Radiation Medicine Program

Last week, #RMPatPM hosted Dr. Lauren Henke and Dr. Alex Price from University Hospitals, Case Western Reserve University as guest lecturers. They shared key lessons learned on liver, pancreas, and upper GI SBRT. Thanks both for the insightful lectures and discussions!

🎉A major congratulations to #RMPatPM's Dr. David Shultz on receiving a $135k grant from @src-crs.bsky.social for his project "Mechanisms of Circulating Tumor Cell
Dissemination in Soft Tissue Sarcoma." Read more: cancerresearchsociety.ca/news/100-new... #CancerResearch

Read the latest publication from our lab in @springernature.com Communications Materials, spearheaded by Rohith Kaiyum, MSc. Thank you to all the authors for all the hard work getting this out!
@radmedpm.bsky.social
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All RMP-paper in tipsRO from Dr. Andrea Bezjak and team presents the patterns of practice in thoracic reirradiation within a high-volume academic center.

🔗Read here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ti...

👏Please join us in celebrating #RMPatPM Head
@dkirschmdphd.bsky.social on his election to
@nam.edu. Congratulations on this incredible, well-deserved achievement!

🌟 Welcome to the 2025 #STARS21 cohort!

This year’s STARS21 program is now underway from #RMPatPM.

We’re excited to support the next generation of leaders in radiation medicine as they develop cutting-edge research and collaboration skills.

🔗: radonc.utoronto.ca/stars21-about

Registration is OPEN for the 20th International p53 Workshop! 🗓 April 27–May 1, 2026 | 📍 Toronto 🚨 Call for trainee abstracts (deadline: Dec 31, 2025) 👉 All details – speakers, travel info & more: p53.mshri.on.ca #TP53 #CancerResearch @dkirschmdphd.bsky.social

#RMPatPM's Dr. Rebecca Wong was recognized as an @astro-org.bsky.social Fellow at #ASTRO25. Congratulations Dr. Wong!

🎉A massive congratulations to #RMPatPM Head @dkirschmdphd.bsky.social on receiving @curesarcoma.bsky.social 2025 Nobility in Science award, which honours visionary leaders in sarcoma research. Dr. Kirsch was presented with the award at the annual Stand Up to Sarcoma Gala last week.

🎉 Congratulations to everyone at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre on this remarkable achievement! RMP is proud to be a part of this world-class organization and contribute to delivering exceptional cancer care to patients every day #RMPatPM

At #RMPatPM's annual Resident Rounds, our radiation oncology residents practiced their presentations ahead of
CARO and ASTRO conferences. Topics ranged from FLASH therapy to SBRT in prostate cancer. Wishing our residents the best of luck at upcoming events!

🎉 That’s a wrap on the 2025 #RMPatPM Summer Student Program! Huge thanks to our students & supervisors for an inspiring summer of research.

👏 Special shoutout to our Top 3 Research Day winners: Annie Liu, Nicole Wisener, and Luca Bernardini

🌞 On August 14th, #RMPatPM welcomed Dr. Jay Detsky from @sunnybrookhsc.bsky.social for our third session in the RMP Rounds Summer Series. His talk focused on "Adaptive MR-guided CNS radiation."

To catch up on this and other sessions, check out "RMP Summer Series" at pmcancercampus.ca

Innovation in action! 🎯 #RMPatPM RT Devin Hindle and team at @pmresearch-uhn.bsky.social have recently completed their first adaptive radiotherapy treatment for head & neck cancer using the Ethos system. A major step forward in personalized cancer care. More to come!

👏Join us in celebrating the Head of #RMPatPM @dkirschmdphd.bsky.social on his recent @cancersociety.bsky.social grant! This $400,000 grant will test tumour immunotherapy in models of neurofibromatosis type 1 #RadOnc

🎉 Welcome to the 2025 RMP Summer Student Cohort!
We’re thrilled to host a brilliant group of students at the #RMPatPMH as they spend the summer diving into medical physics & radiation medicine research. Here's to a summer of discovery, growth, and collaboration!

