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Alexandra Rink

@alexandrarink79.bsky.social
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Medical Physicist, Brachytherapy enthusiast, Associate Professor at UofT, flautist (she/her), views my own

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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 25/08/2026
BREAKING: Doug Ford challenges Donald Trump to a corruption fight in the school parking lot
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BREAKING: Doug Ford challenges Donald Trump to a corruption fight in the school parking lot
QUEEN’S PARK - Ontario’s premier has officially challenged the President of the United States to a corruption fight in a parking lot behind a local Etobicoke high school.
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Alexandra Rink @alexandrarink79.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Part of our Brachytherapy Team at @radmedpm.bsky.social in our recently renovated MR-guided brachytherapy facility, delivering world-class care! #BrachytherapyAwarenessDay
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Alexandra Rink @alexandrarink79.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
We spotlight Dr. Phillip Devlin, an Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at Harvard Medical School and Chief of the Division of Brachytherapy in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Dana-Farber /Brigham and Women's Cancer Center. Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/advancing-...
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Alexandra Rink @alexandrarink79.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
We @curietherapies.bsky.social are excited to spotlight Aaron Fenster, a scientist at the Robarts Research Institute, and a founder and past director of the Imaging Research Labs at Robarts. His lab pioneered the development of 3D ultrasound systems for image-guided interventional applications.
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Alexandra Rink @alexandrarink79.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
We are excited to spotlight Professor Peter Hoskin for @curietherapies.bsky.social sessions on HDR Prostate Brachytherapy, the Role of GYN Brachytherapy in the Presence of Immunotherapy and Brachytherapy vs SBRT for Localized Prostate Cancer. To register: www.eventbrite.com/e/advancing-...
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Alexandra Rink @alexandrarink79.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Looking forward to Dr. Geetha Menon's talk at the upcoming @curietherapies.bsky.social Annual Conference, in Toronto, Canada. Always incredibly informative and highly engaging! Early Bird Registration is now live (from now until April 5th, 2026). To register: www.eventbrite.com/e/advancing-...
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Alexandra Rink @alexandrarink79.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Join us in person in Toronto, ON on June 4-6th for Curietherapies: Advancing the Future of Interventional Brachytherapy. Be sure not to miss our Early Bird Registration discount (from now until April 5th, 2026). 🔗Link to Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/advancing-... @curietherapies.bsky.social
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 12/12/2025
Progressive Conservative joins Progressive Conservative party
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Progressive Conservative joins Progressive Conservative party
OTTAWA - In a stunning move, progressive conservative MP Michael Ma crossed the floor Thursday to the progressive conservative Liberal Party, just a few weeks after similar minded progressive conserva...
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Alexandra Rink @alexandrarink79.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
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 rdcu.be/eQKPX
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Evaluation of radiochromic formulations for dosimetry in high-energy photon and proton beams
Communications Materials - Even though radiochromic crystals are promising for dosimetry in diverse radiotherapy modalities, and their response can be optimized through monomer composition,...
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Alexandra Rink @alexandrarink79.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Well done!
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Alexandra Rink @alexandrarink79.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Excited to share our experience on MRI-alone interstitial brachytherapy needle reconstruction at the ABS 2025 Annual Conference. Hoping for a great turnout and looking forward to learning from other faculty in my session!
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Canadian Cancer Society Research @ccsresearch.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Weekly #cancerresearch highlight: With funding from @cancersociety.bsky.social, @bhaibeka.bsky.social is leading a team to create an online platform that makes it easier for researchers to share data generated from samples donated by people with #cancer. Learn more: is.gd/bhaibeka
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 29/05/2025
#RECALL: BASDEHEN kitchen faucets with model CFDTTH-000-YGH were tested and found to contain lead that can leach into water at levels that can be harmful to children. Stop using and contact @Amazon seller Chenfeng Store for refund. Full recall notice: www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025...
Recalled basdehen kitchen faucet
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Alexandra Rink @alexandrarink79.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Bright and early talk by @jtleek.bsky.social at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Grand Rounds on building and scaling AI engines in oncology.
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Alexandra Rink @alexandrarink79.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Excellent representation from our lab at the UT-DRO and Stars 21 Research Day. Great job Rohith Kaiyum, Ruiyan Ni, and Madeline Rapley!
