ACRO Podcast

In this episode of CURiE Conversations, host Dr. Veronia Fahmy speaks with Nneoma Uzoukwu and Dr. Jeremy Price about their published work, "Definitive Radiotherapy in Serous Carcinoma of Unknown Primary: A Case Review." The discussion explores the presentation and management of serous carcinoma of unknown primary with isolated nodal disease, the rationale for definitive radiotherapy and...

In this episode of CURiE Conversations on the ACRO Podcast, Dr. Veronia Fahmy speaks with author Dr. Niema Razavian about his published article, “Results From the Practice Accreditation Resident Reviewer Program (PARRP) Pilot: Educating Radiation Oncology Residents About Practice Accreditation.” Contemporary Updates: Radiotherapy Innovation & Evidence (CURiE) is the official publication platfo...

In this episode of the ACRO Podcast: Greetings from the GREC, our host Dr. Christopher Jahraus (GREC Committee Member) is joined by a variety of guests to go in-depth on Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 77412. On this edition: Dr. Scott Chen (GREC Committee Member), Jason McKitrick (ACRO Legislative & Advocacy Liaison), Dr. Tarita Thomas (GREC Committee Member and ACRO President-elec...

In this episode of CURiE Conversations on the ACRO Podcast, Dr. Veronia Fahmy speaks with author Dr. Ricky Savjani about his published article, “A Silicone-Based Film-Forming Gel Wound Dressing for Radiation Dermatitis in Head and Neck Cancer Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis Using Clinical Informatics.” Contemporary Updates: Radiotherapy Innovation & Evidence (CURiE) is the official p...

A panel of experts, led by Dr. Brian Lally, president of ACRO, discusses radiation therapy and multidisciplinary decision-making in the treatment of lung cancer.

In this episode of the ACRO Podcast, ACRO Committee Member Dr. Nevine Hanna is joined by radiation oncologist Dr. Christopher Lee to discuss how genomic testing is refining risk stratification for patients with intermediate risk prostate cancer. He shares insights on integrating genomic data with clinical factors to guide decisions around active surveillance, radiation therapy, and determining whi...

In this episode of the ACRO Podcast: Greetings from the GREC, our host Dr. Christopher Jahraus (GREC Committee Member) is joined by Jason McKitrick (ACRO Legislative & Advocacy Liaison) and GREC Committee Member Dr. Gordon Koltis. Jason provides the latest update on healthcare politics from our nation's capital and Dr. Koltis shares how members of ACRO can get involved in advocating for th...

In the first episode of the ACRO Podcast: Greetings from the GREC, our hosts Dr. Christopher Jahraus (GREC Committee Member) and Jason McKitrick (ACRO Legislative & Advocacy Liaison) are joined by GREC Co-Chair Dr. Laeton Pang. They discuss the upcoming radiation oncology coding changes, how we got here, what the ACRO GREC is doing behind the scenes on your behalf, and practical implications o...

Fresh off his ASTRO 2025 Plenary Session talk on functional radiosurgery, and embracing our role as radiation medicine doctors, Dr. Evan Thomas joins one of our hosts, Dr. Bhargava Chitti for the inaugural episode of the ACRO Podcast: New Practitioner Conversations. Here they discuss the evolution of functional radiosurgery and the opportunity it gives us to help patients with tremendously debilit...

In this episode of the ACRO Podcast CURiE Conversations edition, Dr. Jenna Kahn speaks with authors Dr. Scott Silva and med student Caitlin Reichard about their published article, "Dosimetry, Toxicity, and Outcomes of Medically Inoperable Endometrial Cancer Treated With Definitive External Beam Radiation Therapy and Brachytherapy." Contemporary Updates: Radiotherapy Innovation & Evid...

The residency interview is the most nerve-wracking step between you and a career in radiation oncology. What if you could walk into every interview with confidence, knowing exactly what to expect and how to best present yourself? ACRO is here to help you say "bye-bye" to the interview scaries! During this session, Drs. Alfredo Echeverria, Jessica Frakes, and Michael Milano discussed how...

In this episode of the ACRO Podcast CURiE Conversations edition, Dr. Jessica Schuster speaks with author Dr. Leslie Chang about her published article, "Advancing Professionalism Through a Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Workshop in Radiation Oncology." Contemporary Updates: Radiotherapy Innovation & Evidence (CURiE) is the official publication platform of the American College...

