This project will produce a method for constructing treatment plans with a guarantee on the quality of the solution. The plans produced by current techniques can fall short of the optimum or needlessly fail to satisfy constraints. As a result, the search for an improved solution is open-ended,… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This project will develop a package of planning products for radiation treatment that will introduce a measure of quality assurance now lacking, provide clinicians the opportunity to raise tumor dose, and expose the tradeoffs among the treatment constraints and… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Optimal use of operating room (OR) personnel and resources is an important problem from multiple perspectives. Unanticipated waits and delays continue to add tremendous costs and negatively impact outcomes. There are over 55 million ambulatory and 45 million… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Advances in pharmaceutical drug development and the pioneering use of cell-cultures to produce biologic compounds have the potential to usher in a new era of medicine. There are incredible opportunities for developmentof drugs which are highly effective in… More