ACRO Podcast

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  CURiE Conversations: Small-Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder With Concurrent High-Grade Prostate Cancer: A Case Report and Review of the Literature 30.07.2026 20min

  In this episode of CURiE Conversations, host Dr. Jessica Schuster speaks with Dr. Veronia Fahmy and Dr. James S. Welsh about their published work, "Small-Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder With Concurrent High-Grade Prostate Cancer: A Case Report and Review of the Literature."The discussion explores the management of this rare synchronous malignancy, the rationale for bladder-preserving chemoradiotherapy, the role of hypofractionated radiation and the clinical decision to use MRI surveillance instead of prophylactic cranial irradiation. They also reflect on how reviewing the limited literature surrounding rare cancers helped guide treatment.Contemporary Updates: Radiotherapy Innovation & Evidence (CURiE) is the official publication platform of the American College of Radiation Oncology through the Cureus Journal of Medical Science. Read the full article here: https://www.cureus.com/articles/502342-small-cell-carcinoma-of-the-bladder-with-concurrent-high-grade-prostate-cancer-a-case-report-and-review-of-the-literature
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  CURiE Conversations: Definitive Radiotherapy in Serous Carcinoma of Unknown Primary With Isolated Nodal Disease: A Case Review 08.06.2026 12min

  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 key considerations for multidisciplinary cancer care.Contemporary Updates: Radiotherapy Innovation & Evidence (CURiE) is the official publication platform of the American College of Radiation Oncology through the Cureus Journal of Medical Science. Read the full article here: https://www.cureus.com/articles/479202-definitive-radiotherapy-in-serous-carcinoma-of-unknown-primary-with-isolated-nodal-disease-a-case-review
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  CURiE Conversations: Results From the Practice Accreditation Resident Reviewer Program (PARRP) Pilot: Educating Radiation Oncology Residents About Practice Accreditation 20.04.2026 9min

  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 platform of the American College of Radiation Oncology through the Cureus Journal of Medical Science. Read the full article on Cureus:https://www.cureus.com/articles/438644-results-from-the-practice-accreditation-resident-reviewer-program-parrp-pilot-educating-radiation-oncology-residents-about-practice-accreditation.
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  Greetings from the GREC on the ACRO Podcast: Discussion on Code 77412 03.04.2026 26min

  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-elect), and Ron DiGiaimo and Teri Bedard of RCCS.The GREC is the Government Relations & Economics Committee of ACRO.
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  CURiE Conversations: Silicone-Based Film-Forming Gel Wound Dressing for Radiation Dermatitis in Head and Neck Cancer Patients 20.03.2026 20min

  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 publication platform of the American College of Radiation Oncology through the Cureus Journal of Medical Science. Read the full article here: https://www.cureus.com/articles/421775-a-silicone-based-film-forming-gel-wound-dressing-for-radiation-dermatitis-in-head-and-neck-cancer-patients-a-retrospective-cohort-analysis-using-clinical-informatics#!/
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  Radiate Insights Lung Cancer Roundtable: Clinical Insights 18.02.2026 11min

  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.
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  Genomic Testing and Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer supported by Myriad Oncology 02.02.2026 24min

  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 which patients may benefit from androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) post-radiation. The conversation highlights practical takeaways for clinicians focused on more personalized, evidence based prostate cancer care.This episode of the ACRO Podcast is sponsored by Myriad Oncology.
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  Greetings from the GREC: Get Involved in Advocacy in 2026 23.01.2026 14min

  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 the radiation oncology profession and their patients.The GREC is the Government Relations & Economics Committee of ACRO.
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  Greetings from the GREC: Upcoming Coding Changes for 2026 02.12.2025 24min

  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 of the new code set.
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  ACRO Podcast: New Practitioner Conversations with Dr. Evan Thomas 17.10.2025 57min

  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 debilitating psychiatric and neurological conditions. Highlights of this episode include the history of the field, a crash course in building an essential tremor program, our emerging role in epilepsy management, and how you can connect with other radiation medicine doctors defining our role in this critical discipline!The ACRO Podcast: New Practitioner Conversations is brought to you by ACRO's New Practitioner Committee and is hosted by Drs. Anna Brown and Bhargava Chitti.
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  CURiE Conversations: Dosimetry, Toxicity, and Outