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Area of Science:

  • Medical Imaging Standards
  • Radiotherapy Technology
  • Healthcare Informatics

Background:

  • The Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) standard emerged from the need for interoperable digital image transfer and archiving across different vendor systems.
  • DICOM has been the primary standard in radiology since the early 1980s.
  • The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) initiated a communication standard for radiotherapy, leading to collaboration with the DICOM Committee.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To detail the development and impact of DICOM's radiotherapy (RT) extensions.
  • To highlight the ongoing work on enhancing workflow support for DICOM RT objects.
  • To assess the current and future role of DICOM in radiotherapy.

Main Methods:

  • Development of DICOM standard extensions for radiotherapy (RT Objects).
  • Publication of DICOM RT extensions in 1997 and 1999, introducing new objects and services.
  • Implementation of DICOM RT interfaces by major radiotherapy system vendors.
  • Ongoing work by Working Group 7 on extending workflow support for RT objects.

Main Results:

  • The DICOM RT extensions, published in 1997 and 1999, introduced seven new objects and related services.
  • Major vendors in the radiotherapy sector have adopted DICOM interfaces supporting these RT extensions.
  • Current efforts focus on enhancing workflow support for DICOM RT data, aiming to improve services and data handling.

Conclusions:

  • DICOM has become a cornerstone standard in radiology and is increasingly adopted in radiotherapy.
  • The DICOM RT extensions have facilitated interoperability and standardized data handling in radiotherapy.
  • Future developments in DICOM workflow support are expected to make it indispensable in radiotherapy, mirroring its role in radiology.