title: CT virtual simulation.
abstract: Advances in computer technology and software design have enabled the concept of virtual simulation, first suggested by George Sherouse, to be realized. This article reviews the hardware and software requirements that provide a system that feels like a simulator and can facilitate the 3D planning process. Fast digital reconstruction of a radiograph from a CT data set provides true verification of treatment field design within the constraints of the virtual method. The clinical application of this technique is discussed in detail in relation to particular treatment sites.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering, Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Conway
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D007834:Lasers; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed