Strojni komunikacijski vmesnik med nadzorno ploščo in maketo protonske terapije

Jesenšek, Jure (author), Bulić, Patricio (mentor)

Za zdravljenje rakavih obolenj je vse bolj razširjena protonska terapija, kjer se za obsevanje tumorjev uporabljajo protoni. Glavna prednost protonske terapije je manjši vpliv na okoliško zdravo tkivo v primerjavi z bolj uveljavljeno fotonsko terapijo. Eno izmed podjetij, ki se ukvarja z razvojem opreme za protonsko terapijo je podjetje Cosylab, ki je izdelalo maketo protonske naprave z namenom prikaza delovanja le-te. V okviru naloge se maketi doda nadzorno ploščo, s katero uporabnik nadzoruje potek terapije. S tem se delovanje makete približa realni napravi za protonsko terapijo. Nadzorna plošča je sestavni del sistema za izvajanje protonske terapije, s katerim komunicira preko optične povezave z lastnim protokolom. Kar maketa ne omogoča komunikacije preko optike, jo je potrebno z nadzorno ploščo povezati na drugačen način. V okviru te naloge nadzorno ploščo in maketo povežemo na dva načina. Pri prvem načinu med napravi dodamo ločen strojni vmesnik, ki na eni strani komunicira z maketo, na drugi strani pa preko optične povezave z nadzorno ploščo. Pri drugem načinu modificiramo nadzorno ploščo na tak način, da komunikacija z maketo poteka neposredno, brez strojnega vmesnika. V okviru naloge razvijemo strojno implementacijo in programsko opremo strojnega vmesnika med nadzorno ploščo in maketo. Prav tako modificiramo vgradno programsko opremo nadzorne plošče, ter dodamo programsko opremo, s katero nadzorna plošča neposredno komunicira z maketo. Na koncu preverimo pravilno delovanje teh implementacij in predstavimo možnosti za nadgradnjo naše rešitve in makete.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: protonska terapija, FPGA, optična komunikacija, kontrolni sistem, maketa
• Work type: Master's thesis/paper
• Organization: FRI - Faculty of Computer and Information Science
• Year: 2024
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-164936
• Publication date in RUL: 18.11.2024

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Communication interface between control panel and proton therapy model

Abstract

Proton therapy, where protons are used to irradiate tumors, is increasingly used to treat cancer. The main advantage of proton therapy over the more common photon therapy is less harmful impact on the surrounding healthy tissue. Cosylab is one of the companies which develop software for proton therapy. To demonstrate the operation of devices for proton therapy the company made a model of a proton therapy device. As part of this master's thesis, a control panel is added to the model, with which the user controls the proton therapy. This makes the operation of the model more in line with a real device for proton therapy. The control panel is an integral part of the proton therapy system, with which it communicates via an optical connection using a custom protocol. The model does not support communication using optical connection, so a different communication interface is needed. In this thesis, the control panel and the model are connected in two ways. In the first case, a separate hardware interface is added between the devices. This interface communicates with the model on one side, and on the other side with the control panel via an optical connection. In the second case, the control panel is modified in such a way that communication with the model can be performed without a separate interface. As part of the thesis, we develop software and firmware for the interface between the control panel and the model. We also modify the firmware of the control panel, and add software with which the control panel communicates directly with the model. Finally, we check the correct operation of these implementations, and present some options for upgrading our solution and model.

• Keywords: proton therapy, FPGA, optical communication, control system, model