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2022-06-21 14:53:45 AAPM Group Looking for Volunteers
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2022-06-21 11:19:23 2021 AAPM Professional Survey
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The latest AAPM Professional Survey reporting 2021 data is now available. Open / Comment

2022-06-21 11:18:22 2022 Proposed Amendments to AAPM By-Laws
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The Board of Directors approved the following amendments to AAPM's governance documents. The proposed amendments are now being sent to the membership for comment. Please send comments to the AAPM Secretary... Open / Comment

2022-06-21 11:17:22 AAPM Group Looking for Volunteers
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2022-06-21 03:03:59 Current status of neoadjuvant therapy for locally advanced rectal cancer in Wuhan Union Hospital Cancer Center
https://ro-journal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13014-022-02081-8

To analyze and explore the evolution and short-term efficacy of neoadjuvant therapy for patients with mid and low LARC in Wuhan Union Hospital Cancer Center. Open / Comment

2022-06-18 10:59:55 Role of stereotactic body radiation in the enhancement of the quality of life in locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma: a systematic review
https://ro-journal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13014-022-02076-5

Up to 30% of pancreatic cancer patients initially present locally advanced (LAPC). Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) may be an additional palliative treatment option when curative resection is no long... Open / Comment

2022-06-18 00:56:47 Impact of and Response to Cyberattacks in Radiation Oncology
https://www.advancesradonc.org/article/S2452-1094(22)00004-5/fulltext?rss=yes

Cyberattacks on health care facilities are increasing and significantly affecting health care delivery throughout the world. The recent cyberattack on our hospital-based radiation facility exposed vulnerabilities of radiation oncology systems and highlighted the dependence of radiation treatment on integrated and complex radiation planning, delivery and verification systems. After the cyberattack on our health care facility, radiation oncology staff reconstructed patient information, schedules, and radiation plans from existing paper records and physicians developed a system to triage patients requiring immediate transfer of radiation treatment to nearby facilities. Open / Comment

2022-06-18 00:55:48 Radiopharmaceuticals as Novel Immune System Tracers
https://www.advancesradonc.org/article/S2452-1094(22)00043-4/fulltext?rss=yes

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have transformed the treatment paradigms for multiple cancers. However, ICI therapy often fails to generate measurable and sustained antitumor responses, and clinically meaningful benefits remain limited to a small proportion of overall patients. A major obstacle to development and effective application of novel therapeutic regimens is optimized patient selection and response assessment. Noninvasive imaging using novel immunoconjugate radiopharmaceuticals (immuno–positron emission tomography and immuno-single-photon emission computed tomography) can assess for expression of cell surface immune markers, such as programmed cell death protein ligand-1 (PD-L1), akin to a virtual biopsy. Open / Comment

2022-06-17 12:45:34 Letter to the Editor. Radiologically Placed Peritoneovenous Shunt is an Acceptable Treatment Alternative for Refractory Ascites Due to End Stage Liver Disease
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2022-06-17 03:18:16 The Impact of a Cyberattack at a Radiation Oncology Department: Immediate Response and Future Preparedness
https://www.advancesradonc.org/article/S2452-1094(22)00003-3/fulltext?rss=yes

Cyberattacks are increasing year after year and many organizations, including hospitals, are becoming targets. Radiation oncology is especially vulnerable because of the reliance on computer and network capabilities to transfer relevant patient information for safe and effective patient treatment. In early 2019, our institution was hit by a ransomware attack that brought down our oncology information system (OIS). Although we were not fully prepared for such an attack, a total of 69 treatment fractions occurred without our OIS thanks to the quick development of a contingency plan and the ability to restore the patients’ records. Open / Comment