Setup for treatment planning scans in a radiation therapy system

Abstract

A method for a radiation treatment system includes: a treatment-delivering X-ray source configured to rotate about an isocenter of the radiation treatment system and direct treatment X-rays to a target volume; an imaging X-ray source configured to rotate about the isocenter of the radiation treatment system and direct imaging X-rays to a target region that includes the target volume; and a processor. The processor is configured to perform the steps of: displaying a first set of multiple first user input elements, wherein each first user input element corresponds to a different anatomical region; in response to receiving a first user input via a specific first user input element included in the first set, displaying a second set of multiple second user input elements, wherein each second user input element corresponds to a different imaging protocol for an anatomical region that is associated with the specific first user input element in the first set; and in response to receiving a second user input via a specific second user input element included in the second set, acquiring at least one X-ray image of the target region via the imaging X-ray source and an imaging protocol that is associated with the specific second user input element.