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On Friday 22nd of October, eight 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. Tanesha F. Chiu Title of project: “Investigation of entrance and exit doses from linacs and CyberKnife and the impact on skin dose”.Read more…

 

Here are photos of the Radiobiology class today. Students discussed the impact of radiation on the cell cycle and checkpoints. Thanks to Dr. Catherine Kealley for making the unit so enjoyable and engaging. ========================= 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 =========================

 

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…

 

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…

 

We are pleased to announce that the Board of the Graduate Research School has received Emily’s examiners’ reports and has resolved to classify her Doctor of Philosophy thesis as “Pass with minor revisions”.Emily’s research project title was: “Biological optimisation of prostate radiotherapy using tumour biology distributions derived from multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging“. Congratulations Dr. Her!Read more…

 

Biophysics is generally about the study of structure, dynamics, interactions and function of biological systems in terms of physics principles, while Medical Physics is about the application of physics in medicine, including development of medical imaging modalities, using radiation to cure cancer, and investigation the interactions of radiation with cells, tissues and organs of humanRead more…

 

Scholarships are available for students interested in attending the 2014 Combined Scientific Meeting (CSM), CSM 2014: Imaging and Radiation in Personalised Medicine.  The conference will be held at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre from 4-7 September, 2014.  Applications for the ACPSEM Student Scholarship 2014 close 20 June 2014.       Find out more about the program in our website (Courses, Projects,Read more…