Background The steep radiation dose gradients in cervical cancer brachytherapy (BT)
necessitate a thorough understanding of the behavior of afterloader source cables or …

This paper focuses on the problem of synthesis of spatial four-bar linkages of the RCCC type
for rigid-body guidance with four given poses, R denoting a revolute, C a cylindrical …

Flexible instruments are increasingly used to perform advanced and complex surgical
procedures either manually or robotically. The success of flexible instruments in surgery …

The success of flexible instruments in surgery requires high motion and force fidelity and
controllability of the tip. However, the friction and the limited stiffness of such instruments …

Modelling and simulation of the motion of a slender beam in a tube — University of Twente
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