Anatomical information in radiation treatment planning.
We report on experience and insights gained from prototyping, for clinical radiation oncologists, a new access tool for the University of Washington Digital Anatomist information resources. This access tool is designed to integrate with a radiation therapy planning (RTP) system in use in a clinical setting. We hypothesize that the needs of practitioners in a clinical setting are different from the needs of students, the original targeted users of the Digital Anatomist system, but that a common knowledge resource can serve both. Our prototype was designed to help define those differences and study the feasibility of a full anatomic reference system that will support both clinical radiation therapy and all the existing educational applications.
Kalet
I J
IJ
Radiation Oncology Department, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
Wu
J
J
Lease
M
M
Austin-Seymour
M M
MM
Brinkley
J F
JF
Rosse
C
C
D000716:Anatomy, Artistic; D019412:Anatomy, Cross-Sectional; D006801:Humans; D008488:Medical Illustration; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted; D009626:Terminology as Topic