title: The portable virtual simulator.
abstract: The Virtual Simulator is a software tool for support and management of the geometric component of 3-dimensional radiotherapy treatment design. The Virtual Simulator is a software implementation of a physical simulator with additional functionality not currently available on physical simulators. Treatment of a virtual patient, derived from CT or other source, is simulated using the Virtual Simulator in the same way a physical simulator would be used. The intent of this approach is to provide the user with a familiar working environment for radiotherapy treatment design. Key features include an effective and efficient user interface, and the use of computing techniques and software standards which enhance portability to a variety of computer workstations. The Virtual Simulator is implemented in the C programming language using the X Window System, and has been written with the generic UNIX workstation in mind. It has been demonstrated that it can be installed and run without modification on workstations from a number of vendors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599-7512.
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Sherouse
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Chaney
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted; D012984:Software