PIPSpro upgrades This document includes information up to version 3.2.4a This document is intended only for use by registered users of PIPSpro. While it is believed that the information is correct, SeeDOS Ltd cannot take any responsibility for unintended errors or omissions. Since PIPSpro was first released in January 1998, numerous changes and additions have been made and new versions released. This document describes very briefly the more significant changes and the release dates of each new version. If you are using an older version of PIPSpro, you can check which changes have been introduced since your version was released. The cost of an upgrade to the latest version is significant, both financially and in terms of the time and effort required to learn the new features. It is suggested that you consider very carefully whether an upgrade would be beneficial by asking yourself the following questions: 1. Is an upgrade essential? Are there any capabilities in the latest version that are not available in your current version, and which are essential to your continued use of PIPSpro? 2. Is the upgrade desirable? Does the latest version have less bugs or problems, improved features, or increased ease of use, which would be desirable but may not be essential? 3. Is an upgrade at this time inappropriate? If the new features in the latest version will not be used, then the time, cost, and effort of installing and learning a new version may not be justified. If you decide that an upgrade is required, please contact your supplier for a quotation. You can purchase a licence just for the upgrade to the latest version without any additional modules. The upgrade will then be licensed for the same optional modules that you have in your old version. If you wish, you can add one or more optional modules at the same time as the upgrade. The following changes and additions have been introduced into PIPSpro since the release of PIPSpro version 3.12 in January 1998. The reference numbers [XX] can be quoted if you require more detailed information on any of these items. Version 3.12 released 22 January 1998 OM-M Movie released 15 February 1998 Changes: Can open images and .PMV files from directories with longffile names [B77]. Version 3.13 released 28 March 1998 Changes: Import header limit increased to accommodate images with large headers [M106]. Additions: OM-W Dewarp optional module added to PIPSpro. Technical Note TN-5 (Dewarp) added to the User's Guide. Help version 3.13 released 5 April 1998 Additions: New sections added for OM-W under FindPins, MapWarp, and Dewarp. Version 3.14 released 26 April 1998 Changes: Crash with AHC on large PORTpro images has been fixed [B78]. Version 3.15 released 28 July 1998 Changes: Crash with PinDetect near upper and lower borders has been fixed [B79]. Crash with Usr programs fixed [B83]. Crash with Chamfer matching without contour has been fixed [B84]. Group Print now scales images and adds file names [M100]. Config radio button "Align tx contour" deleted [M110]. Config text changed to "Display transformed image" [M111]. Additions: Can now import images with odd row lengths [B81b]. Help has been modified to show the new changes. Technical Note TN-7 added to the User's Guide in order to explain how PIPSpro handles the DICOM-3 format. Version 3.15a released 24 August 1998 Changes: Import, Siemens and Import, Others do not check image header, and it is necessary to enter the image height and width. Additions: Can now import new Beamview v 1.2 image format [B86]. Help has been modified to show the new changes. OM-D Dosimetry released 19 September 1998 Changes: Can now enter non-integer numbers in Y column of response data table [B87]. Note: Response.dat has a new format and is not backwards compatible.

OM-M Movie version 1.1 released 23 September 1998

Changes: New option permits viewing fiducial points in movie images [M109].
Help revised and improved.

Starshot released 23 September 1998

Changes: New User program provides a much improved analysis of Star Shots compared to the old version included in the OM-Q module (see Tutorial 13). The new version can be downloaded from the PIPS Web site.

Version 3.15b released 4 October 1998

Changes: Import, Varian has been modified to import Varian PortalVision images using Dynamic Range=16 even if they have inherent artifacts.
Additions: Technical Note TN-6 (Importing 16-bit images) has a new section dealing with VARiS VISION images.

Version 3.15c released 19 October 1998

Changes: OM-Q now saves and retrieves bar frequencies if they have been altered from the default values [B88].

OM-D Dosimetry released 3 December 1998

Changes: Comment added to the screen to use TAB and not ENTER [B89].

OM-S Stereo released 6 December 1998

Additions: New optional module for QA of stereotactic radiosurgery.

Version 3.16a released 31 December 1998

Changes: Several problems relating to images with odd row length have been fixed [B90].
Now imports Varian VARiS image files in ZIP format [B91].
Additions: Paragraphs on Measurement and Dump ROI have been added to the User's Guide.
A detailed chapter on Applications has been added to the User's Guide(pp.77-94).

Samples released 19 January 1999

Additions: Sample1 and Sample2 code is now available for 32-bit compilation.

Version 3.16b released 3 April 1999

Changes: Problems with Chamfer matching with missing contours have been fixed [B92].
Problems with fiducial registration when there are no fiducial points on the treatment image have been fixed [B93, B104].
Import Beamview v 1.2 images with "Save Header" selected in Config now generates a warning message [B94].
Manipul scale factor now uses two digits after decimal point [B95].
InfoDesk measurements are independent of VIEW and ZOOM [B100, B101].
Problems with Macro labels have been fixed [B102].
Chamfer now finds treatment contour if none is present [B105].
Profile now scans columns in correct direction [M117].
Additions: New option in Config to always close images without saving [A92].
New command line option for displaying multiple images with selected scaling and aspect ratio [B96, A91]. See Technical Note TN-13.

