A system uses a digital photographic camera attached to a radiation
therapy device to create an overlay of radiation beam information
comprising data identifying treated patient anatomical region data and
supporting determination of cumulative radiation treatment information
from multiple treatment overlays. A system records a treatment beam
landing area on the anatomical body surface of a patient for use in
radiation or other therapy. The system includes an input processor for
receiving data representing an image of the surface of a portion of the
anatomy of a patient. A data processor provides beam landing position
data relative to the image by calculating a position of a treatment beam
landing area relative to the image using received input data indicating
projection characteristics of a treatment beam used in treating the
portion of the anatomy of the patient. A storage processor stores the
beam landing position data in a record associated with the patient.