Experience With a Dose Distribution Computation Service

Holt, Jack R.; Balter, Stephen; Baker, A.; Laughlin, John S.; Phillips, Ralph

doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.1969.tb34073.x

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“…Beginning in 1967, the Memorial Physics Department offered a computational service, whereby other institutions submitted implant source strength and spatial distributions. Dose distributions were calculated using a model 360/67 IBM central processor on the General Electric (GE, Corp., Fairfield, CT, USA) commercial timeshare service, and results were returned to the participating institution by teletype [22]. Initially, six institutions utilized the service [23], but more than 60 hospitals participated by 1972 [24].…”

Section: Introduction Of Computerized Dosimetry At Memorial Hospitalmentioning

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The evolution of computerized treatment planning for brachytherapy: American contributions

Aronowitz¹,

Rivard²

2014

jcb

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PurposeTo outline the evolution of computerized brachytherapy treatment planning in the United States through a review of technological developments and clinical practice refinements.Material and methodsA literature review was performed and interviews were conducted with six participants in the development of computerized treatment planning for brachytherapy.ResultsComputerized brachytherapy treatment planning software was initially developed in the Physics Departments of New York's Memorial Hospital (by Nelson, Meurk and Balter), and Houston's M. D. Anderson Hospital (by Stovall and Shalek). These public-domain programs could be used by institutions with adequate computational resources; other clinics had access to them via Memorial's and Anderson's teletype-based computational services. Commercial brachytherapy treatment planning programs designed to run on smaller computers (Prowess, ROCS, MMS), were developed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. These systems brought interactive dosimetry into the clinic and surgical theatre.ConclusionsBrachytherapy treatment planning has evolved from systems of rigid implant rules to individualized pre- and intra-operative treatment plans, and post-operative dosimetric assessments. Brachytherapy dose distributions were initially calculated on public domain programs on large regionally located computers. With the progression of computer miniaturization and increase in processor speeds, proprietary software was commercially developed for microcomputers that offered increased functionality and integration with clinical practice.

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Section: Introduction Of Computerized Dosimetry At Memorial Hospitalmentioning

confidence: 99%

The evolution of computerized treatment planning for brachytherapy: American contributions

Aronowitz¹,

Rivard²

2014

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“…A remote treatment planning network was developed to give these individuals access at their own institutions. 23 This program ran for several years until semicommercial treatment planning machines such as the programmed console 24 and the fully commercial SHM RAD-8 ͑Ref. 25͒ became inexpensive enough to be affordable by most radiotherapy centers.…”

Section: Iic Treatment Planning "1958-1983…mentioning

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Anniversary Paper: A sampling of novel technologies and the role of medical physicists in radiation oncology

Balter

2008

Medical Physics

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Physicists have and continue to play a major role in the creation and introduction of novel technology into medical care. This review covers some of the highlights of contributions of medical physicists to the field of radiation oncology during the history of the AAPM. While not comprehensive, the broad scope of developments and their impact hints at the importance of the medical physicist in advancing the field in the past, present, and future.

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