MINERVA: A Multimodality Plugin-Based Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning System

摘要

MINERVA is a patient-centric, multi-modal, radiation treatment planning system (RTPS) that can be used for planning and analyzing several radiotherapy modalities, either singly or combined, using common modality independent image and geometry construction and dose reporting and guiding. This system builds upon experience accumulated at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL), Montana State University (MSU), and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). MINERVA is being developed with the Java~1 programming language for interoperability. MINERVA employs an integrated plugin architecture to accommodate multi-modal treatment planning using standard interface components. The MINERVA design also facilitates the future integration of improved planning technologies.