There are a couple of algorithm sheets in the content section of the course. After looking them over, what computer algorithms does your treatment planning computer use? Discuss with the physicist and describe to your classmates which algorithms are used and why. What are the advantages and disadvantages your algorithm has? . Write one question that came to your mind when completing the assignment.
At UF Health Cancer Center at Orlando Health we use a few computer algorithms. Mainly we use Pinnacle, which uses convolution-superposition. This is a “recorded history” of electron interactions in a locally homogeneous region. It calculates dose from a physics-based model rather than applying corrections to measured data, allowing it to better account for beam modifiers and tissue heterogeneities.
We also use the Tomotherapy planning system which works in the same way as the Pinnacle computer algorithm, as in calculating dose from a physics-based model.
We have BrainLab. However, we rarely use it for treatment. Sometimes with an SRS. We mainly just have it because the contouring system is easier to use when looking at multiple image sets at one time. This computer algorithm is a pencil beam algorithm. This works great for brain matter due to its density being that of soft tissue but does not work so well for lung masses.
One Question I had but forgot to ask was even though our Proton Machine uses Pinnacle to plan, which uses convolution-superposition, does it still treat with a pencil beam?
At UF Health Cancer Center at Orlando Health we use a few computer algorithms. Mainly we use Pinnacle, which uses convolution-superposition. This is a “recorded history” of electron interactions in a locally homogeneous region. It calculates dose from a physics-based model rather than applying corrections to measured data, allowing it to better account for beam modifiers and tissue heterogeneities.
We also use the Tomotherapy planning system which works in the same way as the Pinnacle computer algorithm, as in calculating dose from a physics-based model.
We have BrainLab. However, we rarely use it for treatment. Sometimes with an SRS. We mainly just have it because the contouring system is easier to use when looking at multiple image sets at one time. This computer algorithm is a pencil beam algorithm. This works great for brain matter due to its density being that of soft tissue but does not work so well for lung masses.
One Question I had but forgot to ask was even though our Proton Machine uses Pinnacle to plan, which uses convolution-superposition, does it still treat with a pencil beam?