JP2016167196A - Method for operating facility for particle radiotherapy and particle radiotherapy network system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To monitor a plurality of facilities for particle radiotherapy, to uniformly manage operation business, and to reduce maintenance and operation costs.SOLUTION: The method for operating facilities for particle radiotherapy includes the steps for, in an integrated management center (10) connected to a plurality of facilities (30) for particle radiotherapy through a network (20); storing basic data necessary for monitoring and operation business of a plurality of facilities for particle radiotherapy in an integrated database; reading real data about monitoring and operation business of each facility from the plurality of facilities for particle radiotherapy through the network; and collectively executing the monitoring and operation business of each of the plurality of facilities for particle radiotherapy on the basis of the real data and the basic data, and performs 24-hour monitoring of the plurality of facilities for particle radiotherapy as needed as necessary.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a method of operating a particle beam therapy facility and a particle beam therapy network system that reduce maintenance and operation costs of a plurality of particle beam therapy facilities scattered in and outside of the country.

  Particle beam therapy is becoming increasingly popular both at home and abroad. However, since particle beam treatment facilities have large-scale equipment and a large initial investment, there are still few facilities that are profitable. Therefore, in order to spread the particle beam therapy system, it is important to ensure that the introduced facility is profitable.

  From this point of view, treatment plan data is shared and treatments are mutually backed up so as to enable the introduction of particle beam therapy devices that are efficient and profitable by specializing and distributing functions. A particle beam therapy network system has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In the particle beam therapy network system according to Patent Document 1, a particle beam therapy center having a particle beam therapy apparatus body and a plurality of hospitals affiliated with the particle beam therapy center are connected via a network.

  In each of the plurality of hospitals, a radiotherapy planning apparatus having radiation source data and geometry data of the particle beam therapy apparatus main body is installed. And the treatment plan drawn up by the radiation treatment planning apparatus in each hospital is sent to the particle beam treatment center via the network. On the other hand, the radiation treatment planning apparatus in the particle beam treatment center confirms the sent treatment plan and performs particle beam treatment based on the confirmed treatment plan.

  As a result, expensive particle beam treatment facilities can be jointly used in each hospital, and each hospital can make a treatment plan for patients in its own hospital.

JP 2008-253497 A

However, the prior art has the following problems.
The main issues in consideration of the operation status of the particle beam therapy facility are summarized as follows.

(First problem) The number of patients is small.
In Japan, particle beam therapy itself is one item of radiation therapy, and usually surgery is first considered. In many cases, the particle beam therapy is selected only when the patient cannot perform the operation or when the patient himself selects. Therefore, there is a problem that the number of patients is small, and in order to ensure profitability, it is indispensable to solve this problem.

(Second problem) The running cost is high.
Since the scale of the device is large, the electricity bill for moving the device is large, the building is also large, and the air conditioning cost is considerably high. In addition, there are depreciation costs for land and buildings. In particular, in the case of a treatment apparatus using carbon beams, since the apparatus (accelerator) becomes large-scale, the initial investment is large, and the running cost of the apparatus is also quite large.

(Third problem) There is a shortage of doctors or medical physicists who can make treatment plans.
In Japan, the number of specialized doctors or medical physicists who can make treatment plans is small, and the number of patients is limited by the treatment plans that can be implemented. In addition, the treatment effect largely depends on the treatment plan, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the treatment plan is know-how of particle beam treatment, and the treatment plan is closed at each facility.

(Fourth problem) The cost of treatment is not covered by health insurance and is high.
The cost of treatment is high, and from the viewpoint of such cost, it is a factor that prevents the spread of particle beam therapy.

  As is clear from the above-mentioned problems, the current particle beam therapy device has an overwhelmingly large initial investment compared to other diagnosis and treatment devices, compared to the staff cost and the electricity bill required for its operation, The number of patients is small. Therefore, in order to secure the profitability of the particle beam therapy system, it is important to construct a mechanism that saves energy, optimally arranges personnel, and reduces running costs.

  In the conventional particle beam therapy network system such as Patent Document 1, the operation status of each hospital is improved by jointly using one particle beam therapy facility at a plurality of hospitals. However, the conventional technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 does not pay attention to any reduction in maintenance / operation costs of the particle beam treatment facility.

  In order to improve the operation status of particle beam treatment facilities and realize an environment that is more accessible to more patients, it is necessary to further reduce maintenance and operation costs for multiple particle beam treatment facilities. It is considered effective.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and can monitor and operate a plurality of particle beam treatment facilities from a remote location, and can reduce maintenance and operation costs. An object is to obtain an operation method of a particle beam therapy facility and a particle beam therapy network system.

