Application of Robotics Technology to Radiotherapy

Development of Dynamic Robotic Phantom System

Shiinoki et al. Med Phys. 2020 Sep; 47(9): 3870-3881

Radiotherapy techniques for treating sites with respiratory movement are complicated, such as real-time tumor-tracking irradiation and dynamic tracking irradiation, and quality control methods have not yet been established to ensure safe radiation therapy. We have developed a phantom that can reproduce the translational and rotational movements of the respiratory movement of a tumor using a robot with six degrees of freedom, and established a quality control method for radiotherapy. We are also developing a new radiation irradiation technique based on robotic technology.

Works

  1. A Novel dynamic robotic moving phantom system for patient-specific quality assurance in real-time tumor-tracking radiotherapy.
    Shiinoki T, Fujii F, Fujimoto F, Yuasa Y, Sera T.
    2020 Jul;21(7):16-28. doi: 10.1002/acm2.12876. Epub 2020 Apr 13.
  2. Analysis of dosimetric impact of intrafraction translation and rotation during respiratory-gated stereotactic body radiotherapy with real-time tumor monitoring of the lung using a novel six degrees-of-freedom robotic moving phantom.
    Shiinoki T, Fujii F, Yuasa Y, Nonomura T, Fujimoto K, Sera T, Tanaka H.
    Med Phys.2020 Sep;47(9):3870-3881. doi: 10.1002/mp.14369. Epub 2020 Jul 28.

winning (a prize)

  1. The American Association of Physicists in Medicine 60th Annual meeting “Best in Physics award”
    4D dynamic robotic phantom system for patient-specific quality assurance in real-time tumor-tracking radiotherapy
    T.Shiinoki, F.Fujii, K. Fujimoto, Y.Yuasa, T.Uehara, T.Sera, R.Onizuka
  2. The American Association of Physicists in Medicine “Medical Physics Notable paper in the September 2020”
    Analysis of dosimetric impact of intrafraction translation and rotation during respiratory-gated stereotactic body radiotherapy with real-time tumor monitoring of the lung using a novel six degrees-of-freedom robotic moving phantom.
    Shiinoki T, Fujii F, Yuasa Y, Nonomura T, Fujimoto K, Sera T, Tanaka H.

patent

  1. ロボット動体ファントムシステム
    藤井 文武,椎木健裕