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Collaborative Virtual Simulation Environment for Radiotherapy Treatment Planning
Author(s) -
Cai Wenli,
Walter Stefan,
Karangelis Grigorios,
Sakas Georgios
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
computer graphics forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1467-8659
pISSN - 0167-7055
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8659.00430
Subject(s) - rendering (computer graphics) , computer science , radiation treatment planning , volume rendering , virtual machine , plan (archaeology) , virtual reality , simulation , radiation therapy , computer graphics (images) , human–computer interaction , operating system , medicine , radiology , history , archaeology
The simulation of Radiotherapy Treatment Planning (RTP) is a normal procedure in oncology clinics carried out on a Simulator machine. The Virtual Simulation of RTP replaces the real Simulator machine with a virtual one by using the CT data sets of a patient instead of the real patient. In this paper, we present a collaborative virtual simulation environment of RTP, named EU‐VIRTUOSO, which is based on volume rendering and telecommunication techniques. The RTP procedure is visualised on a virtual patient, which is created by using the CT data of the patient. Different volume rendering and volume interaction techniques, such as DRR, MIP, gradient surface, and iso‐surface, supply physicians with high quality rendering images to simulate the real working environment of the Simulator machine. In the collaborative environment, physicians distributed at different locations can work together via network to plan the treatment or to validate the treatment plan on‐line by a collaborative application sharing approach. Both concepts virtualised planning and collaborative planning improve the efficiency and accuracy of a radiotherapy treatment while reducing the effort for an individual patient.