A three-part model consisting of a carbon fiber shell, side rails, and a foam core. Templates can be imported into the Pinnacle Model Based Segmentation library for insertion into plan.

A three-part model consisting of a carbon fiber shell, side rails, and a foam core. Templates can be imported into the Pinnacle Model Based Segmentation library for insertion into plan.

After importing, density overrides are performed to include couch sections in dose calculaion. An example planning procedure is included.

Ref.
Therapy Couch Models in Pinnacle3 Planning, Application Note 2009-01 Rev. A, Philips Medical (2009).

Mihaylov et. al., Modeling of carbon fiber couch attenuation properties with a commercial treatment planning system, Med. Phys. 35(11) 4982-4988 (2008).