• Doctors and the Ethos scanner

    Personalized Radiotherapy

    A world’s first cancer-fighting technology, right here at home

Nearly 13,000 donors contributed $8.5 million to fund new radiation technology that has the potential to transform cancer treatment on a global scale.

CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY. WORLD-LEADING RESEARCH.
UNLOCKING PERSONALIZED RADIOTHERAPY AT THE QEII

World firsts in cancer care are happening within the walls of the QEII Health Sciences Centre and donors are at the forefront of making that happen. 

The QEII recently became the first hospital in the world to obtain images of human trial participants on an Ethos therapy system equipped with the new HyperSight™ imaging technology. The ultimate goal of this innovative technology and its accompanying research is unlocking fewer radiation treatments, better cancer outcomes, reduced side effects, more time at home with family, and reduced financial burden on patients and the healthcare system.

This is only possible thanks to nearly 13,000 donors who generously invested $8.5 million as part of our We Are campaign. This includes a $1-million donation from BMO, a $500,000 matching gift from the WM Fares Family Foundation, a significant investment from the MacDonald family and the Jack and Joan Kiuru Foundation, as well as the incredible dedication of riders and supporters of the 2022 BMO Ride for Cancer.

Learn more about this technology from the experts and our first donor to the project, BMO.

The QEII Foundation was proudly featured in a CTV National segment highlighting Ethos with HyperSight and the first patients treated.

Dr James Robar
CHIEF OF MEDICAL PHYSICS, QEII & NOVA SCOTIA HEALTH (CENTRAL ZONE)
Dr. James Robar

Ethos is a quantum leap in the way we can potentially target tumours and keep up with changes within a patient’s anatomy during a multi-day course of radiation therapy. I feel like this is the next chapter in radiation oncology – it can be a total game-changer.

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