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Radiation oncology leaders talk Medicare payment reform

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Radiation oncology organizations have come together in an effort to reform Medicare payments for radiation therapy services. The alliance comes in the wake of cuts to Medicare payments for radiation therapy services, which the organizations say threatens patient access to cancer care.

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ASTRO lobbies for new radiation therapy payment bill

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AuntMinnie.com spoke with Casey Chollet-Lipscomb, MD, who joined radiation oncologists from around the U.S. on May 20 and 21 to lobby for a recently introduced bill that proposes a new payment model for radiation therapy. in Washington, D.C., This has a real impact on practices," she said.

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How can radiation oncology build its workforce?

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Radiation oncology continues to experience workforce challenges, but radiology departments and medical schools can help spur interest in the specialty, according to an article published January 30 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. The year 2023 showed a continued decline in applicants with 37 unmatched positions.

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Does breast radiation therapy raise risk of skin cancer?

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Radiation therapy for breast cancer treatment leads to an increased risk of skin cancer, according to research published March 8 in JAMA Network Open. Previous studies point to radiation therapy being a contributor to an increased risk of subsequent non-keratinocyte skin cancers. received radiation therapy. Of the total, 99.3%

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Progress Report on Radiation Therapy

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News emerging from several leading organizations and vendors in the radiation therapy arena came in at a fast pace in the first part of 2024.

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Artificial General Intelligence for Radiation Oncology

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AI achieves human-level accuracy in the auto-segmentation, tumor staging, image registration, automatic treatment planning, quality assurance and outcomes prediction, which greatly improves the accuracy, precision, and efficiency of radiation therapy. The authors stressed that these models should complement human expertise and care.

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ChatGPT can provide patients with radiation protection info

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ChatGPT can answer patient questions about radiation protection for medical imaging exams comparably to websites of radiology institutions, according to research published June 25 in Radiology. Median scores of answers to patient questions on radiation protection in radiology Radiology institutional websites ChatGPT Scientific adequacy 5.4

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