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The 2025 ACRO (Vice)Presidential Debate
Send us a textThe Accelerators (Drs. Matt Spraker and Simul Parikh) host the 2025 ACRO candidates for Vice President/President-Elect in the first ever radiation oncology election debate! Well, it's more like a friendly discussion, but Simul asked them their opinions on 4 great topics. What differentiates ACRO from other radiation oncology societies? Can you explain ACRO's position on physician supervision of radiation oncology services over the years? Why link accreditation to payment in ROCR?Should proton therapy be included in ROCR, and what is your position on the PPS exemption program? The Accelerators Podcast is a Photon Media production. For more from Matt, visit his website. For more from Simul, visit his blog, Radiation Medicine: Dollars and Sense.
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“Look, This Treatment Works”: Bobby and Mudit on LDRT and Benign Indications
Send us a textAccelerators co-host Dr. Matt Spraker is joined by radiation oncologists Drs. Bobby Koneru and Mudit Chowdhary for an update on low dose radiotherapy for osteoarthritis! Dr. Koneru is a radiation oncologist in Freeport, IL and prolific social media educator on benign indications. Dr. Chowdhary is a radiation oncologist at Northside Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, and a friend of TAP (see his prior episodes).We start by discussing their ASTRO 2024 panel on benign indications for radiotherapy; it sounds like there was a lot of knowledge sharing among those getting started with these treatments.Bobby and Mudit share how they built a referral network for their successful practices.We close by discussing some practical tips and recommended educational resources. Here are some other things we discussed in the show, or links that may be helpful in building your benign radiotherapy practice: Matt's LDRT & Benign Resource ListRadiotherapy Academy for Benign Diseases (RT-ABC)Makarova et al., RCT showing LDRT reduces disability risk in OAEnglish Translation of the DEGRO-AG “Radiotherapy of Benign Diseases”TAP reviews LDRT with Dr. Austin Dove Alvarez et al., Radiotherapy for Benign Conditions Contouring AtlasLDRT for arthritis PRIMR videoThe Accelerators Podcast is a Photon Media production.
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“I Care About You as a Fellow Human”: In Conversation With Dr. Stacy Wentworth
Send us a textThe Accelerators (Drs. Matt Spraker and Simul Parikh) host Dr. Stacy Wentworth, Radiation Oncologist, Author, and Podcaster! We discuss her career and how she developed her voice as a physician content creator. Do not miss her Less Radical narrative podcast about the life of Bernie Fisher, it is a masterpiece! In this episode, we cover our experiences with our evolving careers. As a radiation oncologists solidify their clinical and technical expertise, how can they expand their ability to help the world?We discuss developing a voice outside the mainstream communication channels of medicine and academics, and going a different way. As radiation oncologists, it's in our DNA. Editors note: Don't miss Simul's Substack post related to this show, "How to Publish Outside of the Academic 'Priesthood'".Here are some other things mentioned during the show:Subscribe to Stacy's Substack, Cancer CultureStacy's most popular article, Why Your Doctor is Leaving YouWhy Mars is Boring and Cancer is Not, by Stacy WentworthHealthcare A to Z with Eric BrickerZotero organizational softwareEric Topol's Ground Truths Will Dowd's monthly Lunar DispatchHow to start writing on Substack An Inconvenient Truth, by GraypeaceA biography of Juan Del Regato (ROI Institute)The NSABPShibamoto and Takano, Non-surgical management of operable breast cancer reviewHess et al., Phase 1 trial of low-dose radiotherapy for COVID-19The Accelerators Podcast is a Photon Media production.
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“Only Eat a Quarter of the Cookie”: On Cannabis With Donald Abrams
Send us a textThe Accelerators (Drs. Matt Spraker and Simul Parikh) host Dr. Donald Abrams, MD, Medical and Integrative Oncologist at the UCSF Oscher Center for Integrative Health. Donald offers a comprehensive review of a very poorly understood topic! We review the history of cannabis regulation in the US and globally, different delivery forms, and Donald's observations throughout his oncology practice. We additionally discuss indications for use in cancer care; is smoking cannabis safer than taking sugary edibles?Of course, we discuss cannabis misinformation. Right now Donald offers the best discussion of this topic that we have seen.We close the episode with a dicussion of CBD, the future, and a bit on studies of psychedelic therapies and melatonin. Don't miss the ASCO Cannabis and Cannabinoids guideline. Here are some other things we discussed during the show:The Marijuana Tax Act and AMA oppositionThe Controlled Substences ActFederal Marijuana Compassionate Use ProgramBraun et al., JCO, National Survey of Medical Oncologists PerceptionsNASEM report on The Health Effects of CannabisTashkin, Annals ATS, Effects of marijana smoking on the lungNabiximolsWaissengren et al, TAMO, Effect of cannabis on oxaliplatin-induced peripheral neuropathyOverview of cannabis for peripheral neuropathy (Cleveland Clinic)Munson et al, JNCI, Antineoplastic Activity of CannabinoidsGuzmán et al., Br J Cancer, Pilot study of CBD for recurrent GBMTwelves et al., Br J Cancer, Phase 1b study of CBD for recurrent GBMBook Rec: The First Cell, Azra RazaPiper et al, Cancers, Regarding cannabinoids and immunotherapyThe Accelerators Podcast is a Photon Media production.
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“Adding to My Wellness”: Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer Around the Globe
Send us a textThe Accelerators Podcast co-host Dr. Simul Parikh is heading back around the globe, this time to discuss breast cancer! He hosts Drs. Anna Kirby (Royal Marsden Hospital & Institute of Cancer Research), Sushil Beriwal (Allegheny Health Network, Varian Medical Systems), and Revathy Krishnamurthy (Tata Memorial Centre), Radiation/Clinical Oncologists from the UK, US, and India.The group kicks off it's discussion by comparing and contrasting breast cancer screening processes in their respective countries. Then they run cases, examining varied cases of breast cancer and techniques: early stage, locally advanced, triple negative, PMRT, VMAT and SIB, and the oligometastatic state.Here are other things that were discussed in the show:The PRIMETIME Trial (UK)SOUND Trial Findings and Discussion, American Society of Breast SurgeonsOmission of Sentinal Lymph Node Biopsy, American College of Surgeons]Hypo-G Breast Abstract, ESTRO 2024FAST-Forward Boost Trial (UK, PI Anna Kirby)The Accelerators Podcast is a production of Photon Media, a division of the Cold Light Legacy Company.If you'd like to support our efforts, please visit the Cold Light Legacy Company to learn more.
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