🎉A massive congratulations to #RMPatPM 's
Dr. Rebecca Wong on being named a 2025 @astro-org.bsky.social Fellow (FASTRO)! Please join us in celebrating Dr. Wong's incredible accomplishment.

🌞RMP’s exciting Summer Series is underway! This year’s theme is Advances in Radiotherapy. Join us through August 21st to hear from global leaders in the field. 🌍💡

Catch up on past sessions here under “RMP Summer Series”: pmcancercampus.ca

#RadOnc #Radiotherapy @pmresearch-uhn.bsky.social

🎉Cheers for #RMPatPM's Dr. Marianne Koritzinsky for her @CIHR funded research on “The Role of ADO in Cancer Biology," aiming to understand the impact of ADO on tumors.

🎉Bravo to #RMPatPM's Dr. Philip Wong @dkirschmdphd.bsky.social and team on their CIHR funded project: HARMONY, Hypofractionated Alternative Radiation with MOdulation of Neoadjuvant/perioperative immunotherapY in Sarcoma, which is pushing the boundaries of sarcoma treatment.

🎉Congrats to #RMPatPM’s Dr. Scott Bratman @jilliantsaimdphd.bsky.social and team on receiving CIHR funding for their TITRATE study: Tailored Intensity of Treatment with Radio(chemo)therapy After Timely Evaluation), which focuses on personalized de-escalated multimodal therapy for oropharynx cancer.

🎉 Just announced: A huge congrats to #RMPatPM staff Dr. Scott Bratman @jilliantsaimdphd.bsky.social Dr. Philip Wong @dkirschmdphd.bsky.social and Dr. Marianne Koritzinsky who received over $3.5 million in CIHR funding for their cutting-edge radiation research. See highlights below ⤵️

🚨📢Pleased to announce the activation of
@cctg.bsky.social BR38 (CURB2, Ph3 SBRT for OPD NSCLC, NCT06686771). Can be accrued through @nrgonc.bsky.social @swog.org - see below. 🙏the support!

ctg.queensu.ca/trials/lung/...

@drewmoghanaki.bsky.social @radmedpm.bsky.social @dkirschmdphd.bsky.social

Today UHN launches the Canada Leads 100 Challenge! 🇨🇦💯

We’re making an ambitious investment to recruit 100 world-leading scientists. Together, we'll drive the future of health research and position Canada as a leader in global innovation!

Learn more:
www.uhn.ca/corporate/Ab...

📢 Exciting news! Massey College & the Friends of CIHR are thrilled to announce Dr. Danielle Rodin as the 2025 Janet Rossant Lecturer.

The lectureship is part of the annual Massey Grand Rounds Symposium at Massey College. Congratulations!🎉
#RMPatPM #RadOnc

SPOTLIGHT: Congratulations to Dr. Mary Gospodarowicz on being inducted as a Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (FASCO)! This well-deserved honour recognizes her extraordinary dedication and commitment to the Society and the field of oncology. 👏

The study evaluates children undergoing re-irradiation for brainstem glioma and diffuse midline glioma—re-irradiation is an effective (albeit temporary) treatment that extends life and palliates symptoms. #RadOnc

🎉 Congratulations to Drs. @detsang.bsky.social, @drdhodgson.bsky.social, Barbara Ann-Millar, and Dana Keilty on their newly published paper in Radiotherapy & Oncology! 👏

🔗 Read here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ra...

#RadiationMedicine #CancerResearch #RMPatPM

From advancing cancer treatment innovations to training the next generation of experts, our multidisciplinary teams continue to push the boundaries of excellence.

#RMPatPM #Research #Education #PatientCare

📢NEW: RMP 2023-2024 Annual Report!

Proud to share RMP’s 2023-2024 Annual Report, highlighting a year of breakthrough research, world-class education, and exceptional patient care.

Read here: www.uhn.ca/PrincessMarg...

@uhntoronto.bsky.social @pmresearch-uhn.bsky.social