COMP Poster Awards

COMP Poster Awards

The COMP Poster Awards are given each year at the COMP Annual Scientific Meeting. The posters are judged on both scientific merit and communication. These competitions are open to all members and student members of COMP. A four to six member panel, with at least two members from each sub-specialty, judges the poster presentations.

1st Place	2nd Place
Leo Sporn Initial observations of position-dependent B0 distortions in a concurrent TMS/MRS phantom experiment	Bryan Muir Methodology for linac electron beam absorbed dose ion chamber calibrations at National Research Council Canada

1st Place

2nd Place

Leo Sporn

Initial observations of position-dependent B0 distortions in a concurrent TMS/MRS phantom experiment

Bryan Muir

Methodology for linac electron beam absorbed dose ion chamber calibrations at National Research Council Canada

Past Poster Award Winners

2013 - 2017

YEAR	AWARD WINNERS
2018	Yana Zlateva, Bryan Muir, Issam El Naqa, Jan Seuntjens McGill University, Montreal, QC Laying the groundwork for accurate Cherenkov emission-based electron beam dosimetry	Robert Corns, Keith Henderson, Charles Schroeder, Gurpreet Sandhu, Ian McKay East Carolina University, Greenville, NC Workload estimates using paired detectors
2017	Cheryl Duzenli BC Cancer Agency - Vancouver Recommendations for Dosimetric Commissioning of Proton Therapy for Iris Melanoma	Islam El Gamal National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, ON Experimental determination of the dose rate constant for an Ir-192 HDR source
2016	Danielle Anderson (tie) BCCA - Sindi Ahluwalia Hawkins Centre for the Southern Interior, Kelowna BC Air kerma rate measurements using a cylindrical free-air ionization chamber on the 05B1-1 beamline at the Canadian Light Source	Todd Stevens (tie) Saint John Regional Hospital, Saint John, NB A parametrized prediction model of rectal toxicity in focal SBRT of low risk prostate cancer
2015	Not Awarded by COMP
2014	Elsayed Ali Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa, ON Rotational errors with on-board cone beam computed tomography	Greg Pierce Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB Unexpected Output Drops: Pitted Blackholes in Tungsten
2013	Del Leary Dalhousie University, Boutiliers Point, NS Investigation of nested volume-of-interest cone-beam CT imaging with a low atomic number linear accelerator target	Martin Vallières McGill University, Montreal, QC Prediction of tumour outcomes using joint FDGPET/MR diagnostic imaging features

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AWARD WINNERS

2018

Yana Zlateva, Bryan Muir, Issam El Naqa, Jan Seuntjens

McGill University, Montreal, QC

Laying the groundwork for accurate Cherenkov
emission-based electron beam dosimetry

Robert Corns, Keith Henderson, Charles Schroeder, Gurpreet Sandhu, Ian McKay

East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

Workload estimates using paired detectors

2017

Cheryl Duzenli

BC Cancer Agency - Vancouver

Recommendations for Dosimetric Commissioning of Proton Therapy for Iris Melanoma

Islam El Gamal

National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, ON

Experimental determination of the dose rate constant for an Ir-192 HDR source

2016

Danielle Anderson (tie)

BCCA - Sindi Ahluwalia Hawkins Centre for the Southern Interior, Kelowna BC

Air kerma rate measurements using a cylindrical free-air ionization chamber on the 05B1-1 beamline at the Canadian Light Source

Todd Stevens (tie)

Saint John Regional Hospital, Saint John, NB

A parametrized prediction model of rectal toxicity in focal SBRT of low risk prostate cancer

2015

Not Awarded by COMP

2014

Elsayed Ali

Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa, ON

Rotational errors with on-board cone beam computed tomography

Greg Pierce

Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB

Unexpected Output Drops: Pitted Blackholes in Tungsten

2013

Del Leary

Dalhousie University, Boutiliers Point, NS

Investigation of nested volume-of-interest cone-beam CT imaging with a low atomic number linear accelerator target

Martin Vallières

McGill University, Montreal, QC

Prediction of tumour outcomes using joint FDGPET/MR diagnostic imaging features

2007 - 2012

YEAR	AWARD WINNERS
2012	Patrice Munger Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont Dynamic Delivery Quality Assurance on Elekta Linacs	Robert Corns BC Cancer Agency – Fraser Valley Centre Improved Dose Accuracy for Plan Checking IMRT Breast Plans
2011	Not Awarded by COMP
2010	Arman Sarfehnia McGill University A Water Calorimetry-based Dosimetry Standard for direct Measurement of Absolute Absorbed Dose in Scanning Proton Beam Delivery	Peter McCowan CancerCare Manitoba An Investigation of Geometry Issues for EPID Dosimetry During Rotational IMRT
2009	Jeff Grant Queen’s University/Kingston Regional Cancer Centre Design of a Primary Collimator for Cone Beam CT Imaging	Michel G. Arsenault University of Prince Edward Island Optoacoustic Detection of Tissue Thermal Damage
2008	Sandeep Dhanesar Queen's University Comparison of Cobalt-60 and 6 MV Linac Based Tomotherapy: A Prostate Case Study	Xiangyang Mei Queen's University Evaluation of a Commercial 2D Ion-Chamber Array for Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy Dose Measurements

2003 - 2007

YEAR	AWARD WINNERS
2007	T. Olding, O. Holmes, G. Santyr, K. Nkongchu, K. MacAuley, and L.J. Schreiner Queen's University, Robarts Research Institute and Carleton University Quality Assurance of Optical Computer Tomography for 3D Polymer Gel Dosimetry
2006	M. Rogers, N. Chng, G. Salomons, A. Kerr, J. Schreiner Cancer Centre of SE Ontario/KGH Preliminary analysis of a Cobalt-60 beam under a MIMIC
2005	S. Prasad, T. Kron, J. Kempe, J. Battista London Regional Cancer Centre Conversion of kV-CT numbers to electron density of human tissues in vivo: Validation using megavoltage CT scanning on a tomotherapy machine	K. Bush, T. Popescu British Columbia Cancer Agency Commissioning of virtual wedges for Monte Carlo simulations by optimizing photon source characteristics
2004	J.F. Carrier, L. Beaulieu, R. Roy and O. Bertrand Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, Université Laval, and Hôpital Laval Simulation of a Radioactive Eleuting Stent Using Geant4	M. Oliver, J. Chen, E. Wong, T. Kron, J. Van Dyk, and F. Perera University of Western Ontario and London Regional Cancer Centre A dosimetric Comparison of Four External Beam Techniques For Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation: Set-up of Study and Preliminary Results
2003	Greg Solomons, A. Kerr, G. Hajdok, M. Rogers, C. Dyck, J. Schreiner Kingston Regional Cancer Centre Further Progress in Colbalt-Tomotherapy at KRCC	Nada Tomic, C. J. Thompson, F. Cayouette Montreal Neurological Institute and McGill University Investigation of the origin of the "Block Effect" which blurs the images obtained with commercial PET scanners

YEAR

AWARD WINNERS

2007

T. Olding, O. Holmes, G. Santyr, K. Nkongchu, K. MacAuley, and L.J. Schreiner

Queen's University, Robarts Research Institute and Carleton University

Quality Assurance of Optical Computer Tomography for 3D Polymer Gel Dosimetry

2006

M. Rogers, N. Chng, G. Salomons, A. Kerr, J. Schreiner

Cancer Centre of SE Ontario/KGH

Preliminary analysis of a Cobalt-60 beam under a MIMIC

2005

S. Prasad, T. Kron, J. Kempe, J. Battista

London Regional Cancer Centre

Conversion of kV-CT numbers to electron density of human tissues in vivo: Validation using megavoltage CT scanning on a tomotherapy machine

K. Bush, T. Popescu

British Columbia Cancer Agency

Commissioning of virtual wedges for Monte Carlo simulations by optimizing photon source characteristics

2004

J.F. Carrier, L. Beaulieu, R. Roy and O. Bertrand

Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, Université Laval, and Hôpital Laval

Simulation of a Radioactive Eleuting Stent Using Geant4

M. Oliver, J. Chen, E. Wong, T. Kron, J. Van Dyk, and F. Perera

University of Western Ontario and London Regional Cancer Centre

A dosimetric Comparison of Four External Beam Techniques For Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation: Set-up of Study and Preliminary Results

2003

Greg Solomons, A. Kerr, G. Hajdok, M. Rogers, C. Dyck, J. Schreiner

Kingston Regional Cancer Centre

Further Progress in Colbalt-Tomotherapy at KRCC

Nada Tomic, C. J. Thompson, F. Cayouette

Montreal Neurological Institute and McGill University

Investigation of the origin of the "Block Effect" which blurs the images obtained with commercial PET scanners

1998 - 2002

YEAR	AWARD WINNERS
2002	Not Awarded by COMP
2001	David Wilkins Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre, Ottawa, Ontario Radiobiological considerations in fractionation of radiotherapy for prostate cancer	Raoul Pereira Seaman Family MR Centre, University of Calgary, Alberta Effect of b-value on contrast for diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging assessment
2000	Not Awarded by COMP
1999	J. P. Seuntjens, C.-M. Ma Ionizing Radiation Standards, National Research Council of Canada and Stanford University, CA Dose conversion factors and depth scaling for tissue dose calculations in kilovoltage x-ray beams	R. Ananthamoorthy, A. T. Kerr Kingston Regional Cancer Centre and Queen’s University Modelling and error detection capabilities of a strip ion chamber for Varian dynamic wedge treatments
1998	A. Berndt, J. Bews, S. Rathee, D. W. Rickey Manitoba Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation A high-dose-rate brachytherapy computed tomography scanner	C. T. Chin, P. N. Burns Sunnybrook Health Science Centre and University of Toronto Predicting acoustic response of a microbubble population for ultrasound contrast imaging

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2013 - 2017

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2007 - 2012

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2003 - 2007

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1998 - 2002

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