The University of Manitoba has a large modern Medical Physics research laboratory in which many medical physics graduate students carry out research. The lab contains breast microwave imaging systems of different designs, Vector Network Analysers, GPU-based computing systems for machine-learning-based research, a low-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, and clinical ultrasound systems for research and teaching. The Department has access to excellent computing resources, 3D printing capabilities, and an environment suited to developing and testing medical devices.
Research is also carried out in collaboration with colleagues in Engineering, Radiology, and Radiation Oncology. Through collaboration with faculty at the University of Winnipeg, CancerCare Manitoba, and the Department of Radiology on the Bannatyne Campus, students can access clinical equipment that may be used for research. For radiation therapy research, this includes CT simulators, linear accelerators for megavoltage external beam treatment, an orthovoltage unit, a high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy treatment unit, and treatment planning software. Available clinical diagnostic imaging modalities include x-ray, computed tomography (CT), MRI, ultrasound, positron emission tomography (PET), and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) systems.