wpx_physics

Pinnacle : Widgets (Menus) Description Widgets are parts of user-generated menus. All menus are comprised of a full canvas that’s divided down into individual parts (widget classes). These widgets have different appearances and perform different actions.   Uses Colors QueryColorKey = “blue”; // Sets color of buttons Classes ArrowRight ArrowLeft ArrowUp ArrowDown Canvas CascadeButton ComboBox […]

Pinnacle : WarningMessage InfoMessage Description Pinnacle can display three different types of pop-up messages. InfoMessages and WarningMessages behave similarly, but appear slightly different. Special Characters @ (New line) @ @ (Skip a line) InfoMessage InfoMessage = “The task has been completed.”; InfoMessage = Store.At.SomeStringOrFloat; //Need to use “Store.StringAt” or “Store.FloatAt” for variables? InfoMessage = Store.StringAt.Some_String_Variable;

Pinnacle : AskYesNoPrompt Description Pop-up with “Yes” or “No” options. A float value of “0” (No) or “1” (Yes) will be returned in “AskYesNo” depending upon the user’s selection. AskYesNoDefault should be set to “0” (No) or “1” (Yes). Special Characters @ or n (New line) @ @ or nn (Skip a line) Example AskYesNoDefault

Pinnacle : Pop-up Windows Description There are four different types of pop-up windows utilized by Pinnacle. AskYesNoPrompt allows the user to enter answer a yes/no question. Info and Warning Messages are used to display information, and User-created Windows can be used to collect or display information. Examples AskYesNoPrompt Info/Warning Messages User Created Windows

Pinnacle : Points (POIs, Dmax, Loc) Description Pinnacle utilizes four main types of points. Isocenters correspond to the center of all beams and placed by the planner, POIs (Points of Interest) are user-specified, MaxDosePoint is the Dmax point within the plan while LaserLocalizer is the initial setup/localization point (often marked by BBs from the initial CT scan). Current

Pinnacle : PlanInfo Description PlanInfo contains plan and demographic-related information.   “List” Contents PatientName = “Last, First, Middle”;Institution = “Your Institution”;PlanName = “YourPlanName”;Planner = “YourDosimetrist”;PatientID = PinnaclePatientID;LastName = “Last”;FirstName = “First”;MiddleName = “Middle”;MedicalRecordNumber = “MedRc#”;EncounterNumber = “”;Physician = “YourPhysician”;Prescription = “”;Disease = “”;Diagnosis = “”;Comment = “”;Gender = “”;DateOfBirth = “”;Physicist = “”;PlanPath = “Institution_XXX/Mount_YYY/Patient_PinnaclePatientID/Plan_Z”;TimeStamp

Pinnacle : Physics Scripting Description Scripting can also be used within the Physics Module. Leaf Offset Table Open the leaf end table WindowList .MLCRoundedLeafEndCalibration.Create=””; Select a specific cell in a column and row WindowList .MLCRoundedLeafEndCalibration .WidgetList .Table .Table .CurrentRow=0; //0 = row number WindowList .MLCRoundedLeafEndCalibration .WidgetList .Table .Table .CurrentColumn=0; //0= column number Select the next

Pinnacle : Phantom QA Description Pinnacle plans can be copied to a phantom. These phantoms may be any CT scan, but are typically QA devices. Location /usr/local/adacnew/Patients/phantom_patient/ Pop-up Window information After copying the plan to a phantom and opening that plan a pop-up window will appear. The information in the window can be specified or

Pinnacle : PatientSetup Description PatientSetup contains position position information.  Head/Feet First Example: “Head First Into Scanner” InfoMessage = PatientSetup.Orientation; Short Description Example: “Head First” or “Feet First” InfoMessage = PatientSetup.ShortOrientation; //Ex. “Head First”     Supine/Prone Example: “On back (supine)”“On back (prone)” InfoMessage = PatientSetup.Position

Pinnacle : MakeCurrent & Current Description Sets an object as the active object. Similar to manually clicking on an item. If “.MakeCurrent” does not work properly, then “.Current” may work. Examples TrialList.Current.BeamList.#”#0″.MakeCurrent=””; // Makes first beam current (index 0). TrialList.Current.BeamList.#”G240″.MakeCurrent=””; // Makes beam named G240 current. TrialList.Current.BeamList.Current = Store.StringAt.TestStr; //String variable must be a beam