| 摘要 |
<p>A radiotherapy apparatus comprises a source of therapeutic radiation, a source of imaging radiation and a two-dimensional imager for the imaging radiation, a computing means for preparing tomography data from the output of the imager, the therapeutic source being controllable on the basis of feedback from the tomography data, wherein the computing means is arranged to prepare a plurality of intersecting sectional views from the output of the imager, akin to a portal image but with better contrast and the detail of a section rather than that of a projection. This is easier to interpret and visualise a series of sectional than a three dimensional view. Pixels of the images are the result of averaging a plurality of voxels arranged transverse to the section, typically orthogonal and linear. There is ideally a display means for showing the sectional views to an operator. The therapeutic source can then be controlled on the basis of instructions from the operator. The superimposed image on the display can be derived from one of a previous investigation and a treatment of the patient.</p> |
