BC Cancer – Abbotsford

Treatments & techniques

• IMRT, VMAT, IGRT, Gated RT
• SABR
• HDR Brachytherapy (Gyne, Esophagus, Bronchus, Skin)
• LDR Brachytherapy (prostate)

Vendors used

• Treatment Planning Systems: Varian (Eclipse, BrachyVision,VariSeed)
• Varian iX/TrueBeam Linacs (6 dof couch, HDMLC).
• Varian ARIA Radiation Oncology Information System and Eclipse Treatment Planning System
• VariSource afterloader
• GE Multislice CT Simulator
• MIM

Research highlights

• Diffuse optical spectroscopy for breast cancer treatment response prediction
• 4D lung phantom development
• Treatment delivery quality assurance

BC Cancer – Kelowna

Treatments & techniques

• IMRT, VMAT, IGRT, Gated RT
• Stereotactic treatments: SRS, SABR
• Orthovoltage
• HDR Brachytherapy (gyne, prostate, and other sites)
• LDR Brachytherapy (prostate, permanent breast seed implant)

Vendors used

• Treatment planning systems: Varian (Eclipse, BrachyVision, VariSeed)
• Three Varian iX Linacs, two TrueBeam Linacs
• Varian ARIA Oncology Information System for Radiation Oncology
• Varian GammaMed HDR afterloader
• Xstrahl Orthovoltage
• Two GE Multislice CT Simulators
• A GE PET/CT
• MIM

Research highlights

• Automation in RT plan quality analysis
• Optimizing the design of protective stents for H&N RT
• 3DUS guidance for Brachytherapy
• Personalized gynaecological brachytherapy
• 4D VMAT – Calculation using ESAPI & Fx Specific Respiratory motion
• Non-coplanar trajectory based treatment planning and delivery
• 3D gel dosimetry
• Predicting skin toxicity in breast brachytherapy
• Radiation induced lung injury

BC Cancer – Surrey

Treatments & techniques

• IMRT, VMAT, IGRT, gated RT
• Orthovoltage
• Stereotactic treatments: SRS/SRT, SABR

Vendors used

• Treatment Planning Systems: Varian (Eclipse, BrachyVision)
• Five Varian TrueBeam Linacs, 2 with 6 dof couch 
• Varian ARIA Radiation Oncology Information System and Eclipse Treatment Planning System
• GE Multislice CT scanner equipped with RPM tracking system
• Xstrahl Orthovoltage unit
• MIM

Research highlights

• Flash radiotherapy
• Simultaneous tracking of respiratory and cardiac motion for radiotherapy treatment
• Application of Artificial Intelligence in Radiation Oncology
• Monte Carlo based Dosimetry
• Plan & Machine QA
• Application of electrical impedance spectroscopy in Radiation Oncology
• Electrical impedance tomography
• Adaptive radiotherapy

BC Cancer – Vancouver

Treatments & techniques

• IMRT, VMAT, IGRT, Gated RT
• Dynamic wave arc, tumour tracking and conformal arc treatments
• TBI, TNI, CSRT
• Stereotactic treatments: SRS, SABR
• HDR Brachytherapy (gyne and other sites)
• LDR Brachytherapy (prostate, eye plaques)
• Paediatric radiotherapy

Vendors used

• Treatment Planning Systems: Varian (Eclipse, BrachyVision,VariSeed), Ray Station, iPlan
• Three Varian iX Linacs, 4 TrueBeam Linacs, 2 TrueBeam STx Linacs, 1 with 6 dof couch and Brainlab ExacTrac.
• Varian ARIA Radiation Oncology Information System and Eclipse Treatment Planning System
• Brainlab Vero
• Varian GammaMed HDR afterloader
• Theratronics Cobalt
• GE Multislice CT Simulators with RPM tracking system and PET/CT
• MIM

Research highlights

• Intra-operative dosimetry for interstitial brachytherapy
• Cardiac synchronized stereotactic radiosurgery
• Dynamic wave arc: Monte Carlo modelling, 4pi optimization
• VMAT-based total body irradiation
• Deep learning based image segmentation
• Quality Assurance and safety related research
  
• Immobilization for breast RT
• Flash radiotherapy
• Sub-OAR dose painting
  
• Markerless dynamic tumour tracking

BC Cancer – Victoria

Treatments & techniques

• IMRT, VMAT, IGRT, Gated RT
• Stereotactic treatments: SRS, SABR
• Orthovoltage
• HDR Brachytherapy (gyne)
• LDR Brachytherapy (Prostate Permanent Seed Implant Brachytherapy)

Vendors used

• Six Varian TrueBeam Linacs
• Two GE Multislice CT Simulators
• GE PET/CT Scanner

Research highlights

• In-house developed 3D Brachytherapy Dose Calculation Software
• Use of SpaceOAR Hydrogel in prostate RT
• Monte Carlo verification of radiotherapy treatment plans
  
• Nanotechnology in cancer therapeutics
• Table top x-ray fluorescence computed tomography (XFCT)
• Spatially fractionated FLASH radiotherapy (small animal research)