Purpose: Sweden's construction industry is facing great challenges in form of increased housing with the increasing demands on the environment and economy, this combined with the current low unemployment today and many upcoming retirements. To meet these challenges, it requires development and changes which BIM is considered to handle if it is correct performed. 3d planning is an important part of BIM, where it lays the ground for further step in the building process following two steps, production and management. Method: Selected methods of this thesis is a literature review, semi-structured interviews and document analysis. In the literature review writings about, or related to, 3d planning was studied. The interview method gave more detailed information about the problems that planners experience in reality. The document analysis created a deeper understanding of how 3d design work. Findings: The results show that with simple means it is possible to avoid common problems. Which leads to streamline of 3d design and the entire construction process. This in the form of aspects including economy, the environment and sustainable construction. Implications: Development and improvements in 3d design leads to more effective planning which in contributing to more effective construction. Increase of efficiency can now be justified by the savings in the economy and the environment. But visions of development potential in the further step exists today. One step further, for example, be monitoring the working environment in the planning phase. More education in BIM at all levels of the construction industry should create a better understanding of each other and alleviate the communication gaps that currently prevails. Limitations: This thesis is limited to the design phase of the building process conducted with 3d modeling. / Syfte: Sveriges byggbransch står idag inför stora utmaningar i form av ökat bostadsbyggande med allt högre krav på miljö och ekonomi. Detta i kombination med rådande låg arbetslöshet redan idag och många kommande pensionsavgångar. För att möta dessa utmaningar krävs utveckling och förändring, vilket BIM anses klara om det utförs korrekt. 3d projektering utgör en viktig byggsten inom BIM, där den lägger grunden för vidare arbete i byggprocessens följande två steg som är produktion och förvaltning. Metod: Valda metoder för detta examensarbete är litteraturstudie, semistrukturerad intervju och dokumentanalys. I litteraturstudien studerades litteratur som handlar om eller är relaterade till 3d projektering. Intervjumetoden gav djupare information om problematiken som projektörer upplever i verkligheten. Dokumentanalysen skapade en djupare förståelse hur 3d projektering fungerar. Resultat: Studiens resultat visar att det med hjälp av enkla medel går att undvika vanligt förekommande problem inom 3d projektering för att effektiviseras. Dessa enkla medel är främst förbättrad kommunikation, kompetens och förståelse för varandra. Effektivisering av 3d projektering leder till att öka effektiviteten i hela byggprocessen. Detta med besparingar på bland annat ekonomi, miljö, arbetssäkerhet och hållbart byggande. Konsekvenser: Utveckling och förbättringar inom 3d projektering leder till effektivare projektering som i sin bidrar till effektivare byggprocess. Ökning av effektiviteten kan idag motiveras med besparingar inom ekonomi och miljö. Men visioner om utvecklingspotential i vidare steg finns idag. Ett steg längre kan exempelvis vara kontroll av arbetsmiljön redan i projektering. Mer utbildning inom BIM i alla nivåer för byggbranschen bör skapa en bättre förståelse för varandra och mildra de kommunikationsbrister som idag råder. Begränsningar: Detta examensarbete begränsar sig till projekteringsfasen inom byggprocessen som utförs med 3d modellering.

Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of the Master of Technology : Radiography, Durban University of Technology, 2014. / Research Aims The purpose of this study is to compare 2D HDR Brachytherapy planning and 3D HDR Brachytherapy planning in terms of dose distribution in order to accurately determine bladder and rectal doses. Further research questions were explored to determine whether relationships existed between Computer Tomography volumes and bladder and rectum dose. Methodology The 30 female patients that volunteered for the study were conveniently selected. Their age and ethnic group did not contribute to their selection. All participants were prepared for cervical HDR Brachytherapy. The Brachytherapy templates were computer generated and treatments were given based on the templates. They then had a Computer Tomography (CT) scan (3D data set) of the pelvis. The computer generated templates for 2D Brachytherapy planning were applied to the CT data set i.e. 2DBP. The plans were optimised to take into consideration the dose to the bladder and the rectum i.e. 3DBP. The 2DBP and the 3DBP were then evaluated in order to determine which method of planning yielded more acceptable dose distributions to the bladder and rectum. Results Significant differences in dose distribution were noted on comparison of 2DBP and 3DBP. A significant relationship was noted in respect of bladder mean dose and rectum mean dose. 3DBP proved to be more efficient in yielding lower mean dose to the bladder and the rectum. Whilst a significant relationship was noted in respect of bladder maximum dose, an insignificant relationship was noted for rectum maximum dose. Therefore, the efficiency of 3DBP to yield lower bladder maximum dose was established but its efficiency to yield lower rectum maximum dose is questionable. This has implications for the management of patients’ with cervical cancer who require cervical Brachytherapy. Recommendations It is imperative that imaging modalities be used for the accurate planning of cervical Brachytherapy. This study recommends that CT be used for HDR Brachytherapy planning by proving its greater efficiency compared to template planning.