Conveners
(M2-6) Radiation Therapy - DMBP / Thérapie par rayonnement - DPMB
- Eduardo Galiano (Laurentian University)
Prof.
Eduardo Galiano
(Laurentian University)
16/06/2014, 15:45
Medical and Biological Physics / Physique médicale et biologique (DMBP-DPMB)
Invited Speaker / Conférencier invité
Purpose: The purpose of this work was to calculate the dose accidentally absorbed by a live fetus during a diagnostic CT procedure to a pregnant patient, and to assess the likelihood that the premature termination of the pregnancy was radiation-induced.
Methods: A patient underwent a diagnostic CT procedure as part of her initial clinical work up for stage II cervical cancer. At the time of...
Jeff Frimeth
(Xspect Inc.)
16/06/2014, 16:15
Medical and Biological Physics / Physique médicale et biologique (DMBP-DPMB)
Invited Speaker / Conférencier invité
Medical Physics residencies serve as an excellent bridge between putting together the didactic knowledge obtained from a graduate program with practical experience in a Medical Physics sub-specialty. Most residency programs are within the Radiation Therapy sub-specialty, although Diagnostic Imaging-based residencies are slowly starting to become more prevalent over recent years. Residency...
Mike Oliver
(Health Sciences North)
16/06/2014, 16:45
Medical and Biological Physics / Physique médicale et biologique (DMBP-DPMB)
Invited Speaker / Conférencier invité
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) is a new radiation treatment technique characterized by high dose per fraction (6-30 Gy), a limited number of fractions (1-6) and very accurate and radiation treatments that tightly conform to the disease. SBRT was first reported in Sweden in 1995 and due to favourable clinical evidence has recently spread to a number of disease sites including lung,...
