Dose calculation software for helical tomotherapy, utilizing patient CT data to calculate an independent three-dimensional dose cube

Purpose: Treatment plans for the TomoTherapy unit are produced with a planning system that is integral to the unit. The authors have produced an independent dose calculation system, to enable plans to be recalculated in three dimensions, using the patient’s CT data.Methods: Software has been written...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Medical physics (Lancaster) 2012-01, Vol.39 (1), p.160-167
Hauptverfasser:	Thomas, Simon J., Eyre, Katie R., Tudor, G. Samuel J., Fairfoul, Jamie
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ALGORITHMS BEAMS Computed tomography COMPUTER CODES Computer software Computerised tomographs computerised tomography COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY CT-GUIDED RADIOTHERAPY Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific applications dose calculation Dose‐volume analysis DOSIMETRY ERRORS Field size Humans Image data processing or generation, in general Imaging, Three-Dimensional - methods Intensity modulated radiation therapy Interpolation Medical imaging Medical treatment planning Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Neoplasms - radiotherapy PATIENTS PERSONAL COMPUTERS PHANTOMS PLANNING PROSTATE Quality assurance RADIATION DOSES radiation therapy RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE Radiometry - methods Radiotherapy Dosage Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted - methods Radiotherapy, Conformal - methods ray tracing Reproducibility of Results Sensitivity and Specificity SIMULATION Software Software Validation Therapeutic applications, including brachytherapy THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods tomotherapy
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