ARROW
ARROW - Dynamic 3D Human Body Shape Measurement In Radiotherapy:
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ARROW ("Animated Real-Time Radiation Oncology Worktools")
(BMH4983660: Oct 1998 - Oct 2001) ARROW was a direct continuation of the research work that was performed in its forerunner, the INFOCUS project, with the objective of moving towards a fully dynamic treatment regime. It was also funded by the European Commission as part of the BIOMED II initiative of the European IVth Research Framework. Work performed in ARROW has recently been extended in a new EPSRC project called MEGURATH.
ARROW European Consortium:
- The Christie Hospital, Manchester. U.K. (Coordinator)
- Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool. U.K.
- Otto Von-Guericke University, Magdeburg. Germany.
- Universite Claude Bernard, LYON1, Lyon. France.
The major contribution in ARROW by LJMU was the production of animated sequences of patient motion that occurred during treatment. The system is now being used routinely at the Christie Hospital, Manchester. The work carried out ARROW is being extended and continued in the EPSRC project MEGURATH.
Our First Real Patient Measured At The Christie Hospital During Treatment: Still Taken From Animated Sequence - Showing Patient Movement During Radiotherapy Treatment For Cancer Of The Colon.
Simulating Patient Set-Up I – A Sequence Of Fringe-Contoured Images Of A Radiotherapy RANDO Phantom (Showing Pelvic Region) Being Moved On A Rotatable Treatment Table
Simulating Patient Set-Up II – A Sequence Of Background Reference Images (Top) and Corresponding 3D Greyscale Heightmaps (Bottom) Of A Radiotherapy RANDO Phantom (Showing Pelvic Region) Being Moved On A Rotatable Treatment Table
Simulating Patient Set-Up III – Docking & Surface Matching Algorithms (Performed By Christie Hospital Team), Matching 3D Surface Measured By LJMU Optical Sensor With CT Surface To Determine Offset Vectors And Move Patient Back To Optimum Position. Green In Bottom Left Image = Good Match, Red/Blue = +/-
