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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Brain MRI scans showing axial and coronal views of cerebral structures in grayscale

Brain MRI features linked to cognitive decline in older populations

Baseline tightness of the high-convexity sulci (THC) at MRI is tied to cognitive decline in older adults.

3D medical illustration of liver with red cancer cells showing hepatic tumor growth and disease progression

Interventional rads treat half of Medicare liver cancer patients

3D medical illustration of a lymph node with red immune cells and blue lymphocytes against black background

Rural-urban breast cancer survival gap widens, ACS studies find

X-ray scan of pelvis with highlighted prostate gland in red for medical diagnosis

Lu-177 PNT2002 before SBRT extends disease control in prostate cancer

MRI brain scan grid showing axial slices with AI diagnostic analysis and suspicion score heatmap ranging from 0-100%

AI on par with radiologists for finding prostate cancer on MRI

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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ASTRO: Ultra-low-dose RT controls myeloma bone pain

The pain response rate was 59% at four weeks.

September 27, 2026

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ASTRO: Limb-sparing care now standard for extremity sarcoma

In the 1970s, over 50% of extremity soft tissue sarcomas were treated by amputation.

September 27, 2026

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ASTRO: Siemens unveils Accela radiotherapy system

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

NeoArc allows stereotactic treatment to be delivered within a single breath hold.

September 27, 2026

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ASTRO: Proton RT controls high-risk neuroblastoma

Findings support PRT as a strategy to reduce long-term morbidity without compromising oncologic outcomes.

September 26, 2026

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ASTRO: How does tumor location affect survival in patients with esophageal cancer?

Upper esophageal tumors were associated with the best survival, while middle esophageal location carried significantly worse odds.

September 26, 2026

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