FIMEC - Computational Medical Physics Lab

FIMEC - Laboratorio de FÍsica MÉdica Computacional

Computational methods are an essential component in the development of medical technologies. Through computational analysis, we are able to process medical images to obtain new information about a disease, and even simulate on a computer the interaction of radiation with the human body, without needlessly irradiating a patient.

FIMEC is the first laboratory in Costa Rica solely devoted to the development of computational tools with an application in Medical Physics dosimetry and imaging, with a particular focus on the estimation of tissue doses using Monte Carlo methods and the use of textural quantitative medical imaging analysis. We officially opened our doors in January 2019, but our research group has been working since January 2017.

It is part of the Atomic, Nuclear and Molecular Sciences Research Center (CICANUM) at the University of Costa Rica (UCR), and collaborates closely with researchers in related areas at the Technology Institute of Costa Rica (ITCR), National University (UNA) and the National Collaboratorium of Advanced Computing (CNCA).

FIMEC is also involved in research collaborations with Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Virginia Commonwealth University and Washington University in St. Louis.

Feel free to contact us if you are interested in our work or starting a collaboration!

We are committed to the training of future scientists and to fostering the collaboration of scientists across borders.

FIMEC

Laboratorio de Física Médica Computacional

Mariela A. Porras-Chaverri, Ph.D.
Head of Laboratory
CICANUM-UCR

mariela.porras@ucr.ac.cr (+506) 2511-2422