A data acquisition system for three-dimensional treatment planning.
The authors describe a coordinate measuring device developed to simplify manual acquisition of the digital information required for computerized three-dimensional treatment planning. This system has been used for two years and shown to be both fast and accurate. The time needed to digitize contour data is reduced to approximately one-tenth of that required for manual methods in most cases.
D003201:Computers / Q000295:instrumentation; D003626:Data Display; D006801:Humans; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D013819:Thermoluminescent Dosimetry / Q000295:instrumentation