RadVision integration with TRUS robot for Brachytherapy
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The main goal of this project is to integrate the RadVision treatment planning software with the (Trans-Rectal Ultrasound ) or TRUS robot. The TRUS robot is used in place of a physical template for placing the radioactive seeds in prostate brachytherapy, a treatment for prostate cancer. This integration should allow the surgeon to position the needle of the robot more accurately with the new system. In addition to the integration with RadVision, I conducted a study in which the accuracy of the TRUS robot in needle placement will be assessed. The protocol for this accuracy study will be used to evaluate other prostate brachytherapy robotic systems. The first part of the accuracy study involved testing the 2-dimensional accuracy of the robot’s needle placement with graph paper. The second part of the accuracy study was designed to study the 3D accuracy of the robot's needle placement and it involved inserting fake radioactive seeds into a phantom gel. Once all of the fake seeds were inserted the phantom gel was scanned using a CT scanner, and the accuracy of the needle placement was determined from these scans.
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