dicompyler is an extensible open source radiation therapy research platform based on the DICOM standard. It also functions as a cross-platform DICOM RT viewer.

dicompyler is written in Python and is built on a number of technologies including: pydicom, wxPython, PIL, and matplotlib and runs on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

Take a tour of dicompyler by checking out some screenshots or download your own copy today.

Latest News:

January 1st, 2012 - dicompyler 0.4.1-1 Released

Important: Please download dicompyler 0.4.1-1 since an important bug has been fixed which may have stopped dicompyler from running.

December 31st, 2011 - dicompyler 0.4.1 Released

• New features:
• Refactored into a Python package
• Error reporter for easier submission of bug reports from binary versions
• Logging for dicompyler and 3rd-party plugins
• Added support for volumetric image series other than CT (i.e. PET/MR)
• Added support for DICOM-RT Ion Plans

For additional changes, please see the release notes.

Please see the News archive for older news.

Major Features of dicompyler:

• Import CT/MR/PET Images, DICOM RT structure set, RT dose and RT plan files
• Extensible plugin system with included plugins:
• 2D image viewer with dose and structure overlay
• Dose volume histogram viewer with the ability to analyze DVH parameters
• DICOM data tree viewer
• Patient anonymizer

For upcoming features, see the project roadmap.

System Requirements:

• Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 (32-bit)
• Windows XP/Vista/7 (64-bit) - coming soon
• Mac OS X 10.5/10.6 (Intel 32-bit)
• Linux - via a package from PyPI or a Debian package (courtesy of debian-med)

If you are interested in building from source, please check out the build instructions.

Getting Help:

• As a starting point, please read the FAQ as it answers the most commonly asked questions about dicompyler.