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Mashup Score: 24Numbers game – QuadShot - 1 month(s) ago
Reirradiation is a challenging endeavor. While data is limited, there are good resources describing acceptable cumulative doses for organs at risk in various disease sites. One of the most time consuming aspects of planning a reirradiation case is the conversion and calculation of cumulative dose to OARs. This usually involves complicated spreadsheets or good old fashioned paper, pencil, and an EQD2 calculator. Well, here’s an even more helpful resource: the web-based ReRTCalc. This tool allows you to
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Mashup Score: 13The baby-sitters club – QuadShot - 2 month(s) ago
In a move that yesterday left many a solo-practitioner in the rad onc world stunned, ASTRO released a letter to congress where it “urges CMS to apply direct supervision requirements to all radiation oncology services in all sites of service,” suggesting many of us may need to start preparing our kids for our absence at their preschool graduations. | ASTRO 2024 Get the latest creative news from QuadShot
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Mashup Score: 2Sparring match – QuadShot - 1 year(s) ago
Top Line: A recent case report caused quite the kerfuffle over the theoretical advantages and disadvantages of today’s popular carotid-sparing intensity modulated radiation (IMRT) for early-stage laryngeal cancer.The Study: This meta-analysis is here to bring robust data to the conversation. It included a total of 14 retrospective and one prospective study of definitive radiation for early-stage…
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Mashup Score: 3Crude reasoning – QuadShot - 1 year(s) ago
A recent case study questioned the trade-off of less radiation dose to the carotid arteries coming with less radiation dose, albeit unintentional, to larynx-adjacent lymph nodes when employing carotid-sparing IMRT for early glottic cancer. This response argues, even generously granting the supposition that a traditional 3D-approach would have prevented the case’s isolated nodal failure, reverting…
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RT @culbert_md: Big thanks to @QuadShotNews for the feature this morning! Check out our ReRT Calc @jryckman3 https://t.co/WrR0KJOPd3 ht…