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Recently I got interested in applying intraprostatic focal boost for prostate SBRT and we have a new trial from UK just got online in IJROBP doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...

After Burnout: Reigniting the Flame Burnout/ˈbərnˌaʊt/noun. Exhaustion of physical or emotional strength or motivation usually as a result of prolonged stress or frustrationverb. To cause to fail, wear out, or become exhausted, especial...

Talking about #burnout helps create culture change that leads to a better environment for all. Grateful to Dr Dan Golden for sharing & @ijrobp.bsky.social @astro-org.bsky.social for publishing

"practicing common humanity through public disclosure seems more important than career advancement"

Involved neck only versus mucosal radiotherapy for head and neck squamous cell cancer of unknown primary (HNSCCUP): a national retrospective multicentre cohort study Introduction: Target volumes for irradiation remain ill-defined for head and neck squamous cell cancer of unknown primary (HNSCCUP). The aim of this study was to compare two commonly used radiotherapy...

NOTCH publication out now in @ijrobp.bsky.social !

Involved neck only (INO) vs mucosal radiotherapy (MUC) for HNSCCUP

INO RT for unilateral HNSCCUP offers similar 5-yr survival and disease control as MUC, and lower rates of enteral feeding

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Pattern of Failure Analysis and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Grade 2 Meningiomas Following Radiation Therapy Grade 2 meningiomas often recur after surgery and radiation therapy. However, large, in-depth failure analyses are lacking, limiting the potential to refine radiation therapy. We report a pattern of f...

How can radiation therapy for grade 2 meningiomas be improved, and what are the failure patterns? Read our new publication in @ijrobp.bsky.social!

@astro-org.bsky.social @estroradiotherapy.bsky.social @neuroonc.bsky.social @eanoassociation.bsky.social

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A mechanistic model of brain necrosis progression based on vascular heterogeneity Brain radionecrosis (RN) is a significant late toxicity of radiation therapy, yet its progression remains challenging to predict due to patient-specific factors. This study develops a mechanistic mode...

Excited to share our latest @ijrobp.bsky.social paper on modeling brain necrosis progression based on vascular heterogeneity! Huge congrats to the team for this accomplishment! @astro-org.bsky.social @estroradiotherapy.bsky.social @eanoassociation.bsky.social

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Self-Compassion and Help Seeking in Medicine Physicians are highly resilient people who can thrive under tremendously difficult situations. We are practiced at working diligently for long-term goals that require delaying gratification. Both natu...

URGENT, READ IMMEDIATELY
Self-Compassion and Help Seeking in Medicine
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#ASTRO25
We'll be there! Will you?

You heard about it here first
#IJROBP podcast "Where does Hope come from?"
#radonc #oncology #theworld
Podcast aunches tomorrow on the ASTRO channel on Spotify, Apple, and at www.redjournal.org/multimedia/a...

Radiation Therapy Patient Education: A Scoping Review to Identify Future Directions for Scholarship Patient education is demonstrated to reduce patient anxiety, facilitate shared decision-making, and improve treatment outcomes. This scoping review characterizes the state of radiation therapy patient...

Scoping review on patient education about radiation therapy advocates for "increasing physician participation, and developing more active methods for patient engagement and learning"
#IJROBP #radiation #radonc
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Red Journal Reviews: Typology, Methodology, and Standards Consolidating accumulated knowledge into a single qualitative or quantitative analysis allows researchers to summarize large bodies of information succinctly, providing clinicians with an assessment o...

Useful guidance on what kinds of reviews are common in #radonc and the types that may be under-utilized.
#IJROBP #radiation
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In this recent IJROBP - The Red Journal article Aisling Barry et al spotlight the expanding role of #RadiationTherapy for primary liver & gallbladder cancers.
🔗 tinyurl.com/3wncmmwm

Comprehensive Molecular Analysis in NRG Oncology/RTOG 9813: A Phase III Study of Radiation and Temozolomide Versus Radiation and BCNU/CCNU in Anaplastic Astrocytoma, published in the #RedJournal.
👉 Read it before your patients: bit.ly/4kyGsPT

Hypofractionated Preoperative Radiation Therapy for Extremity and Superficial Trunk Soft Tissue Sarcomas: Results of a Prospective, Phase 2 Trial published in the #RedJournal.
👉 Read it before your patients: bit.ly/3TWyzIV

A Dose of Poetry debuted in the Aug 1 issue and it's a knockout by Matthew Mumber:
If medicine were my spouse
I would ask politely
if we could have a long overdue chat....
Read more at: www.redjournal.org/action/showP...

Private Equity Acquisitions in Oncology: Impact on Market Share and Prices Private equity (PE) acquisitions of physician practices have seen a significant increase in recent years. The surge in PE acquisitions raises concerns about market consolidation, affordability, and qu...

