Investigation Of A New Electronic Portal Imaging Device For Radiation Therapy Dose Delivery Verification
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$408,101.00
Summary
In external beam radiotherapy highly complex radiation fields are used to deliver high doses of radiation to the tumour while sparing normal tissues. Inaccurate treatment could result in poor patient outcome or damage to normal tissues. We aim to investigate a novel imaging device to measure the dose accuracy of these fields. This work has the potential to make a significant and fundamental difference to existing verification techniques for radiotherapy treatments to ensure patient outcomes.
Analysis Of Low Radiation Dose Outside Of The Treatment Field Received By Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$332,384.00
Summary
Every medical intervention is associated with risk. The present proposal aims to quantify the dose from radiation that is delivered outside the actual target region in radiotherapy of breast cancer patients. This information can help the development of better irradiation techniques as well as inform patients and their carers about possible long term side effects. Finally, the research can be used to finetune radiobiological models by comparing clinical outcomes and accurately calculated doses.
Robust transmission, identification and key agreement in communications networks. This project identifies significant, innovative directions to achieve robust data transmission, identification and key agreement in networks. It presents the information and communication technology industry with new and profitable markets, contributing to wealth creation, employment and exports. Immediate benefits are: 1. Contribution to the growing knowledge base and fundamental capabilities in networks; 2. Crea ....Robust transmission, identification and key agreement in communications networks. This project identifies significant, innovative directions to achieve robust data transmission, identification and key agreement in networks. It presents the information and communication technology industry with new and profitable markets, contributing to wealth creation, employment and exports. Immediate benefits are: 1. Contribution to the growing knowledge base and fundamental capabilities in networks; 2. Creation and commercialization of valuable intellectual property; 3. Education of future leading academic and industrial innovators within Australia; 4. High international profile of Australian communications and information technology research.
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Closing the Gap: Fundamental Capacity Limits for Interfering Wireless Networks and Practical Methods to Get There. Enhancing communication networks to achieve broadband data rates is now a national priority. Wireless communications is hugely important, with mobile phones, wireless computers, and wireless Internet access to homes, all rapidly growing areas. This project addresses the fundamental bottleneck of interference between links in wireless networks. Wireless unplugs the user and allows hi ....Closing the Gap: Fundamental Capacity Limits for Interfering Wireless Networks and Practical Methods to Get There. Enhancing communication networks to achieve broadband data rates is now a national priority. Wireless communications is hugely important, with mobile phones, wireless computers, and wireless Internet access to homes, all rapidly growing areas. This project addresses the fundamental bottleneck of interference between links in wireless networks. Wireless unplugs the user and allows him/her to roam, and to set up ad-hoc networks with other users. This research will thus contribute to Australia's increased productivity. Just as importantly, this project addresses fundamental research; it will increase Australia's knowledge base and provide training for students and researchers in how to think about communications problems.Read moreRead less
Efficient Data Transport using Network Coding. Large-scale content distribution is driving the evolution of future Internet, cellular and wireless data networks. This project develops theory and practice underpinning entirely new modes of content distribution. This presents the ICT industry with new and profitable markets, contributing to wealth creation, employment and exports. Immediate benefits to Australia are: Contribution to the growing knowledge base and fundamental capabilities in the im ....Efficient Data Transport using Network Coding. Large-scale content distribution is driving the evolution of future Internet, cellular and wireless data networks. This project develops theory and practice underpinning entirely new modes of content distribution. This presents the ICT industry with new and profitable markets, contributing to wealth creation, employment and exports. Immediate benefits to Australia are: Contribution to the growing knowledge base and fundamental capabilities in the important area of telecommunication networks; Creation and commercialisation of intellectual property; Education of future Australian academic leaders and industrial innovators; Raising the international profile of Australian research in communications and information technology.Read moreRead less
Construction methods and analysis tools for repeat-accumulate error correction codes. Error correction codes play an integral role in digital communications systems, enabling technologies such as compact-disk players, hard-disk drives, high-speed modems, digital audio broadcasting and deep-space communications. This project develops the techniques which underlie the success of next-generation error correction technologies and thus addresses an important and fundamental problem in the area of inf ....Construction methods and analysis tools for repeat-accumulate error correction codes. Error correction codes play an integral role in digital communications systems, enabling technologies such as compact-disk players, hard-disk drives, high-speed modems, digital audio broadcasting and deep-space communications. This project develops the techniques which underlie the success of next-generation error correction technologies and thus addresses an important and fundamental problem in the area of information and communications technology (ICT). The nature of the project presents significant potential for project outcomes to be beneficial to the Australian telecommunications industry in a wide range of application areas including wireless networks, mobile communications, and data storage.
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