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| + | ====== ECE Research Seminar: Mathematical and Computational Problems in Radiation Therapy ====== | ||
| + | Thursday Oct. 22, 2015\\ | ||
| + | Location: Hamerschlag Hall D-210\\ | ||
| + | Time: 1:00PM\\ | ||
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| + | **[[https://www.linkedin.com/pub/yevgen-voronenko/1/834/b73|Dr. Yevgen Voronenko ]]**\\ | ||
| + | [[http://www.reflexionmedical.com/|RefleXion]]\\ | ||
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| + | =====Abstract===== | ||
| + | Destroying cancers with radiation has a long history dating back to 1896. | ||
| + | Before computers and more importantly CT scanners became widely | ||
| + | available, the early radiotherapy treatments were planned and calculated | ||
| + | using pencil, paper and coordinate grids drawn directly on patients body. | ||
| + | Today, radiotherapy planning is a much easier process that is done | ||
| + | completely electronically and without any manual calculations. | ||
| + | Computer‐aided radiotherapy treatment planning opened up a huge | ||
| + | research field on its own. In this seminar, we will introduce the audience to | ||
| + | the research problems in automated treatment planning, many of which | ||
| + | overlap with the familiar discrete signal and image processing fields, as well | ||
| + | as image reconstruction and discrete optimization. Unlike in most other | ||
| + | fields, just slightly improved or more efficient solutions in radiotherapy | ||
| + | planning lead to improved patient outcomes, including better survival rates | ||
| + | and reduced side effects. | ||
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| + | =====Bio===== | ||
| + | Yevgen is a Software Architect at RefleXion Medical responsible for | ||
| + | engineering RefleXion’s treatment planning system, and dose delivery | ||
| + | algorithms. Prior to RefleXion, Yevgen served as a Research Scientist at | ||
| + | Accuray, where he focused on sub‐millimeter accuracy in dose calculation, | ||
| + | automation of large scale Monte‐Carlo simulations, and treatment planning | ||
| + | beam optimization. Earlier in his career, Yevgen in collaboration with CMU | ||
| + | researchers co‐founded SpiralGen, a company specializing in compiler | ||
| + | automation tools for performance critical signal processing applications. | ||
| + | Yevgen holds a BS in Computer Science from Drexel University and a PhD | ||
| + | in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon. | ||
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