Ian Poon, Queen's University

Research

Head And Neck Cancer Quality Of Life Radiation Therapy Randomized Phase Iii Trial Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (Sbrt)

Latest funding

Optimizing head and Neck Tumour And Symptom Control in Patients Unable to Tolerate Curative (Radio)Therapy: a Phase III trial Comparing Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) to Standard Palliative Radiation Treatment (ON-TASC Study)
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$1,602,675

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Optimizing head and Neck Tumour And Symptom Control in Patients Unable to Tolerate Curative (Radio)Therapy: a Phase III trial Comparing Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) to Standard Palliative Radiation Treatment (ON-TASC Study)

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Parulekar, Wendy R; Poon, Ian

Keywords: Head And Neck Cancer; Quality Of Life; Radiation Therapy; Randomized Phase Iii Trial; Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (Sbrt)

$1,602,675

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Head And Neck Cancer Dear Professor Poon, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on head and neck cancer connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Optimizing head and Neck Tumour And Symptom Control in Patients Unable to Tolerate Curative (Radio)Therapy: a Phase III trial Comparing Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) to Standard Palliative Radiation Treatment (ON-TASC Study)" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]