Immersive Radiation Experience for Interventional Radiology with Virtual Reality Radiation Dose Visualization Using Fast Monte Carlo Dose Estimation.

ABSTRACT: For interventional radiology (IR), understanding the precise dose distribution is crucial to reduce the risks of radiation dermatitis to patients and staff. Visualization of dose distribution is expected to support radiation safety efforts immensely. This report presents techniques for perceiving the dose distribution using virtual reality (VR) technology and for estimating the air dose distribution accurately using Monte Carlo simulation for VR dose visualization. We adopted an earlier reported Monte-Carlo-based estimation system for IR and simulated the dose in a geometrical area resembling an IR room with fluoroscopic conditions. Users of our VR system experienced a simulated air dose distribution in the IR room while the irradiation angle, irradiation timing, and lead shielding were co

SUBMITTER: Takata T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9550389 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature