Head of Radiation Oncology
CANCERCARE MANITOBA
The Head of Radiation Oncology will lead patient care, research, and educational initiatives, working closely with Radiation Oncology leadership and leadership at CCMB and Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba.
The Radiation Oncology Program (ROP) offers state-of-the-art radiation-based clinical services primarily located in Winnipeg with an additional site in Brandon. Program has three main components Radiation oncology, Medical Physics and , Radiation therapy and various teaching programs . The program is committed to person-centered care, meeting or exceeding national wait time standards, and quality improvement initiatives to support a safe environment for all while continuing to change and develop with the implementation of new technology.
Radiation Oncologists see approximately 4,500 consultations per annum from Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario, encompassing a population of 1.3 million. The program has seven linear accelerators and three CT simulators of which one linear accelerator and one CT simulator are located in Brandon. The radiation therapy computer systems have an integrated electronic medical record, which allows for the safe and efficient documentation, communication and transfer of patient treatment information across cancer services in Manitoba.
The program offers IMRT, IGRT, VMAT and DIBH treatment techniques with SBRT in major disease site groups. The Winnipeg site also offers brachytherapy for gynae patients and an orthovoltage unit for superficial treatment of skin cancers. CancerCare Manitoba also partners with Shared Health Manitoba and operates a dedicated SBRT Radiosurgery unit and a Gamma Knife SRS unit at the Health Sciences Centre. The Radiation Oncology program will also be installing an MRI simulator in the near future.
The Head of Radiation Oncology will be responsible to the physicians in the Department Radiation Oncology, CancerCare Manitoba (CCMB), and act as Section Head for the Section of Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiology, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba (U of M).
