Computer Science and Engineering Department Seminar
Guest Speaker: Ken Rice of Optivus Proton Therapy

Title: Sophisticated technology used to develop proton therapy products

Date: April 11th 2008
Time: 11-12noon
Place: JBH391/389

Abstract
Optivus Proton Therapy is a local company (Inland Empire) that produces
proton therapy products used for treating cancer and other benign
conditions.  Sophisticated hardware and software technology is used to
create and control a beam of protons that are directed to tumors within
patients at sub-millimeter accuracy.   Other systems are developed to 
ensure the radiation dose is delivered as prescribed and patient and personnel
safety is maintained at all times.  System design ranges from circuit board
design and board level software applications to robotic patient positioners
and complex host level applications.

Disciplined engineering methodologies are used to develop the products to
ensure product requirements, performance and high safety standards are
achieved.

An introduction to proton therapy will be discussed and several complex
problems will be presented and how our team at Optivus resolves these
problems with novel solutions.