Image Formats

Film dosimetry cannot be carried out with 24 bpp images (8 bpch)!

TIFF (.tif)
Tagged Image File Format - 16 bits per channel format (48 bpp) and higher. FilmQA Pro saves and load image context information (e.g. Scanner information, scaling parameters) using image tags.

PNG (.png)
Portable Network Graphics - 16 bits per channel format (48 bpp) and higher. FilmQA Pro saves and load image context information (e.g. Scanner information, scaling parameters) using image tags.

DICOM (.dcm)
Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine - 16 bits per channel format (48 bpp) and higher. FilmQA Pro extracts isocenter position, dose scaling parameters using dicom tags.

FITS (.fit)
Flexible Image Transport System - 16 bits per channel format (48 bpp) and higher.

BMPMNG (.bmpmng)
Managed bitmaps the FilmQA Pro proprietary image format - 16 bits per channel format (48 bpp). Guaranties fastes access and highest compression. FilmQA Pro saves and loads all image related data including regions of interest, fiducials and registrations template.

CSV table
Comma Separated Value - copy and paste ASCII format with full accuracy.

BrainLab (.dat, .txt, .flu)
Brainlab AG proprietary image and data format - text based (ASCII). FilmQA Pro plan reader extracts isocenter location and dose scaling.

Pinnacle (.header, .txt)
Philips Pinnacle proprietary image and data format - dual file, text based (ASCII). FilmQA Pro plan reader extracts isocenter location and dose scaling.

MSK (.dose_binfile, .dose_asciifile)
Memorial Sloan Kettering proprietary image and data format - dual file, binary and text based (ASCII). FilmQA Pro plan reader extracts isocenter location and dose scaling.

TomoTherapy (.header, .img)
Accuray TomoTherapy Treatment Planning System proprietary image and data format - dual file, binary and text based (ASCII). FilmQA Pro plan reader extracts isocenter location and dose scaling.

XiO (.txt)
Elekta XiO proprietary image and data format—text based (ASCII). FilmQA Pro plan reader extracts isocenter location and dose scaling.

MapCheck SNC (.txt)
Sun Nuclear proprietary image and data format - text based (ASCII).

Mephysto PTW (.mcc)
PTW proprietary image and data format—text based (ASCII).

Eclipse (.dcm)
Varian Eclipse treatement plan format - DICOM based.

Oncentra (.dcm)
Nucletron (Elekta) Oncentra treatement plan format - DICOM based.

Secondary 24 bpp formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, ICO
Those formats can be used to export images from FilmQA Pro for documentation. Film dosimetry cannot be carried out with 24 bpp images!

FilmQA Pro by default is limited to resolutions 50 - 200 dpi and 48 bpp images.  One has explicitly permit resolutions outside this range or with 24 bpp color depth (see below).