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The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Innovation Grant

COMP has an agreement with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) to fund one or more Innovation Grants to enhance the safe use of ionizing radiation in medicine.  The Grant supports the creation of innovative tools that address radiation safety and security issues. 

Examples include: 

  • The development of software systems to facilitate quality control of safety systems 
  • Tools to enable consistent and comprehensive equipment service logging 
  • Tools to enable sharing of quality control and equipment data 
  • Professional development/educational tools including development of resources related to radiation safety training. 

Innovation Grant Recipients

2025   

Cody Crewson
Saskatchewan Cancer Agency   

Upgrading Canadian Cancer Clinics Quality Control Software Modernization and Localization
2024   

James CL Chow, FCCPM
University Health Network

Wearable and Flexible Tape-Based Nanowire OSLDs for Ultra-Accurate Radiation Safety and Device Quality Assurance
2023Dr. Andrew H.K. Robertson, PhD
BC Cancer Vancouver 
Radiation Shielding for Ultra-high Dose Rate Electron Flash Radiation Therapy
2021Dr. Humza Nusrat
Metropolitan University 
Virtual Reality Simulator for LINAC Training   
2019Alasdiar Syme PhD, FCCPM
Dalhousie University
Development of an Emergency Response Simulator for HDR Brachytherapy
2017Crystal Angers MSc, FCCPM
The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre
Development of QATrack+ Service Log   
2017Robert Corns, FCCPM
BC Cancer Surrey 
Workload Measurement