IHERO UseCase 2011 Dan Schifter

1. Proposed Workitem: Isocenter coordinates transfer to lasers

Proposal Editor: Dan Schifter, dansch@tasmc.health.gov.il
Editor: Nick Linton, nick.linton@elekta.com, 613 254 8725
Date: 26 Mar 2011 (Wiki keeps history)
Version: 1.0 (Wiki keeps history)
Domain: Radiation Oncology

2. The Problem

Isocenter coordinates from the TumorLoc application & Philips Big Bore CT scanner are not automatically transferred to our Gammex lasers and need to be manually inserted.

3. Key Use Case

How it works now:

- The User marks an isocenter in the TumorLoc software application

- The User reads the isocenter co-ordinates on the screen

- The User manually enters the isocenter co-ordinates into the laser control computer

- The User then manually moves the CT couch to the desired couch position.

How it should be:

- The User marks an isocenter in the TumorLoc application

- The application automatically transfers the co-ordinates to the laser control computer

- The application automatically transfers the couch position to the couch control system

- The User moves the couch by pressing the couch release button.

4. Standards & Systems

DICOM RT objects.

5. Discussion

<Include additional discussion or consider a few details which might be useful for the detailed proposal>

<Why IHE would be a good venue to solve the problem and what you think IHE should do to solve it.>

<What might the IHE technical approach be? Existing Actors? New Transactions? Additional Profiles?>

<What are some of the risks or open issues to be addressed?>