Organisation/Company: LaTIM - Brest
Research Field: Computer science » Other
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions: Postdoc Positions
Country: France
Application Deadline: 31 Dec 2024 - 00:00 (Europe/Paris)
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
Hours Per Week: 35
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description Context and objectives:
Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) is an external beam radiotherapy technique for cancer treatment. IMRT aims to deliver radiation to the cancerous region while sparing the healthy tissues and organs-at-risk (OARs). Non-coplanar IMRT goes a step further by orienting the gantry carrying the radiation beam and the patient couch in a non-coplanar manner to accurately target the cancer region and better avoid organs-at-risk. Despite improvements achieved from using non-coplanar IMRT, they are still not adopted for use at most treatment centers. The use of a non-coplanar treatment trajectory significantly enhances the degree of freedom and flexibility but increases drastically the complexity of the optimization.
Job description and missions:
Recent advances in AI, especially in deep learning, show promising improvement in numerous domains. The aim in this post-doctoral fellowship is exploring different deep learning approaches in order to improve the optimization process that defines the beam trajectory in external beam radiation therapy. The main heart of the topic is about optimization of high dimensional and non-convex target functions using AI approaches. The proposed methods will be compared to the standard optimization algorithm which is simulated annealing and using real clinical data.
Position context:
This project is within the context of a partnership with VARIAN Medical System through a partnership and the radiotherapy department of the Brest University Hospital, and LaTIM (INSERM). The position will take place in Brest (France) at the LaTIM laboratory (INSERM UMR1101). The starting date is initially planned for the beginning of 2024 but may be flexible according to the availability of the candidate. The initial contract is for 1 year, with a possibility to be renewable for one more year.
Where to apply E-mail: ******
Requirements Research Field: Computer science » Other
Education Level: PhD or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications:
The candidate must have a PhD degree in computer sciences.
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