Title :
PC-based gamma knife radiosurgery dose calculation
Author :
Tseng, Y.J. ; Chang, H.H. ; Shiau, C.Y. ; Chung, W.Y. ; Pan, D.H.C. ; Chu, W.C.
Abstract :
The PC-based dose-calculation system designed for gamma knife radiosurgery introduced in this article delivers desired accuracy and is equipped with a friendly graphical user interface to allow foolproof operations. With the ongoing advancement in PC technology, the performance/cost ratio is expected to continue to rise to render more incentive in developing a PC-based dose-calculation system.
Keywords :
computational complexity; dosimetry; graphical user interfaces; medical computing; planning; radiation therapy; PC-based dose-calculation system; computation complexity; friendly graphical user interface; gamma knife radiosurgery; irregularly shaped skull phantom; isodose distribution; low-cost system; performance-cost ratio; single-shot irradiation; spherically shaped skull phantom; three-dimensional volume of interest; treatment planning; treatment throughput; Collimators; Costs; Displays; Geometry; Histograms; Lesions; Microcomputers; Neoplasms; Pain; Radiography;
Journal_Title :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MEMB.2003.1256278
