Ryan McBeth

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 88: Data is king, but food fills seats

Data is all the rage as healthcare analysts look for quantitative measures of healthcare quality. But how do you get busy attending physicians and residents to fill out surveys? Find out one trick in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

June 27, 2019

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 87: The feminist narrative

Do today's research trials adequately reflect medical outcomes in women? Or are they too focused on men? Ryan starts to wonder in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

June 13, 2019

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 86: Think before you scoot

Electric scooters are everywhere now, and while they can be a lot of fun, they also can have unintended consequences. One of those is more work for radiologists who read imaging studies from the emergency room -- including Andy, who decides to make a statement in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

May 30, 2019

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 85: The magic of Cinco de Mayo

With the Cinco de Mayo holiday approaching, many hospital residents who aren’t working or aren’t on call have the opportunity to blow off a little steam. Priya and Andy are no different, as we discover in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

May 2, 2019

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Emergency Radiology

#MyRadGirlfriend No. 84: The most dangerous place

Yes, the emergency room can be a dangerous place for a physician. But even greater danger can be found elsewhere in the hospital, as we learn in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

April 11, 2019

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 83: Circling the drain

One of the most challenging things about a radiologist's job can be dealing with referring clinicians, especially ones that are particularly obstinate, as Dr. Rankin is in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

March 21, 2019

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 82: When you hear hoofbeats ...

It's been a late night in the reading room, and Andy encounters a perplexing case that could have a variety of differential diagnoses. Find out how she settles on the correct one in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

March 7, 2019

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 81: The price to pay for being antivax

Antivaxxers may think they're doing the right thing for their kids, but there's a price to pay for not getting vaccinated -- and it's mainly paid by their children, as Andy and Ryan find out in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

February 21, 2019

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 80: Anxiety in the reading room

What fears push your anxiety buttons? For some radiologists, it's the board exam, while others have more existential concerns. Andy has to face some of her internal demons during a long night in the reading room in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

February 7, 2019

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 79: How sweet it is

Most folks would agree that the explosion of new coffee varieties is a great thing. But they can have a downside, as Andy and Priya find out in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

January 24, 2019

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CEM-guided biopsy effective for sampling suspicious breast findings

CEM-guided biopsy yielded malignancy in over one-quarter of cases.

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Radiologists, LLMs fail at spotting AI-generated chest x-rays

Meet the Minnies 2026 semifinalist candidates

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GAE cuts steroid injections by half in knee osteoarthritis patients

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Manual, DL-generated segmentations differ in radiomic features

ASTRO: Radiosurgery may extend survival for SCLC with brain metastases

By Erik L. Ridley

Patients receiving SRS lived almost 18 months after treatment.

September 29, 2026

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Video from ASTRO: How is the RPT boom impacting radiation oncology?

The boom in radiopharmaceutical therapy (RPT) driven by theranostics is having a significant impact on radiation oncology.

September 29, 2026

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Cardiac MRI-derived metrics predict adverse cardiac disease outcomes

By Erik L. Ridley

Diastolic function markers from cardiac MRI yielded incremental value over clinical risk factors and traditional imaging markers.

September 29, 2026

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Bosniak predicts renal cancer with unfavorable histologic features

By Amerigo Allegretto

The 2019 version of the Bosniak risk classification system can predict cancer in cystic renal masses with unfavorable histology.

September 29, 2026

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ASTRO: Radiosurgery reduces suicidal ideation in major depressive disorder

Before treatment, 14 of the 20 patients (70%) reported suicidal thoughts, while after treatment, one patient (5%) did.

September 29, 2026

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ASTRO: Psychotherapy after cancer diagnosis tied to lower mortality

Patients with depression had an 11% higher risk of cancer-specific mortality compared with those without it.

September 28, 2026

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EHR data may miss women eligible for lung cancer screening

By Amerigo Allegretto

Smoking history may be underestimated in over one-third of lung cancer screening-eligible women identified by self-reporting.

September 28, 2026

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ASTRO: 10-year outcomes support hypofractionated radiotherapy in breast cancer

While hypofractionated radiotherapy is well established for whole-breast irradiation after breast-conserving surgery, there is little long-term data on its use post-mastectomy.

September 28, 2026

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ASTRO: Few patients adhere to long-term hormone therapy after lumpectomy

By Erik L. Ridley

The results provide real-world context for treatment approaches that consider omitting radiation therapy after lumpectomy.

September 28, 2026

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ASTRO: Fractionated radiosurgery lessens brain metastases recurrence

By Amerigo Allegretto

Focused radiation therapy over three to five sessions after surgery for a large brain metastasis reduced recurrence risk.

September 28, 2026

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ASTRO: Navigator program improves access for African American breast cancer patients

Afua Ofori-Darko, a medical student at Case Western Reserve, presented early phase I results of a structured patient navigation program.

September 28, 2026

ASTRO: Low-dose RT tied to fewer knee replacements

By Amerigo Allegretto

Patients who underwent low-dose RT had longer symptom relief, less joint deterioration, and lower disability risk.

September 27, 2026

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