Mathematical model of optimization applied to the radiation treatment planning

• Grant number: 15/18921-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: April 01, 2016
• End date: November 30, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Production Engineering - Operational Research
• Principal Investigator: Daniela Renata Cantane
• Grantee: Paulo Zago Leonel
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biociências (IBB). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Botucatu. Botucatu , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The goal of this project is the study of mathematical models of optimization for the problem of treatment planning for radiation. The mathematical modeling of the problem is the challenge to deliver a high dose of radiation in the tumor, enough for their elimination, and, at the same time, minimize the radiation in the neighboring regions composed of healthy tissue, reducing the maximum complications in these regions that are often critical.