Proton Therapy: A New Way to Deliver Radiotherapy
Proton therapy is a way to more precisely deliver radiation therapy. What are the implications for children with cancer? (Source: Medscape Radiology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Radiology Podcast - August 1, 2011 Category: Radiology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Summer Reading: One Doc's Required List
Dr. Bruce Cheson designates 2 award-winning, nonfiction books as compulsory reading for his oncology fellows and recommends the titles to Medscape viewers as rewarding summer reading. (Source: Medscape Radiology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Radiology Podcast - July 26, 2011 Category: Radiology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Objective Response Rates: No Such Thing
A study in the variability of tumor measurements on repeat CT scans suggests to Dr. Kathy Miller that objective response rates in clinical trials may be anything but. (Source: Medscape Radiology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Radiology Podcast - July 22, 2011 Category: Radiology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
The Sustainable Growth Rate -- What Happens Now?
Senator Tom Coburn describes the future of Medicare reimbursements and comments on other issues of concern for physicians, such as tort reform and the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act. (Source: Medscape Radiology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Radiology Podcast - June 30, 2011 Category: Radiology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Cardiac Imaging for Risk: Who Is It Good For?
Henry Black, MD, talks about the issue of stratifying risk to determine which patients need cardiac imaging for coronary artery calcium and left ventricular mass. (Source: Medscape Radiology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Radiology Podcast - June 24, 2011 Category: Radiology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Preventive Care: Finally Covered, Says Don Berwick
Donald M. Berwick, MD, of CMS talks about what is now being covered for preventive care under the Affordable Care Act and where you can find more information. (Source: Medscape Radiology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Radiology Podcast - June 21, 2011 Category: Radiology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Belt-Tightening: How Oncologists Can Lower Healthcare Costs
Concerned that Federal budget cuts will greatly affect cancer care, Dr. John Marshall challenges oncologists to be proactive and strive to reduce healthcare costs in their practices. (Source: Medscape Radiology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Radiology Podcast - May 13, 2011 Category: Radiology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Doppler Echocardiography -- How Cautious Should We Be?
This practice-changing study uses solid methodology to conclude that clinicians should be very cautious when using DE for assessing patients with pulmonary hypertension. (Source: Medscape Radiology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Radiology Podcast - May 3, 2011 Category: Radiology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
