Research

From 2002-2006 I worked with Dr. Robert Meyer in the Computer Science Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on radiation treatment planning for inoperable cancerous tumors using IMRT. Our clinical resource was Dr. Warren D'Sousa from the University of Maryland.

Publications

Meyer , Zhang , Goadrich , Nazareth , Shi , D'Souza. A multiplan treatment-planning framework: a paradigm shift for intensity-modulated radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 68 (2007) 1178-89. pdf

Gunawardena, D'Souza, Goadrich, Meyer, Sorensen, Naqvi, and Shi. A difference-matrix metaheuristic for intensity map segmentation in step-and-shoot IMRT delivery. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 51 (2006) 2517-2536. pdf

Course Presentations/Projects