

We are using low-cost 77 GHz mmWave FMCW radar sensors made by TI to monitor patient motion and breathing during radiotherapy. Compared with current optical surface tracking, mmWave is able to penetrate patient’s clothing and immobilization device, monitor patient’s motion continuously.
More information can be found in:
Feasibility study of surface motion tracking with millimeter wave technology during radiotherapy
Joshua Olick-Gibson, Bin Cai, Shuang Zhou, Sasa Mutic, Paul Carter, Geoff Hugo, Tiezhi Zhang
Medical Physics Journal, 2020 Mar;47(3):1229-1237.