Pieces of Interest from COMP for the Week of April 14 – Lunch Bites - Radiation Oncology Human Resource Crisis/CUMPC/KHSC expands liver cancer treatment with cutting-edge Y90 therapy

Pieces of Interest from COMP for the Week of April 14 – Lunch Bites - Radiation Oncology Human Resource Crisis/CUMPC/KHSC expands liver cancer treatment with cutting-edge Y90 therapy

• Workforce issues continue to challenge the medical physics community—don’t miss Dr. Samantha Lloyd on April 17 at 12:00 PM ET for a timely Lunch Bite session on the Radiation Oncology Human Resource Crisis. She’ll unpack key insights from national surveys and strategic planning efforts, highlighting how COMP's data is shaping the future of workforce planning. Register here.

• The organizing committee for the third annual Canadian Undergraduate Medical Physics Conference (CUMPC) is inviting applications to join this year’s virtual organizing team, with the event taking place in late August. Undergraduate and graduate students of all experience levels are encouraged to apply, with preference given to those in medical physics or related fields. To apply, please fill out the application form by 5:00 PM EDT (2:00 PM PDT) on April 18th. If you have any questions, feel free to email them at organizers.cumpc@gmail.com, or visit our website: www.cumpc.ca.

• Kingston Health Sciences Centre is now offering Yttrium-90 (Y-90) therapy - one of Canada’s most advanced liver cancer treatments that targets tumors from within using microscopic radioactive beads. This cutting-edge procedure can cure, convert, or control cancer, offering new hope for patients at every stage of the disease. Read about it here.