Florida Man - Osteoarthritis edition

[Gfunk6]

I’ve heard that a Podiatrist in Florida is opening his own RO center explicitly for OA and related conditions. Recruitment of a willing Rad Onc is underway. It’s like the electronic brachy fiasco all over again.

Can anyone confirm?

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[medgator]

I’ve heard that a Podiatrist in Florida is opening his own RO center explicitly for OA and related conditions. Recruitment of a willing Rad Onc is underway. It’s like the electronic brachy fiasco all over again.

Can anyone confirm?

I know derms that have hired an RO to work a linac that just does skin all day (rather than doing brachy). My understanding is that the linac only has various electron energies and maybe 6x and that's it.

Wouldn't surprise me in the least but probably need more than one podiatrist in on that I bet. The derm rads setup I'm describing has several dermatologist physicians and APPs feeding the beast, no different than a urorads setup

 

[thesauce]

Without IMRT that’s never gonna work out

 

[A_DeMichele]

Without IMRT that’s never gonna work out

You named it - it's happening

 

[Tigerstang]

I’ve heard that a Podiatrist in Florida is opening his own RO center explicitly for OA and related conditions. Recruitment of a willing Rad Onc is underway. It’s like the electronic brachy fiasco all over again.

Can anyone confirm?

Where in FL?

 

[randomname2018]

Alert ASTRO! PodRads can be the next false flag they can rally behind for the next 10 years

 

[drowsy12]

Now THIS is PodRads!

 

[OTN]

Machine companies: make a cheap, OA-specific linac that carries a service contract and they will spread like wildfire.

 

[Tigerstang]

Machine companies: make a cheap, OA-specific linac that carries a service contract and they will spread like wildfire.

Xstrahl already does this

 

[A_DeMichele]

Xstrahl already does this

220 kV, which is I guess is enough to treat the knee?

 

[communitydoc13]

220 kV, which is I guess is enough to treat the knee?

I'd guess so. No sig photoelectric contribution up there and PDD of ~ 60% at 10 cm?

Not a homogeneous plan, but at OA doses should be fine.