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Alexandra Rink @alexandrarink79.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Congratulations to Ruiyan Ni on her new publication detailing an alternative way to evaluate organs-at-risk segmentation accuracy in high dose-rate brachytherapy. Well done! aapm.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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<em>Medical Physics</em> | AAPM Journal | Wiley Online Library
Background Deep learning methods are promising in automating segmentation of organs at risk (OARs) in radiotherapy. However, the lack of a geometric indicator for dosimetry accuracy remains to be a ...
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 08/04/2025
Guy who says “Things could be worse” forced to retract statement thebeaverton.com/2025/04/guy-...
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Guy who says “Things could be worse” forced to retract statement
London, ON - RCMP officials have confirmed that Jamie Arbogast of Aylmer will be making a public apology this coming Tuesday at the Middlesex County Courthouse after it was deemed his multiple public ...
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The Onion @theonion.com · 03/04/2025
Concerning New Study Finds Nation’s Poverty Growing Faster Than Officials Can Build Prisons theonion.com/concern...
Concerning New Study Finds Nation’s Poverty Growing Faster Than Officials Can Build Prisons
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Rebecca Fielding-Miller @rebeccafieldingmiller.com · 02/04/2025
Hell yeah: "Excluding entire topics and demographics from scientific study...divides and polarizes communities, undermines our shared sense of reality, and demonizes marginalized groups. Challenging these actions is vital for science, for equality, and for democracy.” www.aclu.org/press-releas...
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Researchers Challenge NIH’s Politically Driven Grant Cancellations | American Civil Liberties Union
Lawsuit demands restoration of funding and a court order barring NIH from terminating any further awards in this manner
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
It's critical for everyone to remember what an Executive Order is. It is the President communicating orders to members of the executive branch. Policies to pursue, actions to take, etc. They are not laws. They are not close to being laws. They are formalized memos to employees. That's all.
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Alexandra Rink @alexandrarink79.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
For anyone interested in #brachytherapy, please check out the Curietherapies Annual Conference held in Montreal this coming May. The workshops are a blast, but fill up quickly! So if interested, register as early as possible
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Rebecca Fielding-Miller @rebeccafieldingmiller.com · 22/03/2025
Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women. More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications. I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
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Alexandra Rink @alexandrarink79.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Thank you @drcamidge.bsky.social for inviting me to talk about a career in medical physics on your podcast! It was great fun!
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Chapman's Ice Cream @chapmans.ca · 07/03/2025
As a proud Canadian-owned and operated company, we want to do our part to support Canadians. As a family we have decided to absorb all immediate increases in our costs due to the Trump-tariffs for the rest of the year to maintain our prices. We will continue to reinforce our Canadian-first policies.
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Alexandra Rink @alexandrarink79.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Do it.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 07/03/2025
President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday seeking to severely punish the law firm Perkins Coie, which did work for Democrats during the 2016 campaign, by stripping its lawyers of security clearances and access to government buildings and officials.
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Trump Ramps Up Attacks on Law Firms With Order Targeting Perkins Coie
The order against the firm, which did work for Democrats during the 2016 campaign, represents an escalation of efforts to punish groups the president sees as aiding his enemies.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 27/02/2025
RFK Jr. Vows To Make Measles Deaths So Common They Won’t Be Upsetting Anymore
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RFK Jr. Vows To Make Measles Deaths So Common They Won’t Be Upsetting Anymore
WASHINGTON—Addressing the ongoing outbreak in Texas that has infected at least 124 state residents and killed one child, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vowed Thursday to mak...
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The Onion @theonion.com · 26/02/2025
Boss Thinks Female Employee Might Be Ready To Handle Job She’s Been Doing For Past 2 Years theonion.com/boss-th...
Boss Thinks Female Employee Might Be Ready To Handle Job She’s Been Doing For Past 2 Years
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God @skeetofgod.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Try not to think things can't get any worse because you're setting yourself up for disappointment.
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Alexandra Rink @alexandrarink79.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
To other academics: how many times will you take a paper rejection as you go down the IF list before you give up and choose the path of least resistance? Whole numbers only, please... :)
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