Pieces of Interest from COMP for the Week of September 18 – Novel Machine Learning Approach Reveals The Hidden Origins Of Cancers/Message from the CCPM President/IDMP 2023
A research collaboration from MIT and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have harnessed the power of machine learning to develop a computational model that can predict the...
Pieces of Interest for the week of Monday September 11, 2023 – CNSC Innovation Grant/PROSPECT Trial Expands Treatment Options for Patients with Resectable Rectal Cancer/Message from the COMP President
COMP is pleased to announce a refresh of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) funded Innovation Grant. Following consultation with COMP members and the research...
Pieces of Interest from COMP for the Week of September 4 - International Day of Medical Physics (IDMP)/AI Could Help Evaluate Brain Tumors On PET/CARO-COMP Joint Scientific Meeting
International Day of Medical Physics (IDMP) is approaching, and we want to celebrate with the COMP community through a photo contest! The theme of IDMP this year is...
Pieces of Interest from COMP for the Week Of August 28 - Register for the COMP And CCPM Annual General Meetings!/Chatgpt-4 Can Help Improve Disease Diagnosis In Complex Cases/PSMA PET/CT Imaging
Register today for the COMP and CCPM Annual General Meetings! COMP Annual General Meeting CCPM Annual General Meeting ChatGPT-4 has promise to improve disease diagnosis...
Pieces of Interest from COMP for the Week of August 21 – IAEA Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme (MSCFP)/Barrier to Adopting AI in QC/IOMP Webinar
The IAEA Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme (MSCFP) application call is now open! The IAEA Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme provides scholarships for...
Pieces of Interest from COMP for the Week of August 14 - Radiation Can Be Omitted in Many Patients With Rectal Cancer/Register for the COMP and CCPM AGMs/CAP Recommendations
Radiotherapy, a standard part of the protocol in patients with resectable rectal cancer, can be omitted in a substantial proportion of patients without any apparent change...
Pieces of Interest from COMP for the week of August 7 – Resident Seminar Series/Using Virtual Reality to Enhance Planning of Complex Surgeries/LAST WEEK For Early Bird Registration!
The COMP Residency Committee is excited to present the 25th Session of the Medical Physics Resident Seminar Series, which will include one presentation: Nearly There:...
Pieces of Interest from COMP for the week of July 31 – Canadian Undergraduate Medical Physics Conference 2023/How a wedge can increase beam transmission in conventional proton therapy/CARO-COMP JSM 2023
Registration is open for the second annual Canadian Undergraduate Medical Physics conference happening August 23 & 24, 2023! If you are interested in learning about...
Pieces of Interest from COMP for the week of July 24 - Radiation Approach Improves Swallowing in Head, Neck Cancer/The IAEA Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme/Can adult-based AI models apply to pediatric chest x-ray imaging?
A new approach to help lessen dysphagia (trouble swallowing) has been developed by a team of British researchers. The new IAEA Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme...
Pieces of Interest from COMP for the week of July 17 – IDMP 2023/Radiology's Ionising Radiation Paradox/Register for the CARO-COMP JSM!
International Day of Medical Physics (IDMP) is approaching, and we want to celebrate with the COMP community through a photo contest! The theme of IDMP this year is...
Pieces of Interest from COMP for the week of July 10 – Science Spoken Succinctly (S3) Competition/Winter School Proposals - deadline extended/CCPM Call for Volunteers
The Science Spoken Succinctly (S3) competition is back at the Joint Scientific Meeting in September! COMP is accepting proposals for the 2024 Winter...
Pieces of Interest from COMP for the Week of July 3 – Women Scientists in Medical Physics International/COMP CWC-IDEAs @ Home: Navigating the healthcare system as a daughter, a mother, and a healthcare worker/IDMP 2023
In celebration of the upcoming 60th Anniversary of the International Organization for Medical Physics (IOMP), women scientists and medical physicists who have made...
