
U-Michigan Rad Onc Residents
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U-Michigan Rad Onc Residents
@MichRadOncRes
Official Twitter account for the University of Michigan Radiation Oncology Residency 〽️〽️〽️


@UMichRadOnc hosted the inaugural Felix Feng Visiting Professorship to honor the legacy and career of a brilliant scientist and physician. His roots still run very deep and we could not have asked for a better guest speaker than @DrPaulNguyen to pay tribute. @UMRogelCancer





How do state-wide quality measures impact #radonc fractionation selection for 🦴 metastases? Within the Michigan Radiation Oncology Quality Consortium, quality measures were implemented in 2020 and 2022 to promote use of single fx (SFRT) and <=5 fx treatments for pts w/ 🦴 mets. From 2018-2024, 3247 pts in 29 centers were treated w/ 4382 (non-SBRT)☢️ plans: 🔘Use of SFRT 🔼 from 17.8% ➡️ 38.8% 🔘Use of <=5 fx tx 🔼 from 44.2% ➡️ 63.9% 🔘Use of shorter regimens was assoc w/ later yr of tx, 🔼 distance to tx facility, 🔼 baseline fatigue, 🔽 yr of physician practice 🔗 - tinyurl.com/ypw2tzbn @ASTRO_org @LukeMHiggins @UMichRadOnc


















