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- #8: Why did low-dose radiation therapy for arthritis disappear in America? Scientific careers, Nobel prizes, Rockefeller, Eisenhower, and egos.
In the first half of the 20th century, radiation therapy was used for a huge range of medical maladies. X-rays cut the mortality of gas gangrene from 50% to 5% and treated skin manifestations of lupus as early as 1905.
Then American culture shifted, and the fear of atomic power chased radiotherapy to the dark basement of hospitals, the pages of comic books, and political crises detailed on the evening news.
How did we get here?
The story is more absurd than I ever imagined.
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48 min - #7: Exposing the Lotion Conspiracy - Myths of Radiation Medicine
Have you or someone you know been exposed to the insidious claim that any lotion, cream, or topical agent left on the skin before radiation treatment can have a bolus effect? You may be entitled to compensation. Basement Brothers, Attorneys at Law, have filed a class action lawsuit...
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19 min - #6: How can you start doing low-dose radiotherapy for arthritis in your practice?
Yes, it really is as simple as it sounds. Yes, it really is popular worldwide because of the results. Yes, you can start doing it...tomorrow. On the heels of Austin Dove's wonderful webinar, Matt Spraker (our favorite Basement Buddy) and I do a "curbside consult" on starting to use low-dose radiotherapy (LDRT) for osteoarthritis in his practice...and maybe yours?
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55 min - #5: IGRT and me; part three.
The final installment of another long conversation about IGRT.
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34 min - #4: You think you know IGRT, but you have no idea [IGRT choices/part two].
Continuing on with our practical discussion regarding IGRT choice, immobilization, so on and so forth.
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34 min - #3: I bet no one taught you IGRT in residency [IGRT choices/part one].
Matt Spraker returns for a PowerPoint-fueled romp through IGRT choices.
Slides are on Twitter and FigShare:
https://figshare.com/articles/figure/IGRT_Slide_1/20493393
https://figshare.com/articles/figure/IGRT_S2/20506833
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33 min - #2: RadOnc job secrets; doctor contracts; (linear) accelerate your life [part two].
Matt and I talk again.
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1 hr 10 min - #1: What are the secrets of the elusive "RadOnc job"; contracts; work; and life [part one].
Matt Spraker joins us to talk about details of what an actual attending job in Radiation Medicine looks like, RVUs, medical director roles, etc.
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About out of the basement / radiation medicine
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A sprawling mix of real-world education, armchair journalism, and scientific exploration, all anchored in Radiation Medicine. The Establishment™ has locked information behind towering ivory walls:…
consider this channel your nuclear Robin Hood, stealing from the rich to give to the poor; gadflies forcing radioactive truth into the spotlight. Of course, none of this is medical, legal, or financial advice.