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We are pleased to highlight the achievements of one of our outstanding graduates, Zhen Hui Chen, who has been continuously advancing in his career and is now working as a Radiation Oncology Medical Physics Registrar at Westmead Hospital’s Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre. Zhen holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Science inRead more…
In this page, we are going to introduce Marsha Chin, a UWA Medical Physics masters graduate. Marsha started her Masters in 2021 and completed the course in 2022. She started working as a Diagnostic Imaging Medical Physics Scientific Officer at Royal Perth Hospital (RPH) right after graduation and is going to start the ACPSEM Training,Read more…
In this post we are going to introduce Sini Abraham, one of our successful graduates. Sini completed her BSc and MSc in Physics in 2006 . She started a Master of Physics (Medical Physics) at UWA and received her degree in 2019. Sini’s research project title was: “Independent Ray-Tracing dose calculation for CyberKnife radiotherapy plansRead more…
In this page we are going to introduce Seonaid Rodgers who is one of our successful graduates. In this page we are going to introduce Seonaid Rodgers who is one of our successful graduates.Seonaid received her BSc in Physics from Curtin University and Master of Physics (Medical Physics) from UWA in 2020. Seonaid was workingRead more…
Daliya completed a BSc majoring in Physics and Chemistry (and minor in Maths) at Australian National University (ANU), followed by a Master of Physics (Medical Physics) at UWA in 2022. She is currently working in Liverpool Hospital as a Radiation Oncology Medical Physics (ROMP) registrar going through the clinical training program. Her thesis title was:Read more…
Congratulations to our alumni Tom Milan (right) and Luke Slama (left) for receiving the ACPSEM certification with Pass Plus (very prestigious)They are both Radiation Oncology Medical Physics Specialists and are employed at SCGH.Tom and Luke have always been wonderful, and we wish them all the best in their career. ========================= For more information visit ourRead 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…
Congratulations to our PhD graduate Dr Marco Marcello on winning the PhD Award, an Australia-New Zealand annual award for “the best PhD thesis in Physical and Engineering Sciences with relevance for medicine”.Marco is now a Radiation Oncology Medical Physics Registrar at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.Well done Marco! ========================= For more information visit our Website: https://www.uwamedicalphysics.orgRead more…
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…
On this page we are introducing another high achiever UWA graduate, Dr. Emily Her. Emily started her part time PhD study in Medical Physics in 2015 and completed it in 2020 while she was working as a scientific officer in the Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering Department at Royal Perth Hospital. Emily then started theRead 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…
Congratulations to our own Dr. Calyn Moulton, the first UWA Medical Physics graduate who has become an ACPSEM Certified Radiation Oncology Medical Physics Specialist (ROMP). Well done Calyn! TEAP is a challenging program and this is a great achievement. We are very proud of you. ========================= For more information visit our website: https://www.uwamedicalphysics.org Weblog: http://www.uwamedicalphysics.comRead more…
On Saturday 17/10/2020, our Master students Jake Kendrick and Kai Metzner were awarded the prestigious “Robert Stanford Award” and “John Black Student Prize” for their presentations in the annual ACPSEM-WA branch scientific meeting. Jake’s presentation title was: “Utilising Convolutional Neural Networks to perform automated segmentation of metastatic prostate lesions in 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT Images”. And KaiRead more…
Today we are going to introduce one of our wonderful PhD graduates: Dr. Marco Marcello. Marco started his Bachelor of Science (Physics) in 2010 and completed a Master of Medical Physics in three semesters, followed by a PhD at UWA. Marco was awarded a PhD in May 2020 and soon after, he was accepted asRead more…
On this page we are introducing another high achiever UWA graduate, Mr. Brendon Wright. Brendon started his Master of Medical Physics at UWA in 2017. His research project was on “Investigation into the stability of On-Board Imaging during gantry rotation using advanced image processing methods” supervised by Dr. Pejman Rowshanfarzad, Dr. Ghulam Mubashar Hassan, Mr.Read more…
In this post, we are going to introduce one of our brilliant Medical Physics graduates, Mr. Rikki Nezich. Rik started his MPhys (Medical Physics) at UWA in 2016. He had a First Class Honours Degree in Biophysics before starting his masters course of study. Rik’s research project was on “Quantitative imaging of gamma-ray emitting radionuclides on a preclinical positronRead more…
Congratulation to our UWA medical physics team for the Kenneth Clarke Journal Award 2019 for the best paper in Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine. As voted by the Journal Editorial team based on originality, science, clarity, and impact. The title of the paper was: MLC positioning verification for small fields: a new investigation intoRead more…
In this page we are introducing one of our successful graduates Mr. Luke Slama. Luke started his MPhys (Medical Physics) at UWA in 2016. His research project was on “A novel method to investigate the coincidence of beam collimation system and focal spot position in radiotherapy linear accelerators: A multi-centre study” supervised by Dr. PejmanRead more…
Katherine started her Master of Medical Physics at the University of Western Australia (UWA) in 2016. Her research project was on “A Treatment Planning Study of Low Dose Radiation Therapy for the Adaptive Response” supervised by Adj/Prof Martin Ebert, and Medical Physics Specialist Mr. Simon Goodall. The project was carried out at Genesis Cancer Care,Read more…
Marco Marcello, our PhD student, has been awarded the Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) travel award to attend EPSM 2018 – based on the scores provided by reviewers of abstracts submitted for the EPSM conference. We would like to congratulate him on his great achievement. Find out more about the program inRead more…
