Comparative Study on Scenarios for Rotating Gantry Mechanical Structures

Open Research Europe 2022
Luca Piacentini, Luca Dassa, Diego Perini, Andris Ratkus, Toms Torims, Stefano Uberti, Jānis Vilcāns, Maurizio Vretenar

Background: This paper outlines a comparative study on scenarios of gantries mechanical design for ion-therapy of cancer, which is a crucial step toward the development of the next ion medical machine. Methods: Multiple scenarios were considered based on robustness of the design, size, weight and complexity, deformation and precision performances and costs, as well as environmental impact. Four prospective scenarios were identified, each of them capable of providing beam to at least 220° around the patient. One scenario is capable of providing treatment angles of 360°. This report will describe the unified methodology performed during the study in order to achieve unbiased results in a comprehensive manner. Results: Results show that in statically balanced scenarios, considerable improvements can be reached in terms of safety, deformation, precision performances, complexity and costs of implementation. Conclusions: All scenarios are deemed suitable for further gantry design development.

DOI
10.12688/openreseurope.14683.1
Hipersaite
https://open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/2-55/v1

Piacentini, L., Dassa, L., Perini, D., Ratkus, A., Torims, T., Uberti, S., Vilcāns, J., Vretenar, M. Comparative Study on Scenarios for Rotating Gantry Mechanical Structures. Open Research Europe, 2022, Vol. 2, Article number 55. e-ISSN 2732-5121. Pieejams: doi:10.12688/openreseurope.14683.1

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