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A proposal for a standard electronic anthropomorphic phantom for radiotherapy
Author(s) -
Aldridge J. S.,
Reckwerdt P. J.,
Mackie T. R.
Publication year - 1999
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 - 10.1118/1.598696
Subject(s) - imaging phantom , computer science , medical physics , medical imaging , image guided radiation therapy , radiation therapy , process (computing) , reduction (mathematics) , nuclear medicine , information retrieval , computer graphics (images) , artificial intelligence , medicine , mathematics , radiology , operating system , geometry
To create a database of human male and female computed tomography (CT) slices, the National Library of Medicine organized the “Visible Human Project.” Since the male and female data sets provided are approximately 269 MB and 915 MB, respectively, both the size and complexity have been reduced. While making the slices accessible to those with limited computing resources, the production of these reduced data sets also presents a unique opportunity to establish a standard human CT slice library for research in radiation therapy. A brief history of the original data sets is included, as well as details of the reduction process, applications to radiotherapy, and information on accessing these reduced image files.