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Virtual Simulation of Radiotherapy Technology for Cancer Treatment: Patient-specific Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) using Virtual Environments - Couverture souple

Flores Hermosillo, Bernardo David; Phillips, Roger

 
9783844300703: Virtual Simulation of Radiotherapy Technology for Cancer Treatment: Patient-specific Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) using Virtual Environments
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3844300708 ISBN 13 : 9783844300703
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

Cancer is one of the main causes of natural fatalities in the world. It is extensively treated using surgery, radiation, chemotherapy or a combination of those. Due to its success rate and non-invasiveness, perhaps the most promising of those is Radiotherapy (RT). Not yet the most widely used, the lack of training tools being possibly the main reason, followed by scarce public awareness of RT as opposed to ?scary? chemotherapy. A Virtual Environment (VE) Simulation for Cancer Treatment intends to be a tool that will offer potential means for training radiotherapy personnel and increasing public awareness about RT as an option for cancer treatment. Designed as a hypothetical state-of-the- art Virtual RT unit containing a Linear Accelerator and Treatment Couch with an intuitive GUI for interaction. An editable random RT plan can be created including beams and settings for the Multi Leaf Collimator (MLC) and the RT Device (Clinac); the MLC can be edited at finger or jaw level. The effect of the MLC over the ?radiation beam? is visualized. CT slices can be displayed at the isocentre, and other ?special effects? were sketched. Core tools used were C++ & OpenGL.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Cancer is one of the main causes of natural fatalities in the world. It is extensively treated using surgery, radiation, chemotherapy or a combination of those. Due to its success rate and non-invasiveness, perhaps the most promising of those is Radiotherapy (RT). Not yet the most widely used, the lack of training tools being possibly the main reason, followed by scarce public awareness of RT as opposed to ?scary? chemotherapy. A Virtual Environment (VE) Simulation for Cancer Treatment intends to be a tool that will offer potential means for training radiotherapy personnel and increasing public awareness about RT as an option for cancer treatment. Designed as a hypothetical state-of-the- art Virtual RT unit containing a Linear Accelerator and Treatment Couch with an intuitive GUI for interaction. An editable random RT plan can be created including beams and settings for the Multi Leaf Collimator (MLC) and the RT Device (Clinac); the MLC can be edited at finger or jaw level. The effect of the MLC over the ?radiation beam? is visualized. CT slices can be displayed at the isocentre, and other ?special effects? were sketched. Core tools used were C++ & OpenGL.

Biographie de l'auteur

BCS, MSc, PhD candidate. Medicine and Computers were his two career choices which intertwined during the MSc and PhD (Radiology and Cardiology respectively). Bernardo has 10 years of experience in various fields of the Software Industry, has lectured in Security, Performance, OOP, and VR for 2 years, he is an Entrepreneur and loves Football.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3844300708
ISBN 13 
9783844300703
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
124
Coordonnées du fabricant
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