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VOI Save/Load

Saving

Once a set of contour VOIs has been defined for an image study the VOI definition can be saved using one of the Save option buttons

The buttons have the following function

Save All

Saves all of the VOIs together with their names and color in a .voi file.

Save Group

Saves only those VOIs which are checked on the Group tab in a .voi file.

Save as RT

Saves all VOIs as DICOM structure set objects in a file. Such DICOM structure set objects can be used in radiotherapy (RT) planning systems.

Export as RT

This function also creates DICOM structure set objects, but allows to directly send them to an RT planning system using the DICOM network protocol. A dialog box pops up for selecting the target system among the configured DICOM nodes.

CAUTION: The DICOM RT structure set functionality is a works-in-progress and has not been validated.

Loading

Conversely, contour VOI definitions can be retrieved from files using the Load option buttons

The buttons have the following function

Load

First removes all current VOI definitions, then loads the ones from the file

Append

Loads the VOIs from the file and appends them to the current VOI definitions.

Load RT

First removes all current VOI definitions, then loads the VOIs from a file containing DICOM RT structure set objects.

Append RT

Loads the VOIs from a file containing DICOM RT structure set objects and appends them to the current VOI definitions.