel beam mapping algorithm; radiation dose computation; radiotherapy dosimetry; three dimensional treatment planning; Algorithm design and analysis; Biomedical applications of radiation; Computed tomography; Computer architecture; Concurrent computing; Distributed computing; Ionizing radiation; Medical treatment; Parallel algorithms; Parallel processing;
Conference_Titel :
Computer-Based Medical Systems, 1996., Proceedings Ninth IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Ann Arbor, MI
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7441-5
DOI :
10.1109/CBMS.1996.507120
