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 session showcasing innovative research in medical imaging and therapeutic sciences.
Topics covered a wide range, including radiation therapy, medical imaging, nuclear medicine, theranostics, and the application of artificial intelligence in medicine. Guillem Pratx, PhD, associate professor of Radiation Oncology and Medical Physics at Stanford University, delivered the keynote “Can we untie the Gordian knot that is FLASH radiotherapy? A look at current paradoxes and controversies.”
Left to Right: Ke Sheng (Medical Physics Vice Chair, UCSF), Guillem Pratx (Associate Professor, Stanford), Jessica Scholey (Assistant Professor, UCSF), Joshua Everts (Best poster presentation award – UCSF/UC Berkeley Bioengineering graduate program), Qihui Lyu (Assistant Professor, UCSF)
Left to Right: Ke Sheng (Medical Physics Vice Chair, UCSF), Guillem Pratx (Stanford), Qihui Lyu (UCSF), Oscar Matousek (Best Oral presentation – UC Berkeley Nuclear Engineering graduate program), Jessica Scholey (UCSF)
From left: Wan-Jin Yeo, Hengjie Liu, Lu Jiang, Wensha Yang (Professor, UCSF Physics Division)
José Ramos-Méndez, Assistant Professor in Residence, Division of Physics
From left: Giullem Pratx (Stanford), Ke Sheng (Vice Chair of Medical Physics, UCSF Department of Radiation Oncology), Catherine Park (Chair, UCSF Department of Radiation Oncology)
Keynote by Guillem Pratx, associate professor of Radiation Oncology and Medical Physics at Stanford
