Incorporating Tumour Heterogeneity into Spatial Optimization of Radiation Therapy of Brain Tumours

Mathematics is frequently viewed as the natural language of science, and has already proven its vital importance through its myriad of applications in engineering and the physical sciences. However, the involvement of mathematics into the life sciences remains relatively unexplored. In particular, the application of mathematics in medicine is a fascinating subset of applied mathematics which begs further attention. Over recent years, it has become absolutely clear that mathematics has a vital role to play in the advancements in medicine that are waiting just around the corner.
This project focuses on the field mathematical oncology which, among other things, has shown that tumour growth and response to treatment can be predicted to a high degree of accuracy using mathematical models. In a previous collaboration, I and my proposed Mitacs supervisors did an analysis of optimal spatial distributions of radiation therapy. TO BE CONT’D

Faculty Supervisor:

Mohammad Kohandel

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Partner:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Waterloo

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