Radiation Therapy Remote Control With Digital Twin Synchronization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing remote control techniques for radiation therapy medical devices face limitations such as distributed control conflicts and compromised reliability, preventing simultaneous adjustments by users at different locations.
Innovation Solution
A server-hosted application provides a user interface for displaying and adjusting device parameters, with a digital twin synchronized in real-time to maintain parameter values, and implements conflict resolution algorithms to ensure synchronized adjustments across multiple users.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If remote control techniques are implemented for radiation therapy medical devices, then users can control the device from remote locations, but distributed control conflicts and reliability issues arise
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary between multiple users and the radiation therapy medical device. The server centralizes control by receiving parameter adjustment requests from remote users, resolving conflicts, and sending unified control signals to the device. This mediator architecture enables remote control while preventing distributed control conflicts and maintaining system reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the server continuously monitors device parameter changes and user requests. When multiple users attempt to adjust parameters simultaneously, the server detects these conflicts through feedback loops and applies resolution rules to determine which adjustments to apply, ensuring reliable control despite multiple remote users attempting simultaneous modifications.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple users adjust device parameters simultaneously from different locations, then collaborative control is enabled, but control conflicts occur
Solution Approach 1:
The server acts as a mediator that receives parameter adjustment requests from multiple users simultaneously. It implements conflict resolution rules to determine which user's adjustments take precedence, thereby enabling collaborative control while managing the complexity of simultaneous adjustments through centralized arbitration.
Solution Approach 2:
The system manages parameter changes by implementing rules that determine priority among different users' adjustment requests. The server evaluates conflicting parameter changes according to predefined criteria (such as user role, request timing, or clinical priority) and applies only the resolved set of parameter changes, enabling collaborative control while maintaining system consistency.
Data Source
AI summary
Various examples of the disclosure pertain to remote control of a radiation therapy medical device using an application that is executed by a server. A digital twin of the radiation therapy medical device may be maintained at the application that is executed by the server.