title: [Development of a software for 3D virtual phantom design].
abstract: In this paper, we present a 3D virtual phantom design software, which was developed based on object-oriented programming methodology and dedicated to medical physics research. This software was named Magical Phan tom (MPhantom), which is composed of 3D visual builder module and virtual CT scanner. The users can conveniently construct any complex 3D phantom, and then export the phantom as DICOM 3.0 CT images. MPhantom is a user-friendly and powerful software for 3D phantom configuration, and has passed the real scene's application test. MPhantom will accelerate the Monte Carlo simulation for dose calculation in radiation therapy and X ray imaging reconstruction algorithm research.
authors.forename: Lian
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Zhao
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D012984:Software; D012985:Software Design