EUREKA/ITEA2 SoRTS - Elekta
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Elekta Instrument AB |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 5 413 428 |
| Project duration | December 2013 - November 2016 |
| Status | Completed |
| Venture | Eureka cluster co-funding |
| Call | EUREKA cofunding Cluster 2012-2013 |
Important results from the project
The goal of the SoRTS project was to develop a System of Real-Time Systems (i.e. imaging and therapy systems), which enable more automated combination (´more than human interaction´) of imaging and therapy and motion compensation for the target tumor tissue via a guaranteed latency of the image and control data between these systems. This has been achieved and also demonstrated with the three treatment modalities MR-Linac, MR-Brachy and MR-HIFU.
Expected long term effects
SoRTS provided the technology basis for more automated image guided therapy products. This will enlarge the customer base for both imaging and therapy systems. Furthermore the market will be extended to new applications, because the RTPS developed in SoRTS will enable treatment of tumours in mobile organs. Safeguarding component integrity while being integrated on many-core computers is not only relevant for all kind of medical applications, but for every real-time image guided feedback systems, such as found in security and nano-technology applications.
Approach and implementation
The imaging and therapy-delivery systems comprise of multiple real-time control systems, hosted on separate computers. SoRTS developed a Real-time Therapeutic Procedure Supervisor (RTPS) to provide the required architecture for adaptive real-time image guided therapies. The RTPS allows real-time communication and supports heterogeneous algorithms, deployed on heterogeneous high-performance computing hardware including visualization chains