On Saturday 15/9/2018 our PhD student Emily Her and our Master student Thomas Klein were awarded the prestigious Robert Stanford Award and John Black Award for their presentations in the annual ACPSEM-WA branch scientific meeting. Emily’s presentation title was: “Hypofractionated intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for prostate cancer using patient-specific cancer biology“. And Thomas presented: “Dosimetric VerificationRead more…
We are going to introduce one of our brilliant Medical Physics graduates, Mr. Joshua Hiatt. Josh started his MPhys (Medical Physics) at UWA mid-2016. His research project was on “MultiLeaf Collimator Positioning for Small Fields: A New Investigation into Automatic EPID-based Verification” supervised by Dr. Pejman Rowshanfarzad from Medical Physics Group at UWA, Mr. GodfreyRead more…
In February, at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) in Perth, we had the delightful opportunity of hearing from a collection of specialists regarding medical imaging and its applications in radiation oncology. The audience consisted of novices to the field (with many masters students in attendance) up to experienced staff and experts. The presentations were spreadRead more…
Mario started his MPhys (Medical Physics) at our university in 2016. His research project was on “Evaluation of a mobile C-arm cone-beam CT in interstitial high-dose rate brachytherapy treatment planning” supervised by Adj/Prof Martin Ebert, Dr. David Waterhouse, and Dr. Pejman Rowshanfarzad. The project was carried out at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. Here are commentsRead more…
This post is about Alex Burton, who has recently finished his Masters in Medical Physics at UWA. “Alex was one of our most talented and extremely hard working postgraduate students. He had real interest in medical physics which was reflected in his excellent exam marks (all HD). Alex had a creative mind, and was aRead more…
The ACPSEM WA Branch Annual Scientific Meeting was held on Saturday 23rd September. Our students presented their latest research outcomes in this meeting. Left to right: Josh, Rebecca, Dane, Emily, and Mario The title of their presentations were as follows: – MultiLeaf Collimator Positioning for Small field Radiotherapy: A New Investigation (Joshua Hiatt) – OptimisingRead more…
Calyn completed his PhD last semester and moved to Sydney to start clinical training at Westmead Hospital. His thesis title was: “Spatial dose-response models of rectal toxicities for patients undergoing prostate radiotherapy“. Calyn was one of our most talented, resourceful and capable students who worked tirelessly on his PhD project. Here is what his principalRead more…
The 2016 “Engineering and Physical Sciences in Medicine” (EPSM) conference was held in Sydney during November 6 – 10. On the final day, all delegates came together for a panel-led discussion to consider how medical physicists can adapt to the changing landscape of medicine, how they can make the patient journey as smooth as possibleRead more…
This post contains an interview with Mr. Corban Neeley, one of our successful postgraduate students. He has entered the Diagnostic Imaging TEAP program at Canberra Hospital, located in the Australian Capital Territory and is a major teaching hospital for the Australian National University Medical School. TEAP Diagnostic Imaging Medical Physics (DIMP) is strongly linked toRead more…
In this page we would like to introduce Mr. Jeremy Lee Hughes, one of our MSc graduates in Medical Physics. Jeremy was a brilliant student and he has been accepted to enter the Radiation Oncology TEAP program at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, which is a leading oncology research institute, and professional oncologist training centre forRead more…
We are pleased to congratulate Mr. Connor James Guilfoile for being awarded a Master of Physics –Medical Physics from the School of Physics, University of Western Australia. Connor was one of our hardworking students and a few weeks after graduation, he was accepted to enter the Radiation Oncology TEAP program at Genesis CancerCare WA. TheRead more…
A big congratulation to Ryan Begley our Medical Physics graduate for winning two awards from the WA branch of the Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine (ACPSEM) on the 3rd of September 2016. Ryan was awarded the John Black Student Prize, and also a Travel award which pays for his travel to theRead 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…
A big congratulation to Colm Morrison and Marco Marcello for winning awards from the WA branch of the Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine (ACPSEM) on the 12th of September 2015. Colm has been awarded the Robert Stanford award for the best submission in medical physics for his MSc thesis entitled “Development,Read more…
Congratulations to Benjamin Hug, who passed his Medical Physics Registrar written exam with flying colours. Below, Ben has provided some background information on the exam and the requirements for the registrar program. The Training Education and Assessment Program (TEAP) is a training program facilitated by the Australasian College of Engineers and Physical Scientists in MedicineRead more…
The Western Australian branch of the Australasian College of Physical Scientists & Engineers in Medicine is having its first event of 2015. There will be two talks, the opportunity to meet the ACPSEM President, Dr Sean Geoghegan, and dinner at Tiamos in Nedlands following the event. The first talk is ‘Writing for Publication’ by Alun HRead more…
The 2014 ACPSEM WA Branch annual scientific meeting is coming up on Saturday, 19 July, at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. Abstract submission is now open, and closes on 27 June. Find out more about the program in our website (Courses, Projects, Students, Available jobs, …) How to apply for UWA Medical Physics Postgraduate Program Read 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…
Today we profile Dr Mahsheed Sabet, who writes about her career in medical physics and her experience as a Medical Physics Registrar at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. I have recently joined the Training, Education and Accreditation Program (TEAP) for Radiation Oncology Medical Physicists. With a BSc in Applied Physics, an MSc and a PhD in MedicalRead more…
Hi there, my name is Jonny Thompson and I thought I’d give a quick run-down of my experiences in medical physics so far for anyone considering the same path. I’ve been working as a Radiation Oncology Medical Physics (ROMP) registrar for almost a year now at Perth Radiation Oncology (PRO) in Wembley. I started outRead more…
