title: Anatomical information in radiation treatment planning.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Radiation Oncology Department, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
authors.forename: I J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Kalet
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lease
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Austin-Seymour
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Brinkley
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rosse
mesh_terms: 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