The Isodose Window

The Isodose window provides controls that determine how isodose lines and surfaces are displayed. You can create preset isodose legend (.idos) files in the Custom Isodoses dialog, and access those files from the Isodose menu or the Isodose button at the upper left of the window.

To edit an individual isodose value click on the text in the column closest to the color boxes. An editable text field will appear. Enter the new value. The return key accepts the new value. The enter key accepts the new value and advances to the next isodose. The tab and up/down arrow keys advance to the next isodose without accepting the change. Click away from the text to abort editing. If you double-click anywhere else the window the Custom Isodoses dialog will open.

IsodoseWndwEdit

The Isodose window as it might appear when plotting absolute dose. The legend file 'MyFavorite.idos' has been opened from the Isodose menu or button (or set as the startup preference).

IsodoseWindowNormalized

The Isodose window as it might appear when plotting isodose lines that have been normalized to the dose delivered to a selected point. The Normalize at button is checked, a normalization point has been selected, and the legend file 'Normalized.idos' has been opened from the Isodose menu or button.

Upper controls group
IsodoseUpperControls
Isodose button
IsodoseWndwFileMenuX
  • Clicking the cursor on the Isodose button opens a file navigation dialog to search for a new or unknown .idos file. By right-clicking the cursor on the Isodose button you can select an .idos file from the popup menu of known files. You can also open .idos files from the Isodose menu and the Open File... item of the File Menu.
  • IsodoseWndwOpenDialog
  • The Colors button operates in the same way as the Isodose button except that it deals with .iclr files.
Dose units
IsodoseWndwUnitsMenu
Normalize at
NormalizeRxPointMenu
  • The Dose units popup menu simultaneously switches all of Plaque Simulator's isodose and prescription units.
  • The Normalize at checkbox normalizes the isodose display to a user defined value (1.0 by default) at the point selected in the popup menu. The default normalization point is the prescription (Rx) point.

Lower controls group
IsodoseLowerControls
  • The checkboxes to the left of the legend select which isodose lines are plotted on 2D dosimetry surfaces such as the meridian and coronal planes and the retinal diagram.
  • The radio buttons select the isodose surface which is rendered in the Setup window.
  • To change an isodose color double-click on the sample color box to the right of the radio buttons. This will open the MacOS Color picker.
IsodoseWndwColorDialog


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