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Create an attachment that could be added to a wheel chair or stretcher or a chair itself that would recline slightly, support the patient’s head as we sedate them and in addition hold the stereotactic frame while it is applied to the patient’s head. Stereotactic radiosurgery is a method of delivering radiation to a patient in a very precise manner. It requires the application of a halo "ring" to the patients scalp. In order to accomplish this we need to sedate the patient however when we do this the patients head can move so we are looking for something that stabilizies the head and the frame and still allows us to adjust the frame independent of the head position.
Our group is currently editing and finishing our midsemester paper. On Thursday, we plan on meeting with our client to discuss our progress so far.
| Week | Reporting Period Beginning | Activities |
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| 1 | September 4 | This week we attempted to contacted our client, definied our problem statement, and made early conceptual ideas for basic designs. |
| 2 | September 11 | Our group was able to get into touch with our client and setup a meeting time. We also went to the radiosurgery seminar and created a tenative timeline. |
| 3 | September 18 | This week we finally met with our client. We were given a tour of the radiotherapy clinic at the UW Hospital and were able to recieve client requirements. |
| 4 | September 25 | This week, we came up with three different designs for our project; though we are still working on the mechanism of attachment of the head frame holder ot the head frame itself. |
| 5 | October 2 | We spent this week researching costs, safety and availability of materials for our three different design ideas. |
| 6 | October 9 | This week our group spent time creating a powerpoint, researching information on our respective slides and practice performing our presentation. |
| 7 | October 16 | Currently, our group is finishing up our midsemester paper. We also plan to meet with our client on Thursday to go over more design details and discuss our progress. |
| 8 | October 23 | |
| 9 | October 30 | |
| 10 | November 6 | |
| 11 | November 13 | |
| 12 | November 20 | |
| 13 | November 27 | |
| 14 | December 4 | |
| 15 | December 11 |
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Mid-semester Powerpoint Presentation (Oct 20 2009, 11314 kb) |
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Project Design Specifications (Oct 20 2009, 95 kb) |
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Mid-semester Report (Oct 20 2009, 956 kb) |
