Publications by authors named "Kanumalla V"
Purpose: In a typical model of Radiation Oncology data flow, treatment plan is designed on treatment planning station (TPS) under the supervision of physician and physicist, and machine specific parameters are pushed to Record and Verify system (RV) for treatment data storage, where it stays available for daily uploads to treatment station. While various QA programs could be established to verify uncorrupted planning data storage and transfer, the ultimate goal is a daily confirmation of patient treatment parameters versus original treatment plan.
Methods: A new computer vision approach, RTcheck, is used to digitize loaded machine parameters directly from the screen of Varian Clinical Console every time before the beam is turned on by a therapist.