VISTAnet: radiation therapy treatment planning through rapid dose calculation and interactive 3D volume visualization

Andrei State; Julian G. Rosenman; Henry Fuchs; Tim Cullip; James Symon

doi:10.1117/12.185210

9 September 1994 VISTAnet: radiation therapy treatment planning through rapid dose calculation and interactive 3D volume visualization

Andrei State, Julian G. Rosenman, Henry Fuchs, Tim Cullip, James Symon

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Proceedings Volume 2359, Visualization in Biomedical Computing 1994; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.185210
Event: Visualization in Biomedical Computing 1994, 1994, Rochester, MN, United States

Abstract

VISTAnet, an experimental gigabit network test bed, ties together a CRAY Y-MP, the Pixel-Planes 5 graphics engine, and an SGI host machine to create a metacomputer capable of real-time radiation therapy dose calculation and display. We report on the methods used to manipulate and examine the 3D radiation dose distribution, with emphasis on the visualization, which uses a parallel, interactive, multimodal renderer implemented on Pixel- Places 5. The real-time display is designed to facilitate comprehension of spatial relationships among the geometrically complex anatomy and radiation dose structures that characterize a 3D radiation treatment scenario. The currently ongoing clinical evaluation of VISTAnet has already yielded encouraging results.

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Andrei State, Julian G. Rosenman, Henry Fuchs, Tim Cullip, and James Symon "VISTAnet: radiation therapy treatment planning through rapid dose calculation and interactive 3D volume visualization", Proc. SPIE 2359, Visualization in Biomedical Computing 1994, (9 September 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.185210

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