Design of 6-DOF robotic bed system to maximize beam irradiation range for heavy Ion therapy system with fixed beam lines

Author

Hongseok Choi ; Hung, L. ; Su-kho Park ; Seong Young Ko ; Jong-Oh Park ; Yong Kyun Park ; Jung Suk Kang ; Sang Hyun Choi ; Wongyun Jung

Author_Institution

Sch. of Mech. Eng., Chonnam Nat. Univ., Gwangju, South Korea

fYear

2014

fDate

3-6 Aug. 2014

Firstpage

629

Lastpage

634

Abstract

This paper presents an on-going research on development of 6-DOF robotic bed system to be used for Korea Heavy Ion Medical Accelerator (KHIMA) system launched by Korea Institutes of Radiological and Medical Sciences (KIRAMS). Since KIRAMS selected fixed beam lines for KHIMA system, it has less beam irradiation range than that of the system with a rotating gantry mechanism. In this paper, as part of the effort to extend the beam irradiation range, we analyze design requirements and treatment volume of the robotic bed system. The analysis result is verified by simulation tools such as MATLAB^® and DELMIA IGRIP^®. Finally we derive mechanical specifications and treatment requirements for the 6-DOF robotic bed system to meet all requirements and to extend beam irradiation range as much as possible.

Keywords

radiation therapy; 6-DOF robotic bed system design; KHIMA system; KIRAMS; Korea Heavy Ion Medical Accelerator; Korea Institutes of Radiological and Medical Sciences; beam irradiation range; fixed beam lines; heavy ion therapy system; rotating gantry mechanism; Collision avoidance; Medical treatment; Protons; Radiation effects; Robot kinematics; Structural beams; Heavy Ion Therapy; KHIMA; Particle Therapy; Robotic Patient Positioner; Robotic Patient Positioning System;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Mechatronics and Automation (ICMA), 2014 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Tianjin

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-3978-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICMA.2014.6885770

Filename

6885770