SIScaR-GPU: Fast simulation and visualization of intraoperative scattered radiation to support radiation protection training

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 180, Issue , 2012, Pages 968-972

  Wagner, Markus ^a   Dresing, Klaus ^b   Ludwig, Wolfram ^a   Ahrens, Christoph Alexander ^a   Bott, Oliver J ^c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computer based training; CUDA; Monte Carlo method; Radiation protection; Scattered radiation; Stream processing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER GRAPHICS EQUIPMENT; COMPUTER HARDWARE DESCRIPTION LANGUAGES; GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROGRAM PROCESSORS; RADIATION; ROBOTIC ARMS; VISUAL COMMUNICATION;

BEHAVIOR PATTERNS; COMPUTER - BASED TRAININGS; CUDA; INTRAOPERATIVE RADIATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION TRANSPORT; SCATTERED RADIATIONS; STREAM PROCESSING;

RADIATION PROTECTION;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION; GERMANY; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SCATTERING; RADIOBIOLOGY; RADIOLOGY; RADIOMETRY; TEACHING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; GERMANY; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOBIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RADIOLOGY; RADIOMETRY; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84872566933     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-61499-101-4-968     Document Type: Conference Paper

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