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Checking the beat: validation of a novel deformable 3D-Printed heart model for radiotherapy applications

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This project will aim to create a 3D heart model that realistically mimics the human heart to better trace the heart's substructures, improving substructure-specific radiation therapy doses for thoracic cancer patients.

Project Overview

Substructures of the heart delocalize throughout the cardiac cycle, making their movement difficult to track. Because of this, a mean dose of radiation therapy is administered across the whole heart in thoracic cancer patients. This mean-dose method can exceed individual substructure's radiation thresholds, leading to cardiactoxicity. The 3D-printed heart phantom in this project will help physicians track the heart's substructures to reduce radiation therapy doses accordingly. Research must be completed to determine which 3D-printing resin will both mimic the mechanical properties of cardiac tissue as well as show up against water under CT and MRI, allowing the phantom, when powered by a ceramic motor, to move through a mock cardiac cycle that can be medically imaged. These images will provide insight into the effects of radiation therapy on each of the heart’s substructures without having to test on live subjects.

Team Picture

The team after preliminary deliverable presentations, left-to-right: Cameron Owens, Grace Kreissler, Margo Amatuzio, Ava Lanczy, Isabella Crane, and Jimmy Barlow
The team after preliminary deliverable presentations, left-to-right: Cameron Owens, Grace Kreissler, Margo Amatuzio, Ava Lanczy, Isabella Crane, and Jimmy Barlow

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The team’s first meeting with the client! Top row, left-to-right: Mr. Ken Gregg, Margo Amatuzio, Gracie Kreissler, Dr. Carri Glide-Hurst. Bottom row, left-to-right: Cameron Owens, Isabella Crane, Ava Lanczy. (Not pictured: Jimmy Barlow, Mr. Andy Siedschlag)
The team’s first meeting with the client! Top row, left-to-right: Mr. Ken Gregg, Margo Amatuzio, Gracie Kreissler, Dr. Carri Glide-Hurst. Bottom row, left-to-right: Cameron Owens, Isabella Crane, Ava Lanczy. (Not pictured: Jimmy Barlow, Mr. Andy Siedschlag)

Contact Information

Team Members

  • Grace Kreissler - Team Leader
  • Margo Amatuzio - Communicator
  • Isabella Crane - Co-BSAC
  • Jimmy Barlow - Co-BSAC
  • Ava Lanczy - BWIG
  • Cameron Owens - BPAG

Advisor and Client

  • Mr. Andy Siedschlag - Advisor
  • Dr. Carri Glide-Hurst - Client
  • Mr. Ken Gregg - Alternate Contact

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