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First UCSF Medical Physics in Imaging and Therapy Research Symposium
The Department of Radiation Oncology at UCSF held its first-ever Medical Physics in Imaging and Therapy Research Symposium. More than 80 participants from the UCSF community and the broader scientific field attended for featured presentations and a scientific poster...
Gift Launches $200M Initiative for the Weill Cancer Hub West
Congratulations to Julian Hong, MD, MS, associate professor, for being awarded for his proposal "Project IMPACT" by the new Weill Cancer Hub West. Project IMPACT aims to build artificial intelligence systems that integrate clinical and biological data for precise,...
Honoring Radiation Oncology Residents Class of 2025
(from left to right): Dr. Lauren Boreta, Medical Residency Associate Program Director; William Shelton Chen, graduating medical resident; Dr. Steve Braunstein, Medical Residency Program Director; and Dr. Catherine Park, Chair Congratulations to graduating UCSF...
2025 Innovation Awards accelerate new indications for RT
UCSF Radiation Oncology faculty Sue Yom, MD, PhD, and Mary Helen Barcellos-Hoff, PhD are seeking to improve treatment for keloid tumors by combining radiation with a TGF-ß inhibitor, a type of drug that prevents the build-up of collagen, a key component of wound...
Harish Vasudevan Receives CDMRP Synergistic Idea Award
Congratulations to Harish Vasudevan, MD, PhD, for his recent award by the U.S. Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP). This Synergistic Idea Award under the Neurofibromatosis Research Program (NFRP - FY2024) supports “Mapping...
Cancer Stole Her Voice. Curse Words, Children’s Books and AI Saved It
Dr. Sue Yom and team are featured in a KQED/NPR article on helping a patient regain her voice via AI after removing her entire tongue and her voice box (total glossectomy and laryngectomy) in collaboration with an AI company. “Your voice is your identity,” Yom said....
Multi-institutional atlas of brain metastases informs spatial modeling for precision imaging, personalized therapy
Latest publication in Nature Communications by Olivier Morin, Dante Capaldi, Evan Porter, Steve Braunstein, et al. Read here
ASTRO’s first anal cancer guideline addresses ‘complicated’ treatments from ‘holistic’ view
The guideline is intended to assist radiation oncologists with ‘very complicated’ radiation techniques for anal cancer treatment. Read more via Healio
Here’s How to Prime Tumors to be Defeated by Cancer Immunotherapy
UCSF research by Mary Helen Barcellos-Hoff et al may green light many more patients for immunotherapy, offering a faster path to remission and relief. UCSF.edu Story
UC Regents Approve UCSF Proton Therapy Center for Cancer Care
The UC Board of Regents has approved a state-of-the-art UCSF cancer treatment center, as well as UCSF research space, a life sciences incubator, and primary and specialty care clinics as part of the Dogpatch Power Station development in southeast San Francisco. A...