In this episode of the ACRO podcast CURiE edition, CURiE Channel Editor Dr. Jessica Schuster speaks with author Dr. Shearwood McClelland, III about his published article, "Early Implementation of the Navigator-Assisted Hypofractionation (NAVAH) Program in Hispanic-American Breast Cancer Patients." Contemporary Updates: Radiotherapy Innovation & Evidence (CURiE) is the official public...

In this episode of the ACRO podcast CURiE edition, CURiE Disease Site Lead Dr. Jennifer Lee speaks with author Dr. Christopher Jahraus about his published article, "ACROPath Oligometastases: The American College of Radiation Oncology Clinical Pathway." ACROPath® is a major initiative of ACRO that aims to present aggregated clinical pathway data in a highly usable format that is readily a...

ACRO's SOAP (Spotlight on Advocacy and Policy) Podcast provides public policy awareness to the radiation oncology community. During this episode, our hosts Drs. Tarita Thomas and Anna Brown of the ACRO Government Relations & Economics Committee (GREC) discuss the development of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule with Dr. Paul Wallner, fellow GREC member, Teri Bedard, Revenue Cycle Coding Stra...

This episode of the ACRO Podcast is sponsored by GT Medical Technologies: In the latest episode of the ACRO Podcast, our host ACRO President-elect Brian Lally, MD speaks with Tugce Kutuk, MD, a radiation oncology resident at Ohio State University about GammaTile® Brachytherapy. GammaTile® is surgically targeted radiation therapy that has been FDA-cleared for treating brain tumors.  ACRO podcasts a...

In the next episode of the ACRO Podcast, ACRO President-elect Dr. Brian Lally, associate professor of radiation oncology at Medical University of South Carolina, asks Dr. Stephen Chun five questions regarding the treatment of small cell lung cancer. Dr. Chun is a radiation oncologist practicing at the MD Anderson Proton Center and West Houston Campus.

In the next episode of the ACRO Podcast, ACRO President-elect Dr. Brian Lally, associate professor of radiation oncology at Medical University of South Carolina, has an engaging discussion on small cell lung cancer with Dr. Kristin Higgins, Chief Clinical Officer and professor of radiation oncology at City of Hope Atlanta. The ACRO Podcast is also available on YouTube.

In the next episode of the ACRO Podcast, Dr. Brian Lally from the Medical University of South Carolina and President-elect of ACRO, has an engaging discussion on prostate cancer treatment with Dr. Sean Collins of Georgetown University Hospital. This ACRO podcast is also available on YouTube.

In this episode of the ACRO podcast CURiE edition, CURiE deputy editor Dr. Chris Jahraus speaks with author Drs. Tarita Thomas and Amulya Yalamanchili about their published article, "The Physician Fee Schedule Was Not Built for High-Cost Supplies and Equipment." Read the article here: https://www.cureus.com/articles/282828-the-physician-fee-schedule-was-not-built-for-high-cost-supplies-a...

ACRO's SOAP (Spotlight on Advocacy and Policy) Podcast provides public policy awareness to the radiation oncology community. During this episode, Drs. Tarita Thomas and Anna Brown, discuss the comment letter filed with CMS regarding the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule. They are joined by Jason S. McKitrick, a Principal with DC based firm, Liberty Partners.

In this episode of the ACRO podcast CURiE edition, CURiE editor Dr. Jessica Schuster speaks with author Dr. Raj Singh about his published article, "Stereotactic Ablative Radiation Therapy (SABR) for Adolescent and Young Adult Malignancies." Contemporary Updates: Radiotherapy Innovation & Evidence (CURiE) is the official publication platform of the American College of Radiation Oncolo...

In the next episode of the ACRO Podcast, Dr. Comron Hassanzadeh, radiation oncologist with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, has a discussion with Dr. Andrew Fairchild, radiation oncologist at Novant Health Rehabilitation Center, on the unique challenges faced by radiation oncologists in managing prostate cancer. They explore the reliability and integration of prostate cancer biom...

In the next episode of the ACRO podcast CURiE edition, CURiE editor Dr. Jessica Schuster speaks with author Dr. Tony Song about his published article, "Achieving Equity in Transportation for Radiotherapy." Transportation is a significant social determinant of health and a barrier to treatment for many patients. Cancer patients are disproportionately affected, and it can be especially sal...

In the first episode of the ACRO podcast CURiE edition, CURiE editor Dr. Jessica Schuster speaks with author Dr. Larry Berk about his published article, "Hemibody Irradiation for Bone Metastases: A Meta-Analysis." Contemporary Updates: Radiotherapy Innovation & Evidence (CURiE) is the official publication platform of the American College of Radiation Oncology through the Cureus Journ...