Volume rendering: application in static field conformal radiosurgery

J. Daniel Bourland; Jon J. Camp; Richard A. Robb

doi:10.1117/12.131111

22 September 1992 Volume rendering: application in static field conformal radiosurgery

J. Daniel Bourland, Jon J. Camp, Richard A. Robb

Proceedings Volume 1808, Visualization in Biomedical Computing '92; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.131111
Event: Visualization in Biomedical Computing, 1992, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Abstract

Lesions in the head which are large or irregularly shaped present challenges for radiosurgical treatment by linear accelerator or other radiosurgery modalities. To treat these lesions we are developing static field, conformal stereotactic radiosurgery. In this procedure seven to eleven megavoltage x-ray beams are aimed at the target volume. Each beam is designed from the beam's-eye view, and has its own unique geometry: gantry angle, table angle, and shape which conforms to the projected cross-section of the target. A difficulty with this and other 3- D treatment plans is the visualization of the treatment geometry and proposed treatment plan. Is the target volume geometrically covered by the arrangement of beams, and is the dose distribution adequate? To answer these questions we have been investigating the use of ANALYZE^TM volume rendering to display the target anatomy and the resultant dose distribution.

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J. Daniel Bourland, Jon J. Camp, and Richard A. Robb "Volume rendering: application in static field conformal radiosurgery", Proc. SPIE 1808, Visualization in Biomedical Computing '92, (22 September 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.131111

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