
Joel Poder
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Joel Poder
@JPoderMedPhys
Medical Physicist at St George Cancer Center, Sydney. Special interest in brachytherapy. Opinions are my own and not the views of my employer



Curious about whether #SBRT or #brachy is better treatment for intermediate risk prostate cancer? See @cristian_udo @JAMANetworkOpen article just posted! JAMANetworkOpen.2026;9(2):e260146. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.0146 @DrSpratticus @AmarUKishan @nickva1 @alison_tree


Federal funding for US biomedical research is moribund. Since October 1 2025, NIH is -80% in new grants and -70% in values (total dollars). Labs are closing down and researchers are leaving science. To what end?


I think we do great #brachy. Here are the facts. Please judge for yourself! Mature program: LDR started in 1998, HDR (2001), Oncentra (2009) RTQA in 100% of cases (<0.5% minor dev'n rate) High volume centre: up to 400 PC patients / yr; 4-5 brachy physicians, dedicated OR ../2






#GU26 @TheLancet Extremely proud to co-lead with @AmarUKishan and all investigators in MARCAP for helping make these exciting results possible. Presents POSEIDON assessing use of hormone therapy use and duration with post-op RT for recurrent PCa: An individual patient data meta-analysis of 6 trials thelancet.com/journals/lance… @ASCO








We've applied to pool data from our site and NRG 0232 (LDR +/- EBRT) and 0538 (SBRT arm). Stay tuned!

For unfavourable risk prostate cancer, @CDNCancerTrials #PR24 is accruing and is just about to randomize patient 200!

Phase 3 randomized trial of SRS v HA-WBRT meets its primary endpoint. jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…



Research summary here: jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

Don't miss our special session on genitourinary cancers at #TROG2026ASM next month. Researchers including @weeloonong & @JPoderMedPhys will give updates on innovative new research into radiotherapy for prostate & bladder cancers. Register today: ap1.hubs.ly/y0BZwq0








📢 Reirradiation Webinar Combining Brachytherapy with EBRT 🗓 3 Feb 2026 | 15:00–16:00 CET | Online The 5th session supporting safe and effective reRT clinical decision-making. 👉 Register: bit.ly/49AN7GL 🔗 Series overview: bit.ly/3JuqEkg #Radonc
