Fresh off his ASTRO 2025 Plenary Session talk on functional radiosurgery, and embracing our role as radiation medicine doctors, Dr. Evan Thomas joins one of our hosts, Dr. Bhargava Chitti for the inaugural episode of the ACRO Podcast: New Practitioner Conversations. Here they discuss the evolution of functional radiosurgery and the opportunity it gives us to help patients with tremendously debilitating psychiatric and neurological conditions. Highlights of this episode include the history of the field, a crash course in building an essential tremor program, our emerging role in epilepsy management, and how you can connect with other radiation medicine doctors defining our role in this critical discipline!The ACRO Podcast: New Practitioner Conversations is brought to you by ACRO's New Practitioner Committee and is hosted by Drs. Anna Brown and Bhargava Chitti.
In this episode of the ACRO Podcast CURiE Conversations edition, Dr. Jenna Kahn speaks with authors Dr. Scott Silva and med student Caitlin Reichard about their published article, "Dosimetry, Toxicity, and Outcomes of Medically Inoperable Endometrial Cancer Treated With Definitive External Beam Radiation Therapy and Brachytherapy."
Contemporary Updates: Radiotherapy Innovation & Evidence (CURiE) is the official publication platform of the American College of Radiation Oncology through the Cureus Journal of Medical Science. Read the full article here: https://www.cureus.com/articles/366834-dosimetry-toxicity-and-outcomes-of-medically-inoperable-endometrial-cancer-treated-with-definitive-external-beam-radiation-therapy-and-brachytherapy#!/
The residency interview is the most nerve-wracking step between you and a career in radiation oncology. What if you could walk into every interview with confidence, knowing exactly what to expect and how to best present yourself? ACRO is here to help you say "bye-bye" to the interview scaries!During this session, Drs. Alfredo Echeverria, Jessica Frakes, and Michael Milano discussed how to strategically prepare for interviews, the real-world do's and don'ts for interview day conduct, the truth about post-interview communication, and more!
In this episode of the ACRO Podcast CURiE Conversations edition, Dr. Jessica Schuster speaks with author Dr. Leslie Chang about her published article, "Advancing Professionalism Through a Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Workshop in Radiation Oncology." Contemporary Updates: Radiotherapy Innovation & Evidence (CURiE) is the official publication platform of the American College of Radiation Oncology through the Cureus Journal of Medical Science. Read the full article here: https://www.cureus.com/articles/372473-advancing-professionalism-through-a-patient-safety-and-quality-improvement-workshop-in-radiation-oncology#!/
In this episode of the ACRO podcast CURiE edition, CURiE Channel Editor Dr. Jessica Schuster speaks with author Dr. Shearwood McClelland, III about his published article, "Early Implementation of the Navigator-Assisted Hypofractionation (NAVAH) Program in Hispanic-American Breast Cancer Patients."
Contemporary Updates: Radiotherapy Innovation & Evidence (CURiE) is the official publication platform of the American College of Radiation Oncology through the Cureus Journal of Medical Science.Read the article here: https://www.cureus.com/articles/363179-early-implementation-of-the-navigator-assisted-hypofractionation-navah-program-in-hispanic-american-breast-cancer-patients#!/
In this episode of the ACRO podcast CURiE edition, CURiE Disease Site Lead Dr. Jennifer Lee speaks with author Dr. Christopher Jahraus about his published article, "ACROPath Oligometastases: The American College of Radiation Oncology Clinical Pathway." ACROPath® is a major initiative of ACRO that aims to present aggregated clinical pathway data in a highly usable format that is readily accessible to clinicians at the point of care in real time. The oligometastases pathway is the first published algorithm in this collection, with additional pathways anticipated in future publications.Contemporary Updates: Radiotherapy Innovation & Evidence (CURiE) is the official publication platform of the American College of Radiation Oncology through the Cureus Journal of Medical Science.Read the article here: https://www.cureus.com/articles/290108-acropath-oligometastases-the-american-college-of-radiation-oncology-clinical-pathway
ACRO's SOAP (Spotlight on Advocacy and Policy) Podcast provides public policy awareness to the radiation oncology community. During this episode, our hosts Drs. Tarita Thomas and Anna Brown of the ACRO Government Relations & Economics Committee (GREC) discuss the development of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule with Dr. Paul Wallner, fellow GREC member, Teri Bedard, Revenue Cycle Coding Strategies, and Jason McKitrick, Liberty Partners Group.
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In the latest episode of the ACRO Podcast, our host ACRO President-elect Brian Lally, MD speaks with Tugce Kutuk, MD, a radiation oncology resident at Ohio State University about GammaTile® Brachytherapy. GammaTile® is surgically targeted radiation therapy that has been FDA-cleared for treating brain tumors.
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In the next episode of the ACRO Podcast, ACRO President-elect Dr. Brian Lally, associate professor of radiation oncology at Medical University of South Carolina, asks Dr. Stephen Chun five questions regarding the treatment of small cell lung cancer. Dr. Chun is a radiation oncologist practicing at the MD Anderson Proton Center and West Houston Campus.
In the next episode of the ACRO Podcast, ACRO President-elect Dr. Brian Lally, associate professor of radiation oncology at Medical University of South Carolina, has an engaging discussion on small cell lung cancer with Dr. Kristin Higgins, Chief Clinical Officer and professor of radiation oncology at City of Hope Atlanta.
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In the next episode of the ACRO Podcast, Dr. Brian Lally from the Medical University of South Carolina and President-elect of ACRO, has an engaging discussion on prostate cancer treatment with Dr. Sean Collins of Georgetown University Hospital.
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In this episode of the ACRO podcast CURiE edition, CURiE deputy editor Dr. Chris Jahraus speaks with author Drs. Tarita Thomas and Amulya Yalamanchili about their published article, "The Physician Fee Schedule Was Not Built for High-Cost Supplies and Equipment."
Read the article here: https://www.cureus.com/articles/282828-the-physician-fee-schedule-was-not-built-for-high-cost-supplies-and-equipment#!/
Contemporary Updates: Radiotherapy Innovation & Evidence (CURiE) is the official publication platform of the American College of Radiation Oncology through the Cureus Journal of Medical Science.
ACRO's SOAP (Spotlight on Advocacy and Policy) Podcast provides public policy awareness to the radiation oncology community. During this episode, Drs. Tarita Thomas and Anna Brown, discuss the comment letter filed with CMS regarding the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule. They are joined by Jason S. McKitrick, a Principal with DC based firm, Liberty Partners.
In this episode of the ACRO podcast CURiE edition, CURiE editor Dr. Jessica Schuster speaks with author Dr. Raj Singh about his published article, "Stereotactic Ablative Radiation Therapy (SABR) for Adolescent and Young Adult Malignancies." Contemporary Updates: Radiotherapy Innovation & Evidence (CURiE) is the official publication platform of the American College of Radiation Oncology through the Cureus Journal of Medical Science.
Read the article here: https://www.cureus.com/articles/274421-stereotactic-ablative-radiation-therapy-sabr-for-adolescent-and-young-adult-malignancies#!/
In the next episode of the ACRO Podcast, Dr. Comron Hassanzadeh, radiation oncologist with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, has a discussion with Dr. Andrew Fairchild, radiation oncologist at Novant Health Rehabilitation Center, on the unique challenges faced by radiation oncologists in managing prostate cancer. They explore the reliability and integration of prostate cancer biomarkers in clinical practice and discuss their impact on treatment decisions, tapping into insights and real-world case examples.
In the next episode of the ACRO podcast CURiE edition, CURiE editor Dr. Jessica Schuster speaks with author Dr. Tony Song about his published article, "Achieving Equity in Transportation for Radiotherapy." Transportation is a significant social determinant of health and a barrier to treatment for many patients. Cancer patients are disproportionately affected, and it can be especially salient for patients undergoing several weeks of daily radiation treatment. A prospective survey pilot study at the authors’ institution examined financial toxicity related to transportation for patients undergoing radiation treatment and showed a correlation between high transportation costs and financial stress.
Contemporary Updates: Radiotherapy Innovation & Evidence (CURiE) is the official publication platform of the American College of Radiation Oncology through the Cureus Journal of Medical Science.
In the first episode of the ACRO podcast CURiE edition, CURiE editor Dr. Jessica Schuster speaks with author Dr. Larry Berk about his published article, "Hemibody Irradiation for Bone Metastases: A Meta-Analysis." Contemporary Updates: Radiotherapy Innovation & Evidence (CURiE) is the official publication platform of the American College of Radiation Oncology through the Cureus Journal of Medical Science.
In the next episode of the ACRO Podcast, Dr. Brian Lally from the Medical University of South Carolina and President-elect of ACRO, has an engaging discussion on Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Dr. Stephen Chun of MD Anderson Cancer Center.
In the latest episode of the ACRO Podcast, our host Dr. Jessica Schuster is joined by members of the Radiation Oncology Education Collaborative Study Group (ROESCG), some of whom are also leaders within ACRO. Those physicians, Drs. Tarita Thomas, Hina Saeed, and Lisa Singer lead a discussion with Dr. Paul Wallner, associate executive director of ABR from 2009-2023, on the past, present and future of ABR continuing education. Get historical prospective and updates on current certification requirements.
The latest edition of the ACRO Podcast is a discussion on the field of theranostics between ACRO members Dr. Simon Brown, of the West Michigan Cancer Center, and Brandon Mancini, Medical Director at BAMF Health.
