Lecture: 50 Years of CT Scanning: A Major Healthcare Breakthrough - Salle de bal et foyer
June 25, 2022 from 9:45am EST to 10:30am EST
Speakers / Panelists
-
Lecture: 50 Years of CT Scanning: A Major Healthcare Breakthrough - Salle de bal et foyer
June 25, 2022 from 9:45am EST to 10:30am EST - More than 40 years of experience in the practical aspects of radiation oncology medical physics, 1971-1995 at the Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto and Manager (Head) of Physics and engineering at the London Regional Cancer Program (1995-2011)
- Was certified by the CCPM (Fellow) and ABMP with an equivalency in ABR
- Around 200 publications, plus 4 unique volumes of the Modern Technology of Radiation Oncology: A Compendium for Medical Physicists and Radiation Oncologists. An upcoming book (June 2022) entitled True Tales of |Medical Physics: Insights into a life Saving Specialty published by Springer.
- Lectured in more than 40 countries
- Consultant for the IAEA and WHO
- Awards: FCOMP, FAAPM, COMP Gold Medal (2011), AAPM Coolidge Gold Medal (2022), honorary doctorate (2014). Various teaching awards
- Served on boards and committees for various organizations – COMP, CCPM, AAPM, IAEA, WHO
-
Lecture: 50 Years of CT Scanning: A Major Healthcare Breakthrough - Salle de bal et foyer
June 25, 2022 from 9:45am EST to 10:30am EST
Dr. Terry Peters
Dr. Peters is a Scientist in the Imaging Research Laboratories at the Robarts Research Institute, London, ON, Canada, and is Professor Emeritus in the Departments of Medical Imaging and Medical Biophysics, and the School of Biomedical Engineering, at Western University. He obtained his PhD in Electrical Engineering at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch NZ, in the field image reconstruction for CT in 1973, and following some time as a Medical Physicist at the Christchurch Hospital, joined the Montreal Neurological Institute at McGill University as a research scientist in 1978. In 1997 he joined the Imaging Research Labs at the Robarts Research Institute at Western University in London Canada, where he expanded his research focus to encompass image-guided procedures in multiple organ systems. He has authored over 350 peer-reviewed papers, books and book chapters, and has mentored over 100 trainees. He is a Fellow of several academic and professional societies including the AAPM, COMP, CCPM, IEEE, MICCAI, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, and the Royal Society of Canada.