The UBC Radiation Therapy Physics Group is composed of physicists affiliated with UBC who perform research and clinical work at the BC Cancer - Vancouver Centre. Our research efforts focus on various aspects of radiation therapy treatment.
The Medical Physics group at the BC Cancer - Vancouver Centre is a dynamic group of physicists working at the leading edge of radiation therapy treatment, research and innovation. The Vancouver Centre is the largest of six BC Cancer centres delivering cancer care in the province. We have a long history of medical physics dating back to the 1948 when Dr. Harold Batho helped introduce radiation therapy in British Columbia. Since that time the group has expanded and evolved, now actively collaborating with a wide range of groups in the Vancouver Lower Mainland and beyond.
A directory of researchers involved with the group is maintained here
VCC is a state-of-the-art treatment and research centre located in the heart of Vancouver. Approximately 4300 patients are treated per year. As of 2013, facilities available include:
Our department is a leader in Monte Carlo simulation applied to problems in radiation therapy and houses a large cluster supporting this work. Radiobiology labs and small animal irradiation/imaging facilities are available nearby at the BCCRC.
We collaborate with many groups and centres on a frequent basis.
This list is not inclusive.
We offer CAMPEP-accredited graduate and residency training programs.
Many of our members are associated with, or interact with, the following organizations.
BCCancer is composed of distinct regional centres which are distributed throughout the province. Each is part of the BC Cancer Agency and greater Provincial Health Services Authority, though facilities and operations are slightly different in each.
Centres are distributed throughout the province in relation to the population density. Centres include
The UBC Radiation Therapy Physics Group is composed of physicists at the Vancouver centre. The group works closely with the department of Physics and Astronomy at both the University of British Columbia and the University of Victoria, with some physicists holding adjunct professorships.