AN OPTICAL-SYSTEM FOR MEASURING SURFACE SHAPES FOR RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING

被引:19
作者
WILKS, RJ
机构
[1] Department of Medical Physics, Torbay Hospital, Torquay, Devon TQ2 7AA, Newton Road
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10.1259/0007-1285-66-784-351
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
A system which uses two remote cameras to obtain surface contours for radiotherapy patients is described. Two variants are presented: one which requires couch movement to obtain multiple outlines, and one utilizing a special illumination method to achieve multiple outlines from one image per camera. In addition, a technique is discussed in which the grey-scale information from the skin surface (e.g., skin marks placed by the radiotherapist) may be utilized in displaying three-dimensional surface information. The system may also be used to monitor patient position in real time during each treatment.
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页码:351 / 359
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