Title of article :
Fabrication and Validation of Respiratory Control Belt Using Load Cell Sensor
Author/Authors :
Tootoonchi Dallal, Zahra Department of Medical Radiation Engineering - Central Tehran Branch - Islamic Azad University - Tehran, Iran , Gholami, Somayeh Department of Radiation Oncology - Cancer Institute - School of Medicine - Tehran University of Medical Sciences - Tehran, Iran , Salehi Barough, Mehdi Department of Medical Radiation Engineering - Central Tehran Branch - Islamic Azad University - Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
Purpose: In this work, we have focused on fabrication and validation of a respiratory belt that produces respiratory signals from the patient’s abdominal and thorax.
Materials and Methods: A load cell transducer was attached to the belt to create an electrical signal from respiratory movement. It converts a force or load into an equivalent electrical signal or digitized load value. The accuracy of the signals from our respiratory control belt was evaluated according to a comparison with the signals from commercial SOMNO medical device.
Results: The pattern of the signals from our respiratory belt is in good agreement (4%/3mm) with the pattern of commercial SOMNO medical device.
Conclusion: The manufactured respiratory control belt can be used during imaging and radiotherapy procedures for breath control in a patient's abdominal and thorax region.
Keywords :
Respiratory Getting Belt , Load Cell Sensor , Breath Control
Journal title :
Frontiers in Biomedical Technologies
