Greetings from the GREC: Upcoming Coding Changes for 2026
In the first episode of the ACRO Podcast: Greetings from the GREC, our hosts Dr. Christopher Jahraus (GREC Committee Member) and Jason McKitrick (ACRO Legislative & Advocacy Liaison) are joined by GREC Co-Chair Dr. Laeton Pang. They discuss the upcoming radiation oncology coding changes, how we got here, what the ACRO GREC is doing behind the scenes on your behalf, and practical implications of the new code set.
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ACRO Podcast: New Practitioner Conversations with Dr. Evan Thomas
Fresh off his ASTRO 2025 Plenary Session talk on functional radiosurgery, and embracing our role as radiation medicine doctors, Dr. Evan Thomas joins one of our hosts, Dr. Bhargava Chitti for the inaugural episode of the ACRO Podcast: New Practitioner Conversations. Here they discuss the evolution of functional radiosurgery and the opportunity it gives us to help patients with tremendously debilitating psychiatric and neurological conditions. Highlights of this episode include the history of the field, a crash course in building an essential tremor program, our emerging role in epilepsy management, and how you can connect with other radiation medicine doctors defining our role in this critical discipline!The ACRO Podcast: New Practitioner Conversations is brought to you by ACRO's New Practitioner Committee and is hosted by Drs. Anna Brown and Bhargava Chitti.
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CURiE Conversations: Dosimetry, Toxicity, and Outcomes of Medically Inoperable Endometrial Cancer Treated With Definitive External Beam Radiation Therapy and Brachytherapy
In this episode of the ACRO Podcast CURiE Conversations edition, Dr. Jenna Kahn speaks with authors Dr. Scott Silva and med student Caitlin Reichard about their published article, "Dosimetry, Toxicity, and Outcomes of Medically Inoperable Endometrial Cancer Treated With Definitive External Beam Radiation Therapy and Brachytherapy." Contemporary Updates: Radiotherapy Innovation & Evidence (CURiE) is the official publication platform of the American College of Radiation Oncology through the Cureus Journal of Medical Science. Read the full article here: https://www.cureus.com/articles/366834-dosimetry-toxicity-and-outcomes-of-medically-inoperable-endometrial-cancer-treated-with-definitive-external-beam-radiation-therapy-and-brachytherapy#!/
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Bye-Bye Residency Interview Scaries
The residency interview is the most nerve-wracking step between you and a career in radiation oncology. What if you could walk into every interview with confidence, knowing exactly what to expect and how to best present yourself? ACRO is here to help you say "bye-bye" to the interview scaries!During this session, Drs. Alfredo Echeverria, Jessica Frakes, and Michael Milano discussed how to strategically prepare for interviews, the real-world do's and don'ts for interview day conduct, the truth about post-interview communication, and more!
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CURiE Conversations: Advancing Professionalism Through a Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Workshop in Radiation Oncology
In this episode of the ACRO Podcast CURiE Conversations edition, Dr. Jessica Schuster speaks with author Dr. Leslie Chang about her published article, "Advancing Professionalism Through a Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Workshop in Radiation Oncology." Contemporary Updates: Radiotherapy Innovation & Evidence (CURiE) is the official publication platform of the American College of Radiation Oncology through the Cureus Journal of Medical Science. Read the full article here: https://www.cureus.com/articles/372473-advancing-professionalism-through-a-patient-safety-and-quality-improvement-workshop-in-radiation-oncology#!/
The ACRO Podcast is developed by the nation's leading radiation oncologists and is designed to provide clinicians and program leaders with critically important clinical, business, and advocacy content to advance cancer care and the careers of those professionals we represent. The ACRO Podcast is the latest tool developed by the American College of Radiation Oncology which is the essential professional society for success in the day-to-day practice of radiation oncology.
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