A prototype 3D CT extension for radiotherapy simulators

Comput Med Imaging Graph. 2001 Jan-Feb;25(1):11-21. doi: 10.1016/s0895-6111(00)00039-2.

Abstract

In this paper we present a report on our custom 3D CT extension capable of producing fully 3D tomographic studies from conventional radiotherapy simulator cone-beam fluoro output. The extension consists of a common PC system on which a proprietary software toolkit provides the appropriate environment for reconstruction and acquisition of cone-beam data provided by commercial simulator fluoro video chains. The extension may compare favorably with CT options offered by simulator manufacturers: in particular, multi-slice single-scan reconstruction seems to be achievable while the current commercial solutions are based on single-slice single-scan. Radiotherapy applications include on-line treatment planning, patient treatment verification and registration.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Computer Simulation
  • Equipment Design
  • Fluoroscopy
  • Humans
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Microcomputers
  • Papio
  • Radiometry
  • Radiotherapy / instrumentation*
  • Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted*
  • Software
  • Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed*