Rates of Physician Attrition From Clinical Practice Have Risen Since 2013
Rates of attrition up for male and female physicians, in rural and urban settings, across specialties, across geographic regions
American Society for Radiation Oncology, Sept. 27-Oct. 1
Experience at Radiology Department Described After Mass Casualty Event
Enhanced staffing and flexible resource allocation were key in managing patient surge after Oct. 7, 2023, attack in Southern Israel
ASTRO: SABR Offers Long-Term Benefits Comparable to Surgery for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Comparable overall survival seen at seven and 10 years, lung cancer-specific survival, and recurrence-free survival
Automated Bottom-of-Sulcus Dysplasia Detector Combines MRI, FDG-PET
When the BOSD detector was trained on MRI+PET features, 87 percent of BOSDs were overlapped by one of the top five clusters in training set
ASTRO: Stereotactic Arrhythmia RT Safer Than Repeat Catheter Ablation for High-Risk Ventricular Tachycardia
STAR recipients had superior median time of freedom from death, shock, or storm; more catheter ablation recipients developed serious adverse events
ASTRO: Low-Dose Radiation Improves Clinical Outcomes in Mild-to-Moderate Knee Osteoarthritis
Significantly higher responder rate seen at four months with 3 Gy/six fractions versus sham irradiation
ASTRO: HRQOL Superior With SBRT for Intermediate-Risk Localized Prostate Cancer
Favorable bowel HRQOL seen with stereotactic body radiation therapy compared with intensity-modulated radiation therapy; no difference seen in disease-free survival
Artificial Intelligence Tool Can Differentiate Glioblastomas From CNS Lymphoma
Results were validated in five independent cohorts, with AUROCs ranging from 0.924 to 0.996
Skipping First Mammogram Screening Increases Long-Term Breast Cancer Mortality Risk
Higher mortality likely reflects delayed detection, not higher incidence
