Progress Report 3 (3/25)
Since our last progress report, our team has transitioned projects from using CRISPR to control and prevent HIV to designing an X-ray localization device for radiation oncology therapy. We are very excited to be working with a new advisor, Dr. Jacob Houghton. Dr. Houghton is a Professor in the Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
After meeting with Dr. Houghton, we identified our problem statement and user needs to draft a Quality Function Deployment (QFD) diagram. Based on our QFD, we developed a prototype for our lead shield using Computer-Aided Design (CAD) with Autodesk Fusion 360.
Our design contains three apertures for the brain, hip and lungs. It also has multiple plugs different openings which allow the user to adjust the aperture area. A screenshot of the CAD drawing for our prototype is shown below:
We have also obtained quotes from several vendors for the price of custom machining our prototype. After receiving the quotes, we modified our design to fit our budget for the project.