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July 7, 2011: It has been over a year and a half since my last entry here. Since then, I have finished my MS degree in Medical Physics. I'm continuing on for my PhD currently focusing on deformable image registration and automatic segmenting in radiotherapy. Since then, I've met an amazing girl, made a trip to Europe, started gardening, among other things. Normally I would update the photo album above to include Europe pictures, but honestly, what is the point. That's what Facebook and other such things are for. It's interesting, after I started this website, I soon realized that the only reason I used it was for Vanihok, which is still ongoing, but has decreased to postings every other month or so. Perhaps I will find another use for it someday. Until then, I'm updating just to feel like I'm not wasting my money, to keep Brian Manchen happy, and to use the web space for my own use. Next update: Beginning of 2013 at this rate. Click here for full entry or to comment...
I had an excellent winter break in Texas and am now back in Madison for my second semester of graduate school. I have moved much closer to having an advisor as well. It's better to not be at such loose ends anymore. This semester I'm taking Radiobiology, Health Physics, and Radiotherapy in addition to a seminar. My research has narrowed in radiotherapy somewhat as an investigation of factors beyond traditional dose accurary considerations, which is already more than adequate given the state of the biological understanding of cancer. Therefore, I might be working with something causing a bit more uncertainty such as patient lung motion. I'm interested in finding breathing motion models and studying their variation between different individuals. The visitor stats have been updated reflecting a string of Caribbean countries which have been added to the list. Vanihok is also ongoing and finally reaching more people on Facebook. Friday updates are still standard while Monday or Tuesday updates happen only occasionally. My NBA predictions have seen better days (up to nearly 70% at one point in December) but have since fallen slightly. In fact, I spent New Years Eve at a Rockets game versus Dallas in Houston, which was yet another incorrent prediction. Though I was satisfied with the Rocket's victory nevertheless. Click here for full entry or to comment...
This semester has flown by faster than any before it. I fly back to Texas on Wednesday for the break. Before the semester finishes, I still have a grant proposal, a research paper, a PowerPoint project, two lab reports, and four final exams to study for. So there is no shortage of stuff to do. Come to think of it, I really shouldn't be writing this when I have all of that to do. I am on my third rotation now. Dr. Jeraj is probably the largest group in the department. They are involved in image guided therapy. I like the diversity of the research being done in the group. A lot of it pushes the boundaries of medical physics and is very desirable for that reason. Unfortunately, the group is too large to take new students. The only other thing I wanted to share was this image:
I took it in Ohio, while visiting Brian Manchen, and upon closer inspection found that it looks exactly like a painting. Click on it to see it in its full size and see what I mean. I guess there was some kind of filtering effect going on to create this look. Click here for full entry or to comment...
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