3D sculpting and auto-stereoscopic display of ICRU-50 volumes and anatomy in conformal radiotherapy treatment planning

Author

Christopher, Moore ; Roger, H. ; David, Hancock

Author_Institution

Christie Hosp., Manchester, UK

Volume

2

fYear

1999

fDate

36434

Abstract

A 3D environment for conformal radiotherapy treatment planning is described. It incorporates sculpting tools for creating ICRU-50 target volumes and organs, space variant modelling, and auto-stereoscopic display (ASD) for interrogation of nested volumes embedded in a radiation dose field. ASD simplifies clinical appreciation of the critical 3D effects of treatments. It is particularly cost-effective given the launch of mass-market PCs equipped with ASD capability

Keywords

computerised tomography; dosimetry; medical image processing; microcomputer applications; radiation therapy; stereo image processing; 3D sculpting; ICRU-50 volumes; anatomy; auto-stereoscopic display; conformal radiotherapy treatment planning; embedded nested volumes interrogation; radiation dose field; space variant modelling; Anatomy; Bladder; Collimators; Computer displays; Hospitals; Medical treatment; Physics; Three dimensional displays; Tumors; Variable speed drives;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

ISSN

1094-687X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5674-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1999.804331

Filename

804331