WG-07 develops and maintains the radiotherapy objects and related functionality in the DICOM Standard and supports and promotes its adoption by industry and community. Specifically, the following objectives are included:

• Modernizing and streamlining the DICOM Standard for Radiotherapy by developing a new generation of Radiotherapy-related IODs
• Developing objects for various treatment modalities (External Beam, Brachytherapy, Ion Therapy, Robotic Treatment Devices, Cobalt etc.)
• Taking care, that Imaging is well-integrated into the Radiotherapy Process
• Ensure, that geometric concepts (frame of reference and related constructs) are well-defined so that radio-therapeutic planning and delivery can rely on precise geometric definitions to ensure safe beam placement
• Considering and further developing DICOM Unified Worklist concepts and specifications and making use of those approaches into the Radiotherapy workflow

Current Supplements, Work and Objectives:

• Supplement 160 Patient Positioning and Workflow, being developed pursuant to work item [2011-12-A]
• Supplement 177 2nd Generation RT Dose Image
  
• Supplement 213 2nd Generation RT - Enhanced RT Image and Patient Positioning Acquisition Instruction
• Supplement 215 RT Ion Radiation Objects

Challenges and Opportunities (Environment):

• The adoption of upcoming 2nd Generation Radiotherapy objects in a productive environment will need a significant investment by manufacturers. WG-07 and especially IHE-RO is highly engaged in pushing for adoption, but synchronization of implementations across the industry represents a challenge even within the more compact environment of Radiotherapy. Yet the potential value is high: many modern technologies require the newly developed objects, and workflow implementation across the industry could lead to significant improvements of efficiency and electronic coverage.

Future Roadmap and Objectives (Committee Direction):

• Supplement 178 2^nd Gen. RT Course
• Supplement NN2 2^nd Gen. RT Treatment Session Record
• Supplement 216 2^nd Gen. Brachytherapy Radiation Objects
• Supplement 196 Segmentation Creation Template
• Supplement NN6 2^nd Gen. Motion Management
• Supplement 179 2^nd Gen. Part 17
• Supplement NN1 2^nd Gen. Planning Record

Past Work:

• Supplement 11 (RT Image, RT Structure Set, RT Dose, RT Plan)
• Supplement 29 (RT Treatment Record Objects and Media Support)
• Supplement 102 (Ion Therapy) is part of the DICOM 2006 Standard.
• Supplements 74 (Utilization of Worklist in Radiotherapy Treatment Delivery) in connection with WG-06-sponsored
• Supplement 96 (Unified Worklist and Procedure Step)
• Supplement 184 (Brachytherapy Delivery Instruction)
• Supplement 185 (Object Evaluation)
• Supplement 147 2nd Gen. Prescriptions and Segment Annotation [WI 2007-06-B].
• Supplement 175 C-arm RT Treatment (2nd Gen.) [WI 2007-06-B].
• Supplement 176 2nd Generation Tomotherapeutic, Multiple Fixed Source and Robotic Treatment (out for Letter Ballot)
• Supplement 199 2nd Generation Radiation Record