Title :
Using an external registration system for daily patient repositioning in protontherapy
Author :
Pinault, S. ; Morel, G. ; Auger, M. ; Ferrand, R. ; Mabit, C.
Author_Institution :
Univ. Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris, Fontenay-aux-Roses
fDate :
Oct. 29 2007-Nov. 2 2007
Abstract :
In this paper, we present an iterative method for positioning a patient in protontherapy. The main difficulty in this kind of treatment is the unknown position of the treated volume during the set up of the patient. The positioning process is realized by a 6 degrees of freedom (DOF) industrial robot. This article explains how the positioning error of the treated volume can e minimized thanks to an external tracking system.
Keywords :
industrial robots; iterative methods; medical robotics; position control; radiation therapy; tracking; 6 degrees of freedom industrial robot; daily patient repositioning; external registration system; protontherapy; tracking system; Gold; Intelligent robots; Linear accelerators; Medical treatment; Neoplasms; Particle beams; Protocols; Protons; Robot kinematics; USA Councils;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2007. IROS 2007. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0912-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0912-9
DOI :
10.1109/IROS.2007.4398956