This article took a lot of work but worth it, issue that deserves greater awareness
"Private Equity Acquisitions in Oncology: Impact on Market Share and Prices"
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#radonc

Red Journal Podcast July 15, 2025 Workforce Roles and Impact of Adaptive Radiation Therapy

Adaptive RT podcast #2 - this time, ART effects on work roles and the workforce
Listen to thoughts from @lauren_henke @CShahMD
Download mp3 at: www.redjournal.org/audio-do/red...
Now on Spotify, still on Apple

📌 Pre-Operative Single Fraction Stereotactic Partial Breast Irradiation (S-PBI) for Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients with Gammapod Technology: Pathological Findings and Ki-67 Evaluation
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@oncoalert.bsky.social

📌 Toxicity and Efficacy of Different Target Volume Delineations of Radiation Therapy Based on the Updated RTOG/NRG and EORTC Guidelines in Patients With Grade 3-4 Glioma: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
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@oncoalert.bsky.social

HERMES: Randomised trial of 2-fraction or 5-fraction MRI-guided adaptive prostate radiotherapy To demonstrate safety and feasibility of 2-fraction stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for prostate cancer.

New HERMES trial results show delivering prostate RT in 2 fx with Unity maintains acceptable acute GU toxicity rates compared to a 5 fx approach. This marks a key step in reducing the burden on patients and clinical teams while maintaining care. Read more in @ijrobp.bsky.social ➡️ bit.ly/4dvtYpW

Check out this new #RedJournal article from @nrgonc.bsky.social c on a comprehensive molecular analysis in NRG Oncology/RTOG 9813: A Phase III study of radiation and temozolomide vs radiation and BCNU/CCNU in anaplastic astrocytoma: tinyurl.com/redfleming

Check out podcast discussing the intersection of art and a life in medicine!
Featuring four artists published on our cover
#IJROBP #radonc
At: www.redjournal.org/pb-assets/He...

Deadline is approaching! June 30!
Send in your papers!
This is going to be a very cool (hot?) collection.
Complete CFP at: www.redjournal.org/pb-assets/Health%20Advance/journals/rob/Red_Journal_CFP_SBRT_Clinical_Impact-1736877660277.pdf

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Sequences and Technologies in Adaptive Radiation Therapy Radiation therapy is essential in both curative and palliative treatments for most cancers. However, traditional radiation therapy workflows using computed tomography (CT) simulation-based planning an...

Here is a very useful review of MRI techniques applied to radiation therapy used for cancer treatment.
This is a sneak peek from our upcoming Adaptive Radiation Therapy - two volume special issue heading your way July 1!
#radonc #sciencematters
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@ijrobp.bsky.social is here #radonc

The Mevalonate Pathway in the Radiation Response of Cancer The mevalonate (MVA) pathway plays a critical role in cholesterol biosynthesis, protein prenylation, and metabolic reprogramming, all of which contribute to cancer progression and therapy resistance. ...

📢Insightful in press review on a lipid metabolic pathway + #radiotherapy response - a🔥area‼️

Also, a harbinger of more to come, more #radbio reviews in @ijrobp.bsky.social that is😊

Stay tuned😍

@cvanpouillebox.bsky.social @freddyeescorcia.bsky.social

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Dosimetric advantages of online adaptive radiation therapy for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: results from a prospective registry study.
Read about it in the #RedJournal: tinyurl.com/redsher1
@ijrobp.bsky.social

Minimizing bowel gas artifact in CT-guided online adaptive radiotherapy with prolonged supine positioning Abdominal computed tomography (CT)-guided online adaptive stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) treatments can be complicated by bowel gas artifact. We investigated whether prolonged patient supin...

Read this new brief report on minimizing bowel gas artifact in CT-guided online adaptive radiotherapy with prolonged supine positioning in the #RedJournal: tinyurl.com/redhkim
@ijrobp.bsky.social

Congratulations to the authors for completing this randomised study in an extremely rare cancer. Clear evidence of overall survival benefit from the addition of chemoradiation to standard of care. #radonc

A Randomized Study of Consolidation Chemoradiotherapy Versus Observation After First-line Chemotherapy in Advanced Gallbladder Cancers: RACE-GB study Chemotherapy (CT) is the standard of care for patients presenting with unresectable advanced gallbladder carcinoma (GBC) but their prognosis remains poor. The value of consolidation CT and radiation t...

RACE-GB, the first ever phase 3 randomized study showing overall survival improvement from chemotherapy combined with #radiation for gallbladder cancer.
Article: www.redjournal.org/article/S036...
Podcast: www.redjournal.org/audio-do/red...