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Direct data link between a CT scanner and a radiation treatment planning system
Author(s) -
Abel Roland N.,
Buhler Lester A.,
Chu William T.,
Slater James M.,
Neilsen Ivan R.,
Zimmerman Duane C.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.473
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 2473-4209
pISSN - 0094-2405
DOI - 10.1118/1.594536
Subject(s) - scanner , computer science , coaxial , byte , computer hardware , transmission (telecommunications) , serial communication , data transmission , optics , computer graphics (images) , artificial intelligence , physics , telecommunications
A direct data link between a CT scanner and a radiation treatment planning system has been developed. The link transmits the data serially over a coaxial cable using the pseudo‐paper‐tape punch and reader (serial PIO) interfaces. The data transmission rate with error‐check is approximately 25 000 8‐bit bytes/s. This translates to about 7 s for transferring a CT scan with a 320‐pixel diameter.