  An operation method of a particle beam therapy facility according to the present invention is a particle beam therapy network system including a plurality of particle beam therapy facilities and a general management center connected to each of the plurality of particle beam therapy facilities via a network. An operation method of a particle beam therapy facility to be executed, in a central management center, a storage step for storing basic data necessary for monitoring and operation of a plurality of particle beam therapy facilities in a central database, and a plurality of particle beam therapy A plurality of particles based on a reading step of reading actual data related to the monitoring / operation work of each facility from the facility, actual data read in the reading step, and basic data stored in the central database. A plurality of particle beams with centralized management steps that collectively execute the monitoring and operation of each radiation therapy facility It is intended to monitor and oversee the care facility.

  The particle beam therapy network system according to the present invention is a particle beam therapy network system including a plurality of particle beam therapy facilities and a general management center connected to each of the plurality of particle beam therapy facilities via the network. The Central Management Center is responsible for monitoring and operating each facility via a network from a central database that stores basic data necessary for monitoring and operating multiple particle beam treatment facilities and multiple particle beam treatment facilities. And a general management control unit that collectively performs monitoring and operation operations for each of multiple particle beam therapy facilities based on the actual data and basic data stored in the central database. It supervises multiple particle beam treatment facilities.

  According to the present invention, a plurality of particle beam treatment facilities are networked, and the central management center is provided with a configuration capable of centralized management, thereby reducing the monitoring and operation work for each facility. As a result, it is possible to obtain a particle beam therapy facility operation method and a particle beam therapy network system capable of centrally managing a plurality of particle beam therapy facilities from a remote location and reducing maintenance and operation costs. it can.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a particle beam therapy network system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a method for operating a particle beam therapy facility and a particle beam therapy network system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a particle beam therapy network system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The particle beam therapy network system according to the first embodiment includes an overall management center 10, an overall management network 20, and N (N is an integer of 2 or more) particle beam therapy facilities 30 (1) to 30 (N). It is prepared for.

  Here, the overall management center 10 includes an overall management control unit 11 and an overall database 12. Then, the overall management control unit 11 reads and writes data necessary for overall management with respect to the overall database 12, and N particle beam therapy facilities 30 (1) connected via the overall management network 20 -30 (N) is centrally managed.

  More specifically, the overall management control unit 11 performs basic monitoring necessary for remotely monitoring and operating each facility from each of the N particle beam therapy facilities 30 (1) to 30 (N). Data is read and stored in the overall database 12.

  For example, the overall management control unit 11 sucks authentication data necessary for performing entrance / exit management for each facility from each particle beam therapy facility 30 (1) -30 (N) and stores it in the overall database 12. It is divided for each facility and stored as basic data for entrance / exit management.

  As a result, the authentication process when entering / leaving rooms at each facility can be collectively managed by the central management center 10, and the facilities and personnel required for entrance / exit management can be reduced at each facility.

  On the other hand, each of the particle beam treatment facilities 30 (1) to 30 (N) includes a radiation management unit 31, an irradiation system operation unit 32, an entrance / exit management unit 33, an accelerator operation unit 34, and other management units 35. Has been.

  In the particle beam therapy network system having the configuration of FIG. 1 as described above, the monitoring and operation operations of a plurality of particle beam therapy facilities are centrally managed by the central management center 10 to reduce maintenance and operation costs. These measures are described below.

<Measure 1: Increase efficiency by consolidating common operations>
(1-1) Personnel Optimization As described above, the particle beam therapy network system according to the first embodiment consolidates the monitoring / driving operations performed individually at each facility into centralized management by the general management center 10. By doing so, it is possible to reduce the number of operation supervisors who monitor the operation status of facilities and apparatuses.

  That is, the particle beam therapy network system according to the first embodiment has the basic data managed by the overall management control unit 11 in the overall management center 10 and the actual data that can be read from each facility via the overall management network 20. Based on this, the operation supervisor can perform remote monitoring of the plurality of particle beam therapy facilities 30 (1) to 30 (N) installed at various locations in and outside the country at the general management center 10. As a result, the number of operation supervisors arranged in each of the plurality of particle beam therapy facilities 30 (1) to 30 (N) can be suppressed, and the maintenance cost can be optimized.

(1-2) Collective management of spare parts, inspection data, etc. Many spare parts necessary for the particle beam treatment facility are expensive and the number of parts is not small. In addition, storing such spare parts individually on the side of each particle beam therapy facility has been a burden on management due to expenses.

