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Pieces of Interest from COMP for the Week of September 25 – Deep-Learning Model Detects More Breast Cancers in High-Risk Women/Executive Director Report/COMP Career Page

Pieces of Interest from COMP for the Week of September 25 – Deep-Learning Model Detects More Breast Cancers in High-Risk Women/Executive Director Report/COMP Career Page

A mammogram-based deep learning model can identify more breast cancers at screening MRI than traditional risk assessment models, according to a study published September 19...

September 25, 2023

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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

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...

September 18, 2023

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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

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...

September 11, 2023

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International Day of Medical Physics (IDMP)

International Day of Medical Physics (IDMP)

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...

September 7, 2023

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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

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...

September 4, 2023

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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

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...

August 28, 2023

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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

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...

August 21, 2023

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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

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...

August 14, 2023

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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!

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:...

August 7, 2023

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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

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...

July 31, 2023

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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?

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...

July 24, 2023

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Pieces of Interest from COMP for the week of July 17 – IDMP 2023/Radiology's Ionising Radiation Paradox/Register for the CARO-COMP JSM!

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...

July 17, 2023

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