Medical physicists should meet with patients as part of the initial consult

Schuller, Bradley W.; Hendrickson, K; Rong, Yi

doi:10.1002/acm2.12305

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“…Approximately 1.7 million new cancer cases occurred in the United States in 2018, and approximately half of all cancer patients receive radiation therapy during their course of treatment . Though millions of patients benefit from their work, medical physicists often remain behind the scenes, and even many patients receiving radiation therapy are not familiar with the physicists contributing to their care . It is therefore unsurprising that many students are not knowledgeable about the career opportunities related to this field: when surveyed high school students were asked to list three possible careers at a hospital, many students struggled to identify options beyond nurses and doctors .…”

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A hands‐on introduction to medical physics and radiation therapy for middle school students

Fagerstrom

Gao

Robertson

2019

J Applied Clin Med Phys

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Lesson plans were developed to present concepts of medical physics and radiation therapy to a middle school audience. These workshop learning units relied on hands‐on participation and collaboration within student groups to acquaint students with computed tomography simulation and treatment planning processes. These lesson plans were delivered at two different educational outreach programs targeted at student groups that have traditionally been underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. The lesson plans are scheduled to be delivered at a third program in the future. The activities were used to introduce occupations in medical physics and radiation therapy as possible career opportunities for students, and to generate enthusiasm for continuing STEM education. Lesson plans are available upon request for educators interested in exploring medical physics educational outreach activities in their communities.

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A hands‐on introduction to medical physics and radiation therapy for middle school students

Fagerstrom

Gao

Robertson

2019

J Applied Clin Med Phys

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“…their care [138][139][140] . If this transition is realized, and with appropriate training 139 , our perspective is that the medical physicist's role will be further strengthened, despite automation of their technical tasks (Fig.…”

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Artificial intelligence in radiation oncology

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“…Finally, even if the benefits were agreed to outweigh the risks (which we do not at this time concede), not every radiation oncology department will have sufficient resources to accommodate such costly time commitment from the physicist. Therefore, the inclusion of direct patient care duties must be evaluated with a view of the cost–benefit analysis impact on the medical physicist and the radiation oncology department 13 …”

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“…Therefore, the inclusion of direct patient care duties must be evaluated with a view of the cost–benefit analysis impact on the medical physicist and the radiation oncology department. 13 …”

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Three discipline collaborative radiation therapy (3DCRT) special debate: A physicist's time is better spent in direct patient/provider interaction than in the patient's chart

Atwood

Lamichhane

Howell

et al. 2022

J Applied Clin Med Phys

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both engaging for the readership and foster further collaboration in the science and clinical practice of radiation oncology. All 3DCRT debates thus far have included a radiation oncologist, medical physicist, and radiobiologist on each team. For this debate, we break that trend and include a patient representative along with a radiation oncologist and medical physicist on each team. We hope this patient perspective adds a valuable new aspect to our debate format and encourages the continued inclusion of patient perspectives in future clinical discussions.

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Medical physicists should meet with patients as part of the initial consult

Cited by 9 publications

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A hands‐on introduction to medical physics and radiation therapy for middle school students

A hands‐on introduction to medical physics and radiation therapy for middle school students

Artificial intelligence in radiation oncology

Three discipline collaborative radiation therapy (3DCRT) special debate: A physicist's time is better spent in direct patient/provider interaction than in the patient's chart

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