2023 Karen Doppke Award Winner
25 October 2023
Congratulations to Amy Yu, PhD, recipient of the 2023 Karen Doppke Award for Women in Medical Physics ! Dr. Yu visited the Mass General of Radiation Oncology on Thursday, October 19. and gave a lecture titled "From translational research to clinical implementation" exploring the process of translating research findings into concrete practices to improve workflow efficiency, treatment quality, and the overall safety of the clinical environment. Thank you, Dr. Yu, for a wonderful visit, and...
Harvard Medical Physics Residents Receive Multiple Awards
07 June 2023
The residents in the Harvard Medical Physics Residency Program have received multiple awards in 2023 from the AAPM, ABS, and ASTRO. Over the years, the HMPRP residents have received the prestigious AAPM Science Council Associates Mentorship Program (SCAMP) fellowships. The award covers most of the travel costs for two AAPM annual meetings and matches each fellow with a senior Medical Physics leader to mentor the fellows for a research project and attend AAPM committee meetings. This year Dr....
Auto-contouring model for prostate cancer patients with hydrogel rectal spacers
18 May 2023Yi Wang, PhD , Jason Efstathiou, MD, DPhil, and colleagues have validated a CT-based deep learning model that provides automated contouring when planning r adiation therapy for pr ostate cancer patients who receive radiopaque hydrogel spacers. The study, published in Medical Physics , reports the evaluation of two CT-based deep-learning models for automated contouring, the second of which has been used at Mass General and three network hospitals since January 2021. It provides standardized...
2023 Summer Diversity Fellowship in Medical Physics
08 February 2023
Now accepting applications for the 2023 Summer Diversity Fellowship in Medical Physics! The Radiation Oncology Physics Division at Mass General is recruiting an undergraduate student from a diverse background for a 10-week medical physics fellowship program this June to August. Racial/ethnic minorities, women, LGBTQIA+ persons, and persons with disability are strongly encouraged to apply. The selected candidate will work with a Harvard faculty Physicist on a research and development project...
Alejandro Bertolet is the 2022 Jack Fowler Award Winner!
17 November 2022
The Jack Fowler Award by the Radiation Research Society recognizes an outstanding junior investigator/faculty for exceptional work in radiation oncology, medical physics, and/or radiobiology. This year’s recipient is Alejandro Bertolet for his work on microdosimetry. Congratulations, Dr. Bertolet!
