Alzheimer’s is one of the leading causes of dementia, but treatment has been palliative, not curative. In developing cancer therapy, researchers hypothesized about its potential to treat Alzheimer’s. Could targeted alpha therapy be the answer? Read here: jnm.snmjournals.org/content/early/…

Alright friends- I like the "inclusive" algorithm as it acknowledges suitable options with flexibility to balance nuance and most importantly, patient preferences. But... I was asked what I prefer. By request- here is my more limited decision pathway- open to feedback 🙂🤓

A timely ICYMI, #RadOnc rush comes up so fast! Laura E Flores, MD, PhD and I made a TAP podcast for prospective med studs. We talked about, like... all the stuff no one really likes to talk about on the official webinars. Please share with this years class 😃

Fascinating Friday Factoid: In 2022, 3 out of 4 U.S. #radonc delivered IMRT to 50 or less CMS beneficiaries/year The top IMRT deliverer (former ASTRO prez) delivered IMRT to 442 bene's 1 out of 4 #radonc deliver IMRT to 20 or less bene's/yr(!) data.cms.gov/provider-summa…

The Medicare Local Carrier Determination (LCD) for IMRT for the state of Texas only requires the #radonc physician to be physically present in the office 2 days a week (and otherwise reachable by "telephone" if not present)

This meme post can get you banned from some medical websites #radonc #DRE

Randomized phase II STOP trial of SBRT for oligoprogressive cancer - 127 pts - 3.4% G3 tox, no G4/5 tox - No difference in PFS: median 8.4mo (SBRT) vs 4.3 mo (SoC) - HOWEVER, protocol adherence suboptimal, 35% in SoC treated with SBRT or study withdrawal redjournal.org/article/S0360-…

Seriously, we really need to fix this. Will happily forego some RVUs to preserve my weekend. Thanks ASTRO

I think one of the best #radonc inventions this century

Happy National Medical Dosimetrist’s Day! Extending a sincere thanks to all of these amazing professionals here in the Department of #Radiation Oncology and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center for everything they do to help our patients! AAMDMedicalDosimetry ASTRO

The IJROBP - The Red Journal doin' "Da Butt" youtube.com/watch?v=FShE0V… inserting some gel betwixt rectum and prostate can save a rectum... in theory Pro-butt: Neil Desai & Himanshu Nagar redjournal.org/article/S0360-… Anti-butt: William A Hall, MD & Chris Parker redjournal.org/article/S0360-…

Which of following has been responsible for adverse outcomes in the most #radonc patients in published literature and verified databases Insertion of SpaceOAR to protect rectum in prostate cancer RT patients OR Radiation oncologists providing general (vs direct) supervision

In 2025 CMSGov finally set to remove weekly tx mgmt 77427 from telehealth ASTRO has been asking for 3 years, and now CMS ready astro.org/getmedia/67023… But CMS wants comments... like, is telehealth safe? regulations.gov/document/CMS-2… Comment period closes Sept 9

I was tasked with teaching MD Anderson Cancer Center residents & med students about #rectalcancer. The field has changed a lot since I started in 2012. You could say… there have been many “eras” of hot topics in the field of RT for rectal cancer! (I had too much fun with this…)

Today I started my 3rd week of RADIATION - my 11 th treatment as I have 19 more to go . 🙏🙏🙏 for good results! Lucky to have a terrific Medical Team at the beautiful Brian Jellison Cancer Radiation Center at Sarasota Memorial Hospital .

Strongly agree - which is why I found it baffling last year when RadOnc's legacy professional society tried to claim the opposite with their legislative vanity project. I'm sure it's great if you're a giant corporation trying to sneak in site neutrality, though.

🚨New Book on Low-Dose Radiation for Painful Musculoskeletal Conditions🚨 Free Download Now Available Over the past year, there has been a remarkable surge of interest in using low-dose radiotherapy to treat painful musculoskeletal conditions like osteoarthritis, plantar

Is #radonc engaged in its future? Less than about 150 rad oncs in the US donate to ASTRO PAC every year fec.gov/data/receipts/… Three comments on 77427 to CMS: one from me, one from Bridge Oncology, one from "Joe Photon"

"Accuray Stock Rises After Helix CT-guided Helical #Radonc System Wins CE Mark for Cancer Care" finance.yahoo.com/news/accuray-s… Of course, everything's relative...