PhD defense Bruno Vieira: logistical optimization can shorten radiotherapy waiting times

The Corona crisis has been a wake-up call to us all that optimizing the logistics of health care processes can make the difference between life and death. Luckily, radiotherapy treatments for cancer care is not on a crisis management, but optimizing logistics can still make a huge difference to patients. In his PhD thesis, Bruno Vieira, from the Netherlands Cancer Institute, shows how the logistics of radiotherapy treatments can be optimized in such a way that cancer patients benefit from shorter waiting times and more patient-friendly treatments. Good luck, Bruno!