This week, our students and faculty are involved in 17 presentations at the AAPM meeting in Denver, Colorado. This include Best In Physics (Therapy) Marie-Ève
Author: Luc Beaulieu
New manuscript published by our group!
Use of 3D- transabdominal Ultrasound Imaging for Treatment Planning in Cervical Cancer Brachytherapy: Comparison to Magnetic Resonance and Computed Tomography available for 50 days (free)
A new list of predatory (blacklist) journals is available…for a fee
Beall’s list of predatory journals has found a “commercial” replacement. Let’s see how much it will cost to access. Source: U.S. company launches a new
No more local vault for 1Password?
According to this source, my long time and trusted 1Password software is moving to cloud only vault storage… Source: Why Security Experts Are Pissed That
Naylor Report on Fundamental Science in Canada released!
Report home can be found here: Canada’s Fundamental Science Review. The download link for the report itself is prominently displayed.
New version of Apple free Pages software support LaTeX equations in iOS and MacOS!
You can use LaTeX commands or MathML elements to include mathematical expressions and equations into your Pages document. Source: Add mathematical equations to your document
We have received 439 000$ from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation JR Evans Leader Funds Program
“Luc Beaulieu, du même département, disposera de près de 440 000$ pour réaliser son projet Development of Novel Optic-based Dose Sensors and Dose-based Treatment Guidance. ” Source: 17
New opening for MSc and PhD students in our research group
See the announcement in French and English for all the details. Our graduate program is CAMPEP accredited. Please note that formal teaching is done in French but
New publication by our group on Quantum Dots as radiation nano-dosimeters.
Systematic characterization of semiconductor colloidal quantum dots (cQDs) response to ionizing radiation must be performed to use them in radiation detection. In this study, the
Scintillation dosimetry review manuscript is now out!
Long time coming but totally worth it 😉 Source: Review of plastic and liquid scintillation dosimetry for photon, electron, and proton therapy – IOPscience
PLOS ONE: How Many Is Too Many? On the Relationship between Research Productivity and Impact
Clearly if you do not published, you can never be cited…However, interesting to see that the Natural sciences field seems to taper-off more quickly than
A MR Imaging primer through analogy with Guitar playing
Thanks to my colleague Jerry Battista from the University of Western Ontario, understanding the basic MR pulse sequence (a not so obvious topic especially if you
Luc Beaulieu on brachytherapy research!
Here is a BrachyTalk interview I gave during the 2016 ESTRO meeting in Torino, Italy. Get to know what I am working on and my (physics
The CIHR gong show – a ridiculous state of affairs | Affaires Universitaires
The last month has been a pretty topsy-turvy one for the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. After it rolled out the first round of applications
How much time does it really take?
To present a scientific subject in an attractive and stimulating manner is an artistic task, similar to that of a novelist or even a dramatic
