Optimisation and validation of a co-manipulated robot for brachytherapy procedure.
Journal:
The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
Published Date:
Oct 6, 2022
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Low-dose rate brachytherapy is the referent treatment for early-stage prostate cancer and consists in manually inserting radioactive seeds within the organ to destroy tumorous cells. This treatment is inaccurate leading to side effects. Researchers developed robots to improve this technique. Despite ameliorating accuracy, they cannot be clinically used because of size and acceptability. Therefore, a 6-DOF parallel and co-manipulated robot is proposed to meet these requirements.