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In this page we are going to introduce Warwick Smith, one of our masters graduates. Warwick completed his degree in Physics & Nanotechnology in Murdoch University in 2017. He started a Master of Physics (Medical Physics) at UWA and received his degree in 2019.Warwick’s research project title was: “Clinical implementation of 3D printed Brachytherapy surface-applicatorsRead more…
Congratulations to our brilliant graduates on receiving their Masters degrees with high distinction.You were all shining stars in the graduation ceremony. We wish you all the best for the future. ========================= For more information visit our Website: https://www.uwamedicalphysics.org Weblog: http://www.uwamedicalphysics.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UWA.Medical.Physics/groups/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uwa_medical_physics/ Twitter: @MedicalUwa YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCgDxbPagQ3JzzO-UXny7fIA =========================
Congratulations to our Master student, Marsha Chin, who has been awarded the WA Cancer Council Honours/Masters Scholarship.Marsha’s project title is “An investigation of a portable, low-energy X-ray machine for cancer treatment using both physical measurements and a computer simulation”.Well done and well deserved Marsha!
In this page we are going to share the story of Dane Lynch’s journey in the world of medical physics. Dane completed a double BSc degree in Physics and Mechanical Engineering at UWA. Then started a Masters in Medical Physics in 2019. Dane’s research project was on “Use of FET PET Uptake Dynamics for SpatialRead more…
On Saturday 20/11/2021, our postgraduate students Rebecca D’Alonzo and Brandon Preap were awarded the prestigious “Robert Stanford Award” and “John Black Student Prize” for their presentations in the annual ACPSEM-WA branch scientific meeting. Rebecca’s presentation title was: “Fractionated radiotherapy and its effect on the tumour microenvironment: a small animal study”. And Brandon presented: “The OptimizationRead more…
Today we are going to introduce Mr. Prince Raj Joseph Sivaraj one of the successful Medical Physics graduates of UWA. Prince started Medical Physics in 2019 after studying Astrophysics for a year at UWA. He started working at Resonance Health as a technical analyst after graduation in 2020. Resonance Health is an Australian healthcare companyRead more…
Congratulation to Yutong Zhao and the team on publishing a paper in the recent issue of Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine Journal! Well done Yutong! “Deriving optimal planning organ at risk volume margins in prostate external beam radiotherapy”. Yutong Zhao, Martin Ebert, David Waterhouse, Simon Goodall, Pejman Rowshanfarzad, Shahin Fattahi This work was Yutong’sRead more…
On Wednesday 26th of May, five UWA Medical Physics Master students presented their research proposals at SCGH Cancer Centre. Here are links to their presentations. We wish them success with their research projects. Marsha Chin Title of project: “Dosimetric evaluation of an intra-operative radiotherapy system: measurement-based and Monte Carlo modelling investigation“ Supervisors: Pejman Rowshan FarzadRead more…
On Friday 28th of May, four UWA Medical Physics Master students presented their final research outcome at SCGH Cancer Centre. Here are links to their presentations. We wish them success in their future endeavours. Ghazi Salem M Almutairi An Independent sets of Image Quality tests for Cone-Beam CT (Investigation of Catphan accuracy) Evaluation of the accuracy of the existing softwareRead more…
In this post we are going to introduce one of our medical physics graduates, Mrs. Kirsten Porumb. Kirsten’s undergraduate degree was in Physics and Nanotechnology from Murdoch University. She started her masters at UWA in 2017 and completed her degree in medical physics in 2019. While working on her research project, Kirsten started working atRead more…
Congratulations to our own Alex Burton, a UWA Medical Physics graduate who has become an ACPSEM Certified Radiation Oncology Medical Physics (ROMP) Specialist. Alex completed TEAP at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne. Well done Alex! TEAP is a challenging program and this is a great achievement. We are very proud of you. ========================= ForRead more…
Today we are going to introduce Yutong Zhao, one of our master graduates, who has just started a PhD in our group this week. The title of Yutong’s masters project was: “Towards optimal SABR margins in prostate radiation therapy” under supervision of Dr Shahin Fattahi from Genesis Cancer Care, Adj/Prof Martin Ebert from the RadiationRead more…
On Wednesday 21st of October, fiveUWA Medical Physics Master students presented their research proposals at SCGH Cancer Centre.Here are links to their presentations.We wish them success with their research projects. 1- Aster Astreani Title of project: “An overview of the health effects of a 7T magnet for medical MR imaging”.Supervisors: Pejman Rowshan Farzad 2- Ashlesha Gill Title of project: “Evaluation ofRead more…
We are pleased to announce that James Hunt, one of our postgraduate students, has been awarded CERN Summer School Scholarship.James’s application to CERN was successful among thousands of applicants across the globe. Unfortunately, he can not physically attend the course due to the Covid-19 crisis. However, CERN has made resources available online and James can gainRead more…
Congratulations to one of our successful graduate Mr. Mario Djukelic who has joined the ICRP Mentorship Programme as a member of ICRP Task Group 116. This task group will provide guidance on radiological protection aspects in the use of imaging (e.g., cone beam CT, fluoroscopy) in radiotherapy. We wish Mario all the best. Find outRead more…
On the 25th of February, our Medical Physics PhD student, Thomas Klein, presented his research project plan on “Ultra-high Dose-rate FLASH Radiotherapy: Advantages, Feasibility and Considerations.” at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. The clinical benefit associated with the implementation of FLASH radiotherapy is expected to be immediate and of significant benefit to the patient outcome. AsRead more…
On the 14th of February four of our Medical Physics masters students, Nathaniel Barry, Dane Lynch, Jake Kendrick, Brani Rusanov, organized a workshop on “Machine Learning in Radiotherapy” at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. The presentation outlined various applications of machine learning along the external beam radiotherapy workflow from creating synthetic CT datasets from MRI imagesRead more…
“What do I need to do to become a Medical Physicist?” and “What does a Medical Physicist do?” These are common questions we usually get from the students. The following diagram shows the eligibility requirements for entering the Medical Physics program at UWA and the usual career paths. Applicants from other majors or universities mayRead more…
