Deformable Registration in Radiation Oncology

Summary

The DRRO Profile defines the content necessary for exchanging DICOM Deformable Spatial Registration (DSR) objects between radiation oncology systems. In addition to defining the data required to accomplish deformable image registration, it provides requirements on data elements so that DSR objects can be appropriately handled by radiation oncology systems that test to this profile.

Benefits

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Details

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Systems Affected

• Contouring Systems.
• Treatment Planning Systems (TPS)
• Plan/Dose Review Systems

Actors & Transactions:

Specification

Profile Status: Trial Implementation

Documents:

• Deformable Registration (DRRO) Trial Implementation

Underlying Standards:

• DICOM

Related Profiles

• MultiModality Image Registration (MMRO-III)

Consumer Information

• The DRRO FAQ answers typical questions about what the Profile does.

• The DRRO Purchasing describes considerations when purchasing equipment to deploy this Profile.

Implementer Information

• The DRRO Implementation provides additional information about implementing this Profile in software.

Reference Articles

This page is based on the Profile Overview Template