研究 & 技术
概述
The Department of 放射肿瘤学 is home to a robust team of 研究ers and clinicians who work tirelessly to advance patient care through 研究 supported by external grant 资金, 行业合作伙伴, 和大学广泛的合作努力.
We are devoted to conducting translational 研究, a type of combined clinical and basic science investigation in which knowledge learned from the basic 研究 in the laboratory with genes, 细胞, or animals is translated into therapeutic intervention in human subjects. 没有转化研究, much of what we have learned in the laboratory would not have been applied to the treatment of human cancers.
过去一年, our 研究ers submitted over 60 研究 proposals to federal, 国家和私人赞助商. 研究人员, 学员, 居民, graduate students and 研究 staff across basic (The 分子和细胞肿瘤学分部, DMCO), medical physics and clinical 研究 units within the department are responsible for maintaining a 研究 grant portfolio of over $15.400万年. Our overall 研究 mission is to continue this proven track record of success, to support innovation and to increase the clinical impact of 研究 outputs through strengthened collaboration and knowledge sharing.
任务
The Department of 放射肿瘤学’s dedication to delivering conscientious and compassionate care for our patients and their families is predicated on a patient-centric approach to precision healthcare. This dedication is complimented by our mission to advance cancer treatment through 研究 and the application of emerging technologies, 平移诊断, 对每个病人进行个体化治疗. These principles are broadly applicable across cancer types and to all of the cancer specialties.
分子和细胞肿瘤学分部 (DMCO)
The DMCO is dedicated to developing an infrastructure in basic and translational 研究 using molecular and cellular profiling that can personalize treatment and integrate across specialties, allowing improved outcomes and patient satisfaction, resulting in more effective and efficient cancer treatments. Several 研究 foci and programs have been defined within the DMCO, 包括, 癌症干细胞, 免疫学和放射治疗, 减缓辐射和种系突变.
For the past 10 years, the DMCO has led a NIH-funded Center for Medical Countermeasures Against Radiation program (UCLA CMCR) – one of only a handful in the country. 此外, DMCO has several specialized cores that serve not only 放射肿瘤学 faculty and students but 研究ers broadly throughout UCLA. These cores include a gnotobiotic mouse facility (包括 germ-free, immune competent and immune deficient mouse colonies), 辐射核心, and a biobanking core that includes a human tumor collection, lymphocyte immortalization and germ-line and immune sample biobanking, and a core testing agents for combined efficacy with radiation therapy.
医学物理研究项目
1. 研究
The Medical Physics unit strives to develop scientists who can apply physics, 数学, 工程与计算机科学 theories to the practice of radiology, 核医学和放射肿瘤学.
The overall goal of the 研究ers and medical physicists is to address 研究 problems that are directly related to patient safety, 质量和创新的处理技术. 具体的研究重点包括, 提高剂量一致性, 5D计算机断层扫描(CT), 3D treatment space imaging systems for radiation therapy, and 4Pi radiation therapy which is considered to be the most exciting development in the field in recent years.
2. Biomedical Physics Interdepartmental Graduate Program
The goal of the Biomedical Physics Interdepartmental Graduate Program is been the development of 研究 scientists who are well versed in physics, 数学, 工程与计算机科学, and who understand the application of these disciplines to the instruments and techniques used in the practice of radiology, 核医学和放射肿瘤学. (阅读更多)
临床研究项目
With the goal of discovering innovations in the treatment of cancer patients, the clinical 研究 staff focuses on patient-oriented 研究, 流行病学和行为学研究, 结果和健康服务研究. The key areas of 研究 include developing a robust case registry for radiotherapy patients, building remote capabilities for acute and long-term patient monitoring (包括 mHealth and Telehealth), and continued attention on health services 研究 that focuses on issues of access, 成本, 医疗保健的质量和结果. This 研究 also extends to all cancer specialties in working to develop the best approaches for management of patients with metastatic disease. 这个有凝聚力的研究皇冠hga025允许临床医生, 研究ers and 学员 to improve effectiveness of treatment, ensure the highest quality of care that patients receive, 并获得最好的健康结果.
资金
The Department is very successful in obtaining extramural 资金 to support 研究 activities, 培训和教育.
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If you are interested in joining a clinical trial or would like more information regarding clinical trials and/or which trials are currently being performed in our department, 请与 临床研究小组， (310) 825-6577.