For biomedical engineers, it often takes many years of painstaking work before their research progresses from the lab and into clinical applications that benefit patients in the real world.
However, one USC Viterbi School of Engineering sophomore is already watching his research make a difference for young cancer patients in Los Angeles. Arjun Karnwal, an undergraduate student in the Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering, developed a software script that can significantly improve the way radiation treatments are conducted. It is currently being used by radiation oncologists at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), where it saves time and reduces errors for clinicians while maximizing the impact of treatment.