Design and development of a comprehensive computer system for radiotherapy departments.

An analysis of computer requirements in radiation therapy departments is presented. The performance and structure of an effective computer system designed for large or small radiotherapy departments are described. The system is composed of two or three sets of minicomputer-based subsystems of which can be operated alone or connected to other subsystems. The size of the system can be adjusted to the size of the radiotherapy department. The system covers treatment planning, automatic control, and record processing.