Validating the ACGT Oncosimulator with a Grid-Supported Visualisation Environment

The ACGT Oncosimulator is an integrated Grid-based system, under development within a 25-partner European-Japanese project, for patient-specific simulation of the response of a tumour and its surrounding tissue to various forms of therapy. The validation of the simulation code is an activity requiring extensive human-driven visual investigation of the influence of each of the dozens of parameters to the code, initially by comparing results from simulations carried out with different parameter values. This activity requires that users be supported in specifying simulation runs based on chosen parameter-value combinations, submitting the runs for execution on the Grid, then obtaining result visualisations that help in making the necessary comparisons. We report on our development and early use of the OncoRecipeSheet, an environment designed to meet these requirements.