Users Manual Part 1

Clinical User’s Guide
IBA | 1-5|
Volume 1 - Treatment Session
Introduction
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Proton Therapy System (PTS) Software
The PTS is controlled by a package called the PTS Software.
It is mainly composed of software components. Depending on their function in the
treatment center various users have access to different options of the PTS software;
some are clinical, others are administrative or more hardware oriented. It is obvious
that, as a clinical user of the system, you have access to the full clinical functionality
of the PTS software.
Usage With an OIS
With respect to the proton therapy treatment provided by the PTS, the PTS software
stores and retrieves all clinical data into the dedicated software database. The PTS
software is the central repository of all key information of the PTS. Communication
between the OIS and the PTS happens via a DICOM
®1
interface.
Figure 1-1 illustrates the communication between the OIS and the PTS.
Usage Without an OIS
The PTS software can store all clinical data into and retrieve that data from the
dedicated database, which is the central repository of all key information of the PTS.
For each patient that will be treated by the PTS, patient data is stored in the PTS
software database. To enable proton therapy treatment, specific treatment plan data
is also stored. This patient and treatment plan data typically is created in a planning
system.
For PBS, the treatment plan, which requires large amount of data, is transmitted from
TPS into PTS software via the DICOM interface.
Patient Positioning Verification System (PPVS)
Data resident in TPS is communicated, with or without the use of the OIS, to the
PPVS.
PPVS Process
At the time of treatment, the Patient Position Verification System (PPVS) (e.g.,
Verisuite
®
, adaPTinsight) requests the Oncology Information System (OIS) for the
required information (e.g., CT scans, DRRs, etc).
1. DICOM is the registered trademark of the National Electrical Manufacturers As-
sociation for its standards publications relating to digital communications of
medical information.