Perez and Brady
Started by Seldon1985
new edition is coming out in 2012
Hopefully they continue with the included online access. It obviates the need for you to lug that sucker around if you have to look something up.
New perez will be out soon. 🙂
http://www.amazon.com/Bradys-Principles-Practice-Radiation-Oncology/dp/1451116489/ref=dp_ob_title_bk
http://www.amazon.com/Bradys-Principles-Practice-Radiation-Oncology/dp/1451116489/ref=dp_ob_title_bk
Do you know how the new Perez compares to the Gunderson book? Which is better for a mid-level resident for board preparation?
Has anyone read this beast end to end in lieu of hitting papers up first? Trying to maximize my time...older school seem to think reading a textbook is the only way to do it, new school disregards.
Who actually reads a textbook or a lot of papers? There's just a lot of info and we're asked to understand quite a bit of it... It almost makes most sense to read and re-read the review books... Always curious to hear everyone else's methods...
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Reading a handbook won't be sufficient to understand radiation oncology but maybe it will for passing the boards.
Nccn guidelines and rtog protocols aren't found in textbooks and play a big role in practice and on your board exam imo
Agreed. I use NCCN (category I recommendations) and when I quote them in Tumor Boards the surgeons and medoncs agree with the plan. They have really nice discussion sections in NCCN as well but they are quite a bit lengthy.
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I read most of Perez PGY2-3, but not sure if that was a good use of time, as I hardly could remember things. Read a ton of papers throughout, and that was good for facts and rationale for treatment, but didn't really help with the other part (actually being a radiation oncologist). I think the review books are pretty useful (Hansen), but I repeat what everyone else is saying - read NCCN, go over section 6 in the radiation protocols (the radiation instruction book for that case), and then for certain sites, the UpToDate chapter is very good. The intros for RTOG protocols are very good, too. But, best way to learn is by talking about things (discussing cases in details, optimally in an oral board type format) and doing things (always contour before the attending).
To any of the younger attendings .. Do you find it near impossible to read these days? I mean, how many times can I go over UpToDate for lung and breast CA or read NCCN guidelines? I don't know. I scan the Red Journal, JCO, and NEJM every issue, but there isn't all that much for generalist there, usually. Wish there was some sort of didactic thing like chartrounds.com where it was online and participatory, but with more teaching/question-answer going on or maybe a podcast. Someone want to develop that for me?
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To any of the younger attendings .. Do you find it near impossible to read these days? I mean, how many times can I go over UpToDate for lung and breast CA or read NCCN guidelines? I don't know. I scan the Red Journal, JCO, and NEJM every issue, but there isn't all that much for generalist there, usually. Wish there was some sort of didactic thing like chartrounds.com where it was online and participatory, but with more teaching/question-answer going on or maybe a podcast. Someone want to develop that for me?
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I've found Seminars in Rad Onc and ASTRO refresher/annual meeting lectures to be helpful at times.
We have multiple meetings in our practice to go over literature. In addition to chart rounds, we have a weekly conference of all of our MDs where we dedicate 60-90 minutes discussing cases, relevant literature, and clinical trial updates. Also, we have multiple tumor boards that we go to for which we prepare.
For the Red Journal, I usually skim through all of the 'high impact' publications in each issue.
For the Red Journal, I usually skim through all of the 'high impact' publications in each issue.
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deleted4401
Geez, don't you guys work? 🙂 We barely have enough time to get us together for anything, as we're running rural clinics that are 15 miles apart. Maybe I'll just call into your meetings.
2 years out, boards passed. I have links email updates to JNS and neurosurgery (I do a lot of SRS and they publish more there than red journal), red journal, green journal, JCO, NEJM, Lancet Oncology (usually has GREAT articles), Lancet, JAMA. I skim articles, read only the abstract, and save all articles electronically. Even if I dont get around to reading them, I may reference a patient by going to my electronic "stash" to see what may be relatable. NCCN is referenced for guidelines, and sometimes I look at current RTOG trials for technical details of delivering/prescribing RT.