Long file names 8 April 1999

Additions: PIPSpro cannot open or save files with long file names, and replaces the long file names by a "short alias". This is particularly important for users of the Eliav PORTpro portal imaging device. We can now recommend a solution (see Technical Note TN-14). Also see version 3.2.03 released 16 November 1999.

Version 3.16c released 25 July 1999

Changes: Measurements of distance and area are independent of ZOOM [M118].
Histogram data are saved to a text file [M119].
QC-3 image analysis with Command Line import now saves image file names in the output file [B108]
Macro list problems have been resolved [B102].
User programs can be edited under Windows NT [B111].

Version 3.16d released 3 September 1999

Changes: Can now handle bitmap images with non-standard row or column lengths [B113].
New sample programs modified for non-standard bitmap images.

Version 3.2.03 released 16 November 1999

Changes: This is a new 32-bit compilation of PIPSpro.
Can open and save images with long directory and file names.
Improved DICOM import filter [B120].
Improved save/retrieve caution and reject values in QC module [M122].
User's Guide updated to PIPSpro version 3.2

Version 3.2.05 released 2 January 2000

Changes: New modules Stereo and DRR added to Appl menu.
Now runs under Windows NT [B122].
Improved DICOM import filter [B120].
Macro errors have been fixed [B123].

Version 3.2.06 released 16 January 2000

Changes: Band artifacts removed from AHE and SRAHE [B124].

Version 3.2.06d released 3 March 2000

Can now open DICOM images from Fuji CR [B126].

Version 3.2.07 released 16 April 2000

Changes: Selectable DICOM image extensions [M140]
Preview displayed for bitmap and DICOM images [A95].
VIEW may be preset [M131].
Default to last path used [M132].
Movie accepts bitmap and DICOM image formats [M126]

Version 3.2.07b released 13 May 2000

DICOM image format added to Command line [M141]

Version 3.2.08 released 11 June 2000

Enh,Arith improved [M142]

Version 3.2.08b released 23 June 2000

Bug fixed: display transformed image with preset VIEW [B128]

Version 3.2.08d released 11 September 2000

Improvements added to OM-R.
New installation file for HASP drivers.

Version 3.2.09 released 16 October 2000

Improvements to Open routine to accept DICOM-RT images from more vendors [B129]

Version 3.2.09a released 28 November 2000

Bug fixed: Display of units in InfoDesk and EditTool [B131].
Bug fixed: Measurement area independent of order of contour points [B132].

Version 3.2.1 released 12 August 2001

Bug fixed: Open tiff files [B133].

Version 3.2.2 released 16 March 2002

ROI added to EditTool [A98]
Save data at fiducial points [A99]
User-selected coordinate system [A100]
Add Kuwahara filter [A103]
Open 16-bit lossless jpeg images [A105]
Default directory added for DICOM headers [M150]
USR routine saves 16-bit image [M151]
Default set for import byte order [M155]
Import file format display improved [M156]
Calibration default changed [M157]
Bug fixed: USR routine save contours, points, templates [B135]
Bug fixed: duplicate [B137]
OM-M IMRT routine - create sum image [A102]
OM-M Quick Align - register series of images [A101, A104]
OM-Q New QC controls for f40, f30, edge detection [M154]
OM-Q User-selected path for QC cumulative files [M154]
OM-Q Bug fixed: QC images do not need to be inverted [B134]
OM-Q Bug fixed: QC_nois.dat display [B136].

Version 3.2.3a released 22 September 2002

Open Pinnacle 4-byte file format with preview [A106]
New Optional Module - DICOM Server Utility
ZoomIn and ZoomOut replaced by View
Feature, Measurement improved [B139]
PAR files now include calibration data [B140]
Bug fixed: Calibration defaults unchanged if no security key present [B140]
Bug fixed: Display of Caution/reject values in QC module [B141]
Bug fixed: Display of Image of Regret [B143]
New Technical Note 18 - Dicom Conformance Statement
New Technical Note 19 - Opening Pinnacle planar dose files.

Version 3.2.4a released 14 October 2003

New Topomap [A111]
Improved rotation accuracy in Registration [A112]
Open Dicom images w/o extension [B144]
Feature,Measurement improved [B145]
Open compressed (RLE) bitmap images [M162]
New menu item to view Dicom file header [M163]
New Macro dialog box [B147]
Open 16-bit lossless compressed jpeg with optional import dialog [A108]
Bug fixed: Kuwahara name in macro [B147]
OM-Q Log files show calculations in case of a failed test [M161]
OM-D New Dosimetry with selectable mapping [A110]
OM-M Movie v1.8 IMRT with selectable weights [A107]
OM-M New HELP
OM-DS Improved menu and filter [A109]