Highlights for the past year include expansion and reconfiguration of lab spaces, faculty research and connecting with alums.

Faculty Engagement

Radiation Therapy faculty participated in recent conference:

At the ASRT Radiation Therapy Conference, the team co-presented on “Addressing Ageism in Radiation Oncology” and Timmerie Cohen, Ph.D., presented “Capitalize Your Experiences: Taking the First Steps Towards Publication.”

At the AEIRS (Association of Educators in the Imaging and Radiation Sciences) conference, the team co-presented “Does an Educational Module Impact Attitudes Towards Older Adults Among Radiologic Sciences Students?”

Lab Renovation

Radiation Sciences has completed a reconfiguration of our lab spaces, so check out the full story. Our program is excited about updates in our VERT (Virtual Environment in Radiation Therapy) Lab. While VERT has added a lot of versatility in our teaching, there is nothing like hands on. New features include a treatment table with room lasers so the students can practice patient positioning and learn triangulation in a lab setting before entering the clinic. This addition was largely based on clinical preceptor feedback.

Student Corner

Six of our students volunteered at the 2024 ASRT Radiation Therapy Conference, where they moderated lectures and introduced speakers.

Eva Frederick, ’25,  Jocelyn Gerber, ’25, Katie Crawford, ’26, Berkley Wells, ’26, Mary David, ’25,  and Rieley Warf, ’25

Alum Corner

• Harvey Beltran, B.S., RTT, ’18, was recently appointed as the clinical preceptor at Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg.
• Kerry Gravely Cropper, B.S., RTT, MHA, ’07, works as clinical coordinator for the Virginia Western Community College’s Radiation Therapy Program.
• Jacob Delossantos, B.S., RTT, ’20, is enrolled in medical dosimetry school at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, where his clinical assignment is in Richmond at Massey Cancer Center.
• Bobby Nazrini, B.S., RTT, ’19, serves as a clinical preceptor at Riverside Radiation Oncology in Newport News.
• Frank Valencia, B.S., RTT, ’03, serves as clinical preceptor at our newest affiliate, Virginia Oncology Associates (Princess Anne) in Virginia Beach.

Fun stuff

Three graduates, Kerry Cropper, Tammy Koenig and April Johnson (and their kids!) from the Class of 2007 gathered in Washington, D.C. to root on the VCU men’s basketball team at the A10 Conference Championships.

At last year’s ASRT Conference held in Washington, D.C., our faculty reconnected with Jodi Dualan Peralta, ’10.