  In contrast, in the particle beam therapy network system according to the first embodiment, the plurality of particle beam therapy facilities 30 (1) to 30 (N) hold and manage only the minimum spare parts that require urgency. On the management center 10 side, it is possible to adopt a system for commonly holding other spare parts that can be used in each facility.

  Therefore, by establishing a system that can quickly supply spare parts to the site from the central management center 10 in response to a request from the facility side via the central management network 20 when a component failure occurs. It becomes possible to reduce the cost of goods.

  Further, the particle beam therapy network system according to the first embodiment has a configuration in which the periodic inspection data, the data at the time of troubleshooting, and the like can be collectively managed by the central database in the central management center 10.

Therefore, the operation supervisor arranged in the general management center 10 can easily refer to the data of all the particle beam therapy facilities 30 (1) to 30 (N). Furthermore, when a trouble occurs in a certain facility, the operation supervisor can refer to data when troubleshooting is performed in another facility and take an appropriate response.
(1-3) Batch management of treatment protocol data Individual treatment plans are planned on the side of each particle beam treatment facility 30 (1) to 30 (N) in accordance with the patient. However, for example, when considering specific diseases such as breast cancer and lung cancer, what kind of radiation is appropriate for what kind of medical condition and what degree of radiation is appropriate? Treatment protocol data such as, can be used as a reference in formulating treatment plans.

  Therefore, in the particle beam therapy network system according to the first embodiment, such treatment protocol data is centrally managed by the overall management center 10, and in response to requests from the particle beam therapy facilities 30 (1) to 30 (N). Thus, a service that provides appropriate treatment protocol data can be realized.

<Measure 2: Increase added value>

(2-1) Implementation of management work other than particle beam For example, taking the case where the particle beam treatment facility 30 is installed in a hospital as an example, not only management related to particle beam treatment in the hospital but also entrance / exit management, etc. In addition, services including other management tasks can be provided as part of centralized management by the central management center 10.

  In security management by entrance / exit management, for example, it is possible to construct a system in which individual management is performed on the particle beam therapy facility 30 side during daytime and remote monitoring is performed on the general management center 10 side regarding nighttime and holidays. In this way, a 24-hour service can be provided.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the following configuration is provided.
・ Multiple particle beam treatment facilities in Japan and overseas are connected to the central management center via the central management network, and the central management center has a configuration that can centrally manage the monitoring and operation of each facility. .
・ Regular inspection data, troubleshooting data, spare parts, etc. are managed in the central management center and can be shared by all facilities as necessary.
・ Other services such as entrance / exit management as services other than particle beam therapy can be provided 24 hours a day from the general management center as needed.
・ The treatment protocol data is centrally managed in the central management center, and appropriate treatment protocol data can be provided to each facility upon request.

By providing such a configuration, the following effects can be obtained.
<Effects of users who have particle beam treatment facilities as service providers>
・ The operation status of the active particle beam therapy system can be monitored from a remote location by the central management center, and the number of operation monitors placed at each facility can be minimized.
・ By having the general management center manage all the expensive spare parts, the cost of spare parts can be reduced and the administrative burden can be reduced.
・ Periodic inspection data and past troubleshooting data can be managed collectively, and labor costs can be reduced. In addition, it is possible to receive an appropriate response instruction from the operation supervisor at the general management center based on all the data managed collectively.
・ Provide data (troubleshooting data, treatment protocol data, etc.) for the proper operation of particle beam therapy equipment.
・ Other services such as entrance / exit management and energy management can also be received, thus reducing costs.

<Advantages of the service provider>
・ After securing security for each user through a security-managed network, appropriate human resources are placed in one central management center, and the service business is expanded from this central management center to many users. it can.
・ Abundant information such as periodic inspection data, troubleshooting data, treatment protocol data can be collected, and the provision of know-how on maintenance inspection and treatment can be developed as a further service business.
・ In addition to services related to particle beam therapy, it can be expanded to a wide range of service businesses including entry / exit management and energy management.

  In the first embodiment described above, the configuration example in which each of the plurality of particle beam therapy facilities 30 (1) to 30 (N) and the general management center 10 are connected via the general management network 20 has been described. The present invention is not limited to such a configuration. For example, the function of the general management center 10 is provided in one particle beam treatment facility 30 (n), or the function of one particle beam treatment facility 30 (n) is provided in the general management center 10 The same effect can be obtained even if one facility in which the management center 10 and the particle beam therapy facility 30 (n) are merged is connected to the overall management network 20 together with other particle beam therapy facilities.

  10 General Management Center, 11 General Management Control Department, 12 General Database, 20 General Management Network, 30 Particle Therapy Facility, 31 Radiation Management Department, 32 Irradiation System Operation Department, 33 Entrance / Exit Management Department, 34 Accelerator Operation Department, 35 Others Management Department.

An operation method of a particle beam therapy facility according to the present invention is a particle beam therapy network system including a plurality of particle beam therapy facilities and a general management center connected to each of the plurality of particle beam therapy facilities via a network. A particle beam therapy facility operation method to be executed, wherein each of the plurality of particle beam therapy facilities has a configuration including a radiation management unit, an irradiation system operation unit, and an accelerator operation unit as subsystems. In the management center, a storage step for storing basic data necessary for monitoring and operation of each subsystem of a plurality of particle beam treatment facilities in a central database, and a plurality of particle beam treatment facilities via a network, a reading step of reading the actual data related to monitoring and operating business subsystems, the actual data read by the reading step , On the basis of the basic data stored in the centralized database, collectively monitoring and operating business each subsystem of the plurality of particle beam therapy facility and a centralized management executing a plurality of particle beam therapy It supervises and monitors the facility.

The particle beam therapy network system according to the present invention is a particle beam therapy network system including a plurality of particle beam therapy facilities and a general management center connected to each of the plurality of particle beam therapy facilities via the network. Each of the plurality of particle beam treatment facilities has a configuration including a radiation management unit, an irradiation system operation unit, and an accelerator operation unit as subsystems . A database that stores basic data necessary for the monitoring and operation of each subsystem, and actual data related to the monitoring and operation of each facility's subsystem are read from multiple particle beam treatment facilities via a network. and data, on the basis of the basic data stored in a centralized database, each of the sub-plurality of particle beam therapy facility Stem monitoring and operating business collectively and a supervisor controller that executes is configured to monitor oversees multiple particle beam therapy facility.

Claims (6)

Multiple particle beam treatment facilities;
A method of operating a particle beam therapy facility executed by a particle beam therapy network system comprising: a central management center connected to each of the plurality of particle beam therapy facilities via a network;
In the general management center,
A storage step of storing basic data necessary for monitoring and operation of the plurality of particle beam therapy facilities in a central database;
A reading step of reading actual data relating to monitoring / operation work of each facility from the plurality of particle beam treatment facilities via the network;
Based on the actual data read in the reading step and the basic data stored in the overall database, centralized management that collectively executes each monitoring / operating operation of the plurality of particle beam treatment facilities A method of operating a particle beam therapy facility, comprising: monitoring the plurality of particle beam therapy facilities. The spare part shared by the plurality of particle beam treatment facilities is stored on the central management center side, and the spare part delivery request is received by receiving a spare part delivery request from any of the plurality of particle beam treatment facilities. 2. The method of operating a particle beam therapy facility according to claim 1, further comprising: a spare part supply service step of sending a spare part corresponding to the above to a particle beam therapy facility that is a transmission source of the spare part delivery request. Trouble shooting service providing step of storing troubleshooting data of the plurality of particle beam treatment facilities in the central database and managing them collectively, and providing the troubleshooting data in response to a request from the plurality of particle beam treatment facilities. Furthermore, the operation method of the particle beam therapy facility according to claim 1 or 2. The authentication data of the personnel entering and leaving each of the plurality of particle beam treatment facilities is stored in the overall database and collectively managed, and an entry / exit permission request from a person who wishes to enter and leave the plurality of particle beam treatment facilities Accordingly, the operation method of the particle beam therapy facility according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising an entrance / exit management step of executing entrance / exit management by performing verification using the authentication data. Treatment data providing step of storing treatment protocol data to be referred to in the plurality of particle beam treatment facilities in the central database, managing them collectively, and providing the treatment protocol data in response to a request from the plurality of particle beam treatment facilities The method for operating a particle beam therapy facility according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: Multiple particle beam treatment facilities;
A particle beam therapy network system comprising: a central management center connected to each of the plurality of particle beam therapy facilities via a network;
The general management center
A general database for storing basic data necessary for monitoring and operation of the plurality of particle beam treatment facilities;
Read the actual data regarding the monitoring / operation work of each facility from the plurality of particle beam treatment facilities via the network, and based on the actual data and the basic data stored in the general database, And a general management control unit that collectively performs monitoring and operation operations of each of the particle beam therapy facilities. The particle beam therapy network system that monitors the plurality of particle beam therapy facilities in an integrated manner.

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