title: [Use of flexible needles and ways to control their placement in robot-assisted prostate brachytherapy].
abstract: The article provides an overview of developments in the field of flexible needles and methods of control over their behavior in the human body as a part of modern robotic systems for prostate cancer brachytherapy. The authors describe the advantages of flexible needles over standard ones, features of their design, and results of their tests in phantom models.
authors.affiliation: Central Research and Development Institute of Robotics and Technical Cybernetics, St-Petersburg.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Lopota
authors.affiliation: Central Research and Development Institute of Robotics and Technical Cybernetics, St-Petersburg.
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Gryaznov
authors.affiliation: Central Research and Development Institute of Robotics and Technical Cybernetics, St-Petersburg.
authors.forename: K Yu
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Senchik
authors.affiliation: Central Research and Development Institute of Robotics and Technical Cybernetics, St-Petersburg.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Kharlamov
authors.affiliation: Central Research and Development Institute of Robotics and Technical Cybernetics, St-Petersburg.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Nikitin
authors.affiliation: Central Research and Development Institute of Robotics and Technical Cybernetics, St-Petersburg.
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Kireeva
mesh_terms: D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009339:Needles; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D012371:Robotics
keywords: brachytherapy; flexible needles; prostate cancer; robotic systems