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NSERC Chairs for Women in Science and Engineering Present the Science for Humanity Workshop Series/Session 2: Why Ethics Matter & How to Implement Ethics in your Research by Hattusia

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NSERC Chairs for Women in Science and Engineering Present the Science for Humanity Workshop Series

Join the inclusive workshops led by world-class change makers, as part of the Network of Collaborations series.

The series will focus on:

  • Building connections and collaborations
  • Providing practical tools for decision-making and ethical science
  • Celebrating the important contributions of science to the world and the humans who make it possible

All sessions will be held virtually on Thursdays. You can register for one or more individual sessions separately. Please see the calendar of events (registration link) for the dates and details of sessions.


Session 2: Why Ethics Matter & How to Implement Ethics in your Research by Hattusia

This workshop will introduce you to the basics of ethical thinking and will help you implement ethics in your working day with a focus on human rights.

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Effect of oxygen pressure in cancerous tissue cells on radiotherapy treatments

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Radiotherapy treatments currently used in the clinical field are rarely modified. They generally consist of a global therapy of 50 grays, fractionated in five treatments of two grays every week for five weeks.
Thus, it could be worthwhile to develop a numeric tool, based on mathematical models found in the literature, in order to compare different types of treatment without having to test them on real tissues. Several parameters are known to alter the tissue response after irradiation including oxygen

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