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Elections - American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) - American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)
ASTRO holds annual elections for its Board of Directors.
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Two DEIs wtf?Elections - American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) - American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)
ASTRO holds annual elections for its Board of Directors.www.astro.org
This was the first year so had to elect a chair and vice-chair - other positions are for vice-chair who is eventually promoted to chair (if i'm remembering things correctly)Two DEIs wtf?
TN Onc staffs the proton center south of nashville. This doesnt necessarily make her a proton protector, though.Why do you think Dr. Lipscomb is a "proton protector"? TN Oncology doesn't have protons (AFAIK) nor does she talk about them really.
"Provision CARES Proton Therapy Nashville, a partner of Tennessee Oncology, is the only proton therapy center in Middle Tennessee."Does she staff it? I follow her, old friends. I never hear any mention of protons. I had no idea they even staffed it.
I will admit, I know nothing about her other than the company that pays her has a vested interest/partnership with a struggling company within the proton industry.TN Onc staffs the proton center south of nashville. This doesnt necessarily make her a proton protector, though.
I don't think so. I also have no reason to think she's a proton shill. Just clarification regarding any possible disincentives. I don't exactly think highly of Provision, though.Does she staff it? I follow her, old friends. I never hear any mention of protons. I had no idea they even staffed it.
I don't think so. I also have no reason to think she's a proton shill. Just clarification regarding any possible disincentives. I don't exactly think highly of Provision, though.
It’s another misguided proton venture. So stupid. I knew a guy who gave up his PP partner job in a desirable city to chase this nonsense. Now he works in the middle of nowhere. Venture capital proton long term isn’t a thing. You need legit institutional backing, lobbying power, and good advert to make it work.
Proton is our subprime crisisIt’s another misguided proton venture. So stupid. I knew a guy who gave up his PP partner job in a desirable city to chase this nonsense. Now he works in the middle of nowhere. Venture capital proton long term isn’t a thing. You need legit institutional backing, lobbying power, and good advert to make it work.
If a venture capital proton place wants to LIV me, my dms are open...Proton is our subprime crisis
Proton is our subprime crisis
When do we get our bailout?
Everybody loves a good hand outWhen do we get our bailout?
We don’t get anything just like 2008. Our betters (admins, health execs) they are getting paid. Consolidation.When do we get our bailout?
And volume. The mystical “if you build it they will come” almost never pans out. Can give you a competitive edge in a tight market. AKA not the rural Midwest.You need legit institutional backing, lobbying power, and good advert to make it work.
The shameless ads, email advertorials, linkedin messages etc aren't for nothingAnd volume. The mystical “if you build it they will come” almost never pans out. Can give you a competitive edge in a tight market. AKA not the rural Midwest.
Multiple midwest proton centres in works m8And volume. The mystical “if you build it they will come” almost never pans out. Can give you a competitive edge in a tight market. AKA not the rural Midwest.
Guess the multiple bankruptcies/"restructurings" so far haven't dissuaded themMultiple midwest proton centres in works m8
Poor take. Just cause she works for a large private practice that happens to staff a proton center (where she has never worked, AFAIK) doesn't make her a proton shill. Her group staffs like 20+ RO departments. It'd be like calling anybody from SERO a proton shill (even if they never worked at the upcoming SERO proton facility).Government relations electee is a proton protector. PLEASE pass the cuts on to the rest of us.
TN and OKC procure have struggled for a while. Aren’t these proton only places without photons? I heard the Dallas TOPA one is also without photons, but im not sure about this. I can’t see any particle therapy centre being successful without all the tools. This is like having a surgical centre only with a davinci.
Idk anything about the TN lady but she seems nice on social media. Deville is the one begging for proton prostate cases isn’t he?
TOPA Arlington facility has protons only, but there are radonc clinics within the TOPA network with photons are close by.
Or go out out of business (Indiana).
The old proton facilities that were too expensive without the necessities are going to continue to limp along.
That one was interesting. It was an old research cyclotron based in Bloomington, Indiana, associated with the IU physics department. As physics research progressed, lower-energy cyclotrons no longer were able to discover new particles/interactions, so they converted the cyclotron into a tx facility. Cost some money, but not nearly what building a new machine from scratch would have cost.Or go out out of business (Indiana)
Yeah but arent the nearby clinics competitors with different doctors who get paid by productivity? Has this model been successful? Seems to me people just say well protons not needed I need to eat while I count my gold coins. The lack of photons also leads to inappropriate treatment because physicians dont have all the tools and they also need to eat themselves. Protons are a great way to treat everything all of a sudden.TOPA Arlington facility has protons only, but there are radonc clinics within the TOPA network with photons are close by.
Have not seen that at larger centers with protons and photons. Quite a bit of bait and switch actually, esp when the cyclotron is at capacity....Yeah but arent the nearby clinics competitors with different doctors who get paid by productivity? Has this model been successful? Seems to me people just say well protons not needed I need to eat while I count my gold coins. The lack of photons also leads to inappropriate treatment because physicians dont have all the tools and they also need to eat themselves. Protons are a great way to treat everything all of a sudden.
Of course it happens. It is a bait for many of these places then they put them on the photon machine when they need. My point is that a proton/CK only place is never the way to go.Have not seen at that larger centers with protons and photons. Quite a bit of bait and switch actually, esp when the cyclotron is at capacity....
Kinda like when practices would use a cyberknife a decade or two ago to get patients through the door.