Title:
THERAPY PLANNING SYSTEM FOR NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/170909
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The present therapy planning system for neutron capture therapy creates therapy plans for neutron capture therapy, in which a subject is irradiated with a neutron beam, wherein the system is provided with: an image-acquiring unit for acquiring an image of the subject; a body outline setting unit for setting a body outline of the subject on the basis of an image acquired by the image-acquiring unit; a vacancy region setting part that sets a portion inside the body outline set by the body outline setting unit and in which image pixel values are within a predetermined range as a vacancy region in which a vacancy is disposed; and a mucosa region setting unit that sets a portion inside the body outline and encompassing a first thickness outside of the surface of the vacancy region set by the vacancy region setting part as a mucosa region in which a mucosa is disposed.
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Inventors:
MUKAWA TETSUYA (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2017/013353
Publication Date:
October 05, 2017
Filing Date:
March 30, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES (JP)
International Classes:
A61N5/10
Foreign References:
| JP2012088771A | 2012-05-10 | |||
| JP2010131127A | 2010-06-17 | |||
| JP2011512999A | 2011-04-28 | |||
| JP2002222410A | 2002-08-09 | |||
| JP2016002178A | 2016-01-12 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
HASEGAWA Yoshiki et al. (JP)
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