Abel R N, Buhler L A, Chu W T, Slater J M, Neilsen I R, Zimmerman D C
Med Phys. 1979 Sep-Oct;6(5):452-3. doi: 10.1118/1.594536.
A direct data link between a CT scanner and a radiation treatment planning system has been developed. The link transmits the data serially over a coaxial cable using the pseudo-paper-tape punch and reader (serial PIO) interfaces. The data transmission rate with error-check is approximately 25,000 8-bit bytes/s. This translates to about 7 s for transferring a CT scan with a 320-pixel diameter.