Implementation of enhanced dynamic wedge into the Multidata DSS radiotherapy treatment planning system. 1997

A W Beavis
Department of Radiation Physics (Royal Hull Hospitals NHS Trust), England, UK.

The Radiotherapy Treatment Planning (RTP) system used in Hull is the Multidata Decision Support System version 2.35 (Multidata Systems Intl. Corp., St. Louis, MO). The implementation philosophy described herein relates to the software version listed above, utilizing the "Revision A Wedge" routines and requires no additional "Dynamic Wedge" software module. The Enhanced Dynamic Wedge (EDW) is entered into the system as if it were a hard wedge. The RTP system uses a Bentley-Milan algorithm and we have shown that our implementation of EDW into the Multidata commercial planning system is consistent with this philosophy and works very well. This report will cover required beam data, validation (Quality control) of the profiles produced by the RTP computations and calculation of wedge factors (hence Monitor Units) for a general EDW field. The beam data collection was performed without the use of sophisticated measurement equipment such as linear diode arrays or ion chamber arrays, hence the methodology is designed to be as user friendly as possible and to require only a small set of data.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011880 Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted Computer-assisted mathematical calculations of beam angles, intensities of radiation, and duration of irradiation in radiotherapy. Computer-Assisted Radiotherapy Planning,Dosimetry Calculations, Computer-Assisted,Planning, Computer-Assisted Radiotherapy,Calculation, Computer-Assisted Dosimetry,Calculations, Computer-Assisted Dosimetry,Computer Assisted Radiotherapy Planning,Computer-Assisted Dosimetry Calculation,Computer-Assisted Dosimetry Calculations,Dosimetry Calculation, Computer-Assisted,Dosimetry Calculations, Computer Assisted,Planning, Computer Assisted Radiotherapy,Radiotherapy Planning, Computer Assisted
D012984 Software Sequential operating programs and data which instruct the functioning of a digital computer. Computer Programs,Computer Software,Open Source Software,Software Engineering,Software Tools,Computer Applications Software,Computer Programs and Programming,Computer Software Applications,Application, Computer Software,Applications Software, Computer,Applications Softwares, Computer,Applications, Computer Software,Computer Applications Softwares,Computer Program,Computer Software Application,Engineering, Software,Open Source Softwares,Program, Computer,Programs, Computer,Software Application, Computer,Software Applications, Computer,Software Tool,Software, Computer,Software, Computer Applications,Software, Open Source,Softwares, Computer Applications,Softwares, Open Source,Source Software, Open,Source Softwares, Open,Tool, Software,Tools, Software

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