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March
2010
The work carried out in Coventry within the MAESTRO European project on Methods and Advanced Equipment for Simulation and Treatment in Radiation Oncology (MAESTRO) has demonstrated that it is possible to reduce the amount of radiation dose delivered to healthy tissues during radiotherapy treatment by compensating for organ motion using a standard treatment couch. The Coventry team led by Dr Haas, coordinator of the Medical Technology group within CTAC (The Control Theory Applications Centre), has been working in close collaboration with the staff at the Radiotherapy Physics Department within the University Hospital in Coventry for more than 15 years.
In the last 5 years the Coventry team has been working on improving the accuracy of current closed loop control of radiotherapy treatment machines as well as developing algorithms to model and predict organ motion in the thorax and the pelvis. The work involves many branches of engineering and computing including the image processing for the localisation of the cancerous tissue and tracking of surrogate motion, signal processing for the analysis and modelling of organ motion, artificial intelligence for the prediction of the evolution of the organ motion, systems engineering for the modelling of the medical robots used and last but not least control engineering to improve the performance of the medical equipment and robots.
To find out more about the project visit http://www.coventry.ac.uk/maestro
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15
March
2010
Guido Coppolla discusses the issues involved in fighting the Mafia.
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11
March
2010
Dr Adam Dinham welcomes guests to the Institute of Community Cohesion's ESRC Seminar Series discussing 'Does faith have a role in community cohesion'.
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March
2010
Dr Rachael Chapman is a Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences at Northumbria University. Here she discusses 'Faith, representation and cohesion' at the iCoCo ESRC seminar series on 'Does faith have a role in Community Cohesion?'
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11
March
2010
Martha Shaw, Goldsmiths. discusses Multi-faith forums as structures for Community Cohesion at the iCoCo ESRC seminar series on 'Does faith have a role in Community Cohesion?'
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March
2010
Richard Slade is undertaking PhD research exploring the role of conflict resolution processes and dialogue in addressing tensions between communities in the UK. In this talk he discusses 'Faith, conflict resolution and peace building in Community Cohesion' at the iCoCo ESRC seminar series on 'Does faith have a role in Community Cohesion?'
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10
March
2010
In November a group of Coventry University Criminology students went on a trip to Krakow in Poland. As part of the trip they visited the Nazi concentration camps in Auschwitz and Birkenau. In this video some of the students share their experience.
To find out more about Criminology at Coventry University please visit www.coventry.ac.uk/hls
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10
March
2010
Ruth Gibson and Bruno Martinelli discuss their work at igloo.
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9
March
2010
Peter Barron’s digital incarnation might surprise those who know him best as the man who steered Newsnight for four years. His move to Google last September caused a stir.
Since his arrival he has had to deal with controversies such as privacy issues in Google Street View and more. Here he discusses his first 18 months.
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March
2010
Sita Popat is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Leeds, developing her interests in dance performance and choreography in a variety of digital and new media contexts. She has choreographed on dancers, robots and digital sprites, and is fascinated by the interrelationships between performers, operators and computers. She is also the Associate Editor of the International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media.
Scott Palmer is also a lecturer at the University of Leeds and his research focuses on scenography, lighting design and the interaction between technology and performance. Scott has written several books on Stage Management, Lighting and Sound including his current work A Lighting Reader for the Palgrave Macmillan Theatre Practices series.
In this talk they discuss their exploration into the interactivity between dancers, computers and operators, bringing together the fields of dance, scenography and digital art. They also discuss the impact they have made beyond the academy by working with industry collaborators.
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