Online External Beam Radiation Treatment Simulator

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-20-2008

Publication Title

International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery

DOI

10.1007/s11548-008-0232-7

ISSN

1861-6429

Abstract

Radiation therapy is an effective and widely accepted form of treatment for many types of cancer that requires extensive computerized planning. Unfortunately, current treatment planning systems have limited or no visual aid that combines patient volumetric models extracted from patient-specific CT data with the treatment device geometry in a 3D interactive simulation. We illustrate the potential of 3D simulation in radiation therapy with a web-based interactive system that combines novel standards and technologies. We discuss related research efforts in this area and present in detail several components of the simulator. An objective assessment of the accuracy of the simulator and a usability study prove the potential of such a system for simulation and training.

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