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Pinnacle : PrescriptionList Description PrescriptionList contains information about trial prescriptions. Utilization Save Command TrialList.Current.PrescriptionList.Current.Save=”/home/p3rtp/RXListExample.txt”; Prescription Name TrialList.Current.PrescriptionList.Current.Name; Prescription Index Number (0 = 1st, 1=2nd, etc) TrialList.Current.PrescriptionList.Current.Index; Prescription Monitor Units TrialList.Current.PrescriptionList.Current.RequestedMonitorUnitsPerFraction; Prescription Dose TrialList.Current.PrescriptionList.Current.PrescriptionDose; Prescription Percentage TrialList.Current.PrescriptionList.Current.PrescriptionPercent; Prescribed Fractions TrialList.Current.PrescriptionList.Current.NumberOfFractions; Prescription ROI (if available) TrialList.Current.PrescriptionList.Current.PrescriptionRoi; Method (?) TrialList.Current.PrescriptionList.Current.Method; Normalization Method Options: “Max Dose”, “ROI Min”, “ROI […]

Pinnacle : MLCSegmentList Description MLCSegmentList contains information regarding control points and MLCs. Utilization // The number of control points for the beam TrialList.Current.BeamList.Current.MLCSegmentList.Count // Current control point TrialList.Current.BeamList.Current.MLCSegmentList.CurrentIndex // First value of the first column TrialList.Current.BeamList.Current.MLCSegmentList.Current.MLCLeafPositions.X.#”#0″ // First value of the second column TrialList.Current.BeamList.Current.MLCSegmentList.Current.MLCLeafPositions.Y.#”#0″ // Each of those columns goes from 0 to n-1, where

Pinnacle : IsocenterList Description IsocenterList contains information about the different isocenters utilized in the trial. Contains   Isocenter Name TrialList.Current.IsocenterList.Current.Name; Isocenter Coordinates TrialList.Current.IsocenterList.Current.XCoord; TrialList.Current.IsocenterList.Current.YCoord; TrialList.Current.IsocenterList.Current.ZCoord; Isocenter Rotation Coordinates (?) TrialList.Current.IsocenterList.Current.XRotation; TrialList.Current.IsocenterList.Current.YRotation; TrialList.Current.IsocenterList.Current.ZRotation; Display Radius (cm) TrialList.Current.IsocenterList.Current.Radius; Color Options: Pinnacle ColorList colors TrialList.Current.IsocenterList.Current.Color; Method of Display (2D and 3D) 2D Options: Label | On | Off3D

Pinnacle : DVHList Description DVHList contains DVH information for all individual structures. List Contains Min dose DVHList.Current.DoseMin; Max dose DVHList.Current.DoseMax; Mean dose DVHList.Current.DoseMean; Standard deviation DVHList.Current.DoseStd; % of structure outside dose grid DVHList.Current.PercentUnknown; % greater than max specified dose DVHList.Current.PercentOutOfRange; # of Active DVH structures DVHList.Count;

Pinnacle : ColorList Description ColorList contains a list of all available colors that can be used in the TPS.  Access ColorList.Save = “/home/p3rtp/colorlist.txt”; Colors available red green blue yellow purple skyblue lavender orange forest slateblue lightblue yellowgreen lightorange grey khaki aquamarine teal steelblue brown olive tomato seashell maroon greyscale inverse_grey skin smart Fusion_Red Thermal SUV2

Pinnacle : MonitorUnitInfo Description A component of BeamList Contains information from the “Monitor Units” page used that may be used for handcalcs Access TrialList.Current.BeamList.Current.MonitorUnitInfo._SomeStringBelow_; Information contained in list PrescriptionDose SourceToPrescriptionPointDistance TotalTransmissionFraction TransmissionDescription PrescriptionPointDepth PrescriptionPointRadDepth DepthToActualPoint SSDToActualPoint RadDepthToActualPoint PrescriptionPointRadDepthValid PrescriptionPointOffAxisDistance UnblockedFieldAreaAtSAD UnblockedFieldPerimeterAtSAD BlockedFieldAreaAtSAD IntersectFieldAreaAtSAD NormalizedDose OffAxisRatio CollimatorOutputFactor RelativeOutputFactor PhantomOutputFactor OFMeasurementDepth OutputFactorInfo Example InfoMessage = TrialList.Current.BeamList.Current.MonitorUnitInfo.BlockedFieldAreaAtSAD;

Pinnacle : Control Points / Segments Description The Control Points pop-up is accessed through the Planning Window -> Beams -> Options -> Control Points… The pop-up contains a list of all beam control points and their properties. Save Saves a file containing information associated with Control Points TrialList.Current.BeamList.Current.CPManager.ControlPointList.Current.Save = “/home/p3rtp/segments.txt”; Example //Command to generate an

Pinnacle : BeamList Description BeamList contains information about the different beams used a plan. Primary components.MonitorUnitInfoControl Points/Segments (CPManager) Contains Beam Name TrialList.Current.BeamList.Current.Name; Beam MU TrialList.Current.BeamList.Current.MonitorUnits; Beam Type (static, dynamic, step and shoot, etc) Available beam types: Static, Step & Shoot MLC, Dynamic Arc, Conformal Arc, Arc, Motorized Wedge TrialList.Current.BeamList.Current.PrevBeamType; //SetBeamType doesn’t seem to hold data?

Pinnacle : List / Array Variables Description A list is a one or two-dimensional array of variables of float or string type (the terms “List” and “Array” may be used interchangeably). They are very commonly used by Pinnacle (e.g. ROIlist, TrialList, PrescriptionList), but can also be user-generated. User-generated Lists/Arrays Lists may consist of String or

Pinnacle : Object Lists All Object Lists User-generated lists/arrays BeamList ColorList ControlPanel DVHList ElectronEnergyList FilmImageList IsocenterList KeyDependencyList MachineList MeasureGeometryList PanelList PhotonEnergyList PlanInfo PoiList PrescriptionList QABeamList RelyOnList RoiList SortedDisplayList Store TrialList ViewWindowList VolumeList WindowList