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Graduate Program Updates

PhD Proposal – Ping-Fang Tsai

Please join us at 11:00AM on Wednesday, April 17 in Room 1215 of the Davis Cancer Center for Medical Physics PhD student Ping-Fang Tsai’s PhD Proposal titled “Strategies to Minimize Setup Error, Improve Treatment Accuracy and Toward Adaptive Motion Management for Radiation Therapy“.

Dissertation Defense – Michael Hermansen

Please join us at 1:00PM on Tuesday, April 9 in the Neurosurgery conference room (L2-100) for Medical Physics PhD Candidate Michael Hermansen’s Dissertation Defense titled “Optimizing Image Acquisition and Reconstruction for a Novel Robotic Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Imaging System”.

MS Presentation – Mada Batayib

Please join us at 3:30PM on Thursday, March 28 in the Department of Radiology’s large conference room (G-101) for Mada Batayib’s MS Presentation titled “Table and Pad Transmission Measurements for Fluoroscopic Skin Dose Tracking“.

MS Presentation – Andrew Spencer

Please join us at 3:30PM on Thursday, March 28 in the Department of Radiology’s large conference room (G-101) for Andrew Spencer’s MS Presentation titled “A Preliminary Plan of Implementation for the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Breast MRI“.

Dissertation Defense – Nick Potter

Please join us at 1:00PM on Thursday, March 28 in Room 1215 of the Davis Cancer Center for Medical Physics PhD Candidate Nick Potter’s Dissertation Defense titled “Feasibility Study of the Flattening Filter Removal Design for Conventional Treatments Using a Linear Accelerator“.  …

2019 NIH Radiation Epidemiology & Dosimetry Course

Registration is now open for the 2019 Radiation Epidemiology and Dosimetry Course, organized by the National Cancer Institute’s Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG). The course will be held September 9-12, 2019 at NCI Shady Grove in Rockville, MD. The course is intended for…

UF COM Graduate Student Education Initiative Award

The UF College of Medicine Graduate Student Education Initiative Award annually honors a current College of Medicine PhD student for excellence in education. The UF College of Medicine established this award in 2016 in honor of its 60th anniversary, having successfully matriculated over 1,200 PhD…

Summer Intern Positions at NCI

The Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics at the National Cancer Institute is currently accepting summer student intern applications. The deadline is fast approaching – March 1st. You can find more information on the opportunities available here: Become a Summer Intern. Relevant to the Medical…

2019 Spring Schedule of Courses

The 2019 Spring Schedule of Courses for Medical Physics has been released: ENU 6652: Diagnostic Physics II, Drs Arreola/Barreto: 9:30AM -10:45AM Tue/Thu (C2-33) ENU 6623: Radiation Dosimetry, Dr Bolch: 10:40AM -11:30AM Mon/Wed/Fri (230 Rinker Hall) ENU 6659: Nuclear Medicine, Dr Gilland: 11:00AM -12:15PM Tue/Thu (C2-33) BME 6591: Therapy…

Ethical/Policy Issues in Clinical Research

Medical Physics students may be interested in the Ethical/Policy Issues in Clinical Research course (GMS 6875) that will be offered by UF in Spring 2019. The course will be taught by Professor Bill Allen on Thursdays from 4:00PM to 6:00PM in MSB N1-02. Delivered in a seminar format, the…