Virtual Simulation of Radiotherapy Technology for Cancer Treatment | Patient-specific Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) using Virtual Environments

Bernardo David Flores Hermosillo (u. a.)

ISBN 10: 3844300708 / ISBN 13: 9783844300703

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011

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Virtual Simulation of Radiotherapy Technology for Cancer Treatment | Patient-specific Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) using Virtual Environments | Bernardo David Flores Hermosillo (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | 124 S. | Englisch | 2011 | LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing | EAN 9783844300703 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt, info[at]bod[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Virtual Simulation of Radiotherapy Technology for Cancer Treatment | Patient-specific Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) using Virtual Environments
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3844300708
• ISBN 13: 9783844300703
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 8D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 8 millimeters depth
• Weight: 203 grams
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Synopsis

Cancer is one of the main causes of natural fatalities in the world. It is extensively treated using surgery, radiation, chemotherapy or a combination of those. Due to its success rate and non-invasiveness, perhaps the most promising of those is Radiotherapy (RT). Not yet the most widely used, the lack of training tools being possibly the main reason, followed by scarce public awareness of RT as opposed to ?scary? chemotherapy. A Virtual Environment (VE) Simulation for Cancer Treatment intends to be a tool that will offer potential means for training radiotherapy personnel and increasing public awareness about RT as an option for cancer treatment. Designed as a hypothetical state-of-the- art Virtual RT unit containing a Linear Accelerator and Treatment Couch with an intuitive GUI for interaction. An editable random RT plan can be created including beams and settings for the Multi Leaf Collimator (MLC) and the RT Device (Clinac); the MLC can be edited at finger or jaw level. The effect of the MLC over the ?radiation beam? is visualized. CT slices can be displayed at the isocentre, and other ?special effects? were sketched. Core tools used were C++ & OpenGL.

About the Author

BCS, MSc, PhD candidate. Medicine and Computers were his two career choices which intertwined during the MSc and PhD (Radiology and Cardiology respectively). Bernardo has 10 years of experience in various fields of the Software Industry, has lectured in Security, Performance, OOP, and VR for 2 years, he is an Entrepreneur and loves Football.