Mathematical models of tumor growth and radiotherapy

• Grant number: 19/17259-3
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: October 01, 2019
• End date: September 30, 2020
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Mathematics - Applied Mathematics
• Principal Investigator: Paulo Fernando de Arruda Mancera
• Grantee: Matheus Amaral Silva
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biociências (IBB). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Botucatu. Botucatu , SP, Brazil

Abstract

In this project we intend to study and analyze mathematical models of tumor growth and the effects of the radiotherapy where the newest development about the linear-quadratic model will be explored in deep.