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Point/Counterpoint - 2012 - FREE

The use of bismuth breast shields for CT should be discouraged

Cynthia H. McCollough, Ph.D., Jia Wang, Ph.D., Robert G. Gould, Sc.D., Colin G. Orton, Ph.D., Moderator

We do not need randomized clinical trials to demonstrate the superiority of proton therapy

Hideyuki Sakurai, W. Robert Lee, Colin G. Orton, Ph.D., Moderator

The 2014 initiative can have potentially unintended negative consequences for medical physics in diagnostic imaging and nuclear medicine

Ehsan Samei, Ph.D., Terry M. Button, Ph.D., Colin G. Orton, Ph.D., Moderator

Vendor provided machine data should never be used as a substitute for fully commissioning a linear accelerator

Indra J. Das, Ph.D., Christopher F. Njeh, Ph.D., Colin G. Orton, Ph.D., Moderator

Medical Physics residency programs in nonacademic facilities should affiliate themselves with a university-based program

Jatinder Saini, M.S., Jason R. Sherman, M.S., Colin G. Orton, Ph.D., Moderator


Point/Counterpoint - 2011 - FREE

Tumor hypoxia is an important mechanism of radioresistance in hypofractionated radiotherapy and must be considered in the treatment planning process

David J. Carlson, Ph.D., Kamil M. Yenice, Ph.D., Colin G. Orton, Ph.D., Moderator

QA procedures in radiation therapy are outdated and negatively impact the reduction of errors

Howard Ira Amols, Ph.D., Eric E. Klein, Ph.D., Colin G. Orton, Ph.D., Moderator

The 2014 initiative is not only unnecessary but it constitutes a threat to the future of medical physics

Gary D. Fullerton, Ph.D., Kenneth N. Vanek, Ph.D., Colin G. Orton, Ph.D., Moderator

Pulsed reduced dose rate radiation therapy is likely to become the treatment modality of choice for recurrent cancers

C.-M. Charlie Ma, Ph.D., Gary Luxton, Colin G. Orton, Ph.D., Moderator

Medical physics graduate programs should adjust enrollment to achieve equilibrium between graduates and residents

John E. Bayouth, Ph.D., Jay W. Burmeister, Ph.D., Colin G. Orton, Ph.D., Moderator

High intensity focused ultrasound may be superior to radiation therapy for the treatment of early stage prostate cancer

Stanley H. Benedict, Ph.D., Gert De Meerleer, M.D., Ph.D. , Colin G. Orton, Ph.D. and Joseph Stancanello, Ph.D., Moderator

The adoption of new technology in radiation oncology should rely on evidence-based medicine

Christopher F. Njeh, Christian M. Langton, Colin G. Orton, Ph.D., Moderator

All graduate medical physics programs should have an original research component

David W. O. Rogers, Janelle A. Molloy, Colin G. Orton, Ph.D., Moderator

The terminal M.S. degree is no longer appropriate for students interested in a career in clinical medical physics in the United States

Michael D. Mills, Ph.D., Howard R. Elson, Ph.D., Colin G. Orton, Ph.D., Moderator

PDT is better than alternative therapies such as brachytherapy, electron beams, or low-energy x rays for the treatment of skin cancers

Timothy C. Zhu, Ph.D., E. Ishmael Parsai, Ph.D., Colin G. Orton, Ph.D., Moderator

It is STILL necessary to validate each individual IMRT treatment plan with dosimetric measurements before delivery

J. Charles Smith, M.S., Sonja Dieterich, Ph.D., Colin G. Orton, Ph.D., Moderator


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