2018 CAP Congress / Congrès de l'ACP 2018

Creating Research that Translates to Widespread Clinical Use (I)

13 Jun 2018, 09:15

30m

SUB 303 (cap.100) (Dalhousie University)

Invited Speaker / Conférencier(ère) invité(e) Physics in Medicine and Biology / Physique en médecine et en biologie (DPMB-DPMB) W1-4 Translational Research in Medical Physics Symposium (DPMB/DAPI) | Symposium de recherche translationnelle en physique médicale (DPMB/DPAI)

Speaker

Dr Michelle Svatos (University of Wisconsin)

Description

After twenty years of working in Radiation Therapy productization, this talk looks at numerous research projects that were attempted translations to commercial and clinical use, with examples of failures, successes and many projects in between. Some common characteristics of successful projects can be identified, and a process for cultivating products is shown. Examples from a career working for 2 large companies (Varian, Siemens), 2 small start-ups, and a National Lab will be used to illustrate the meta-research analysis concepts, which features early work on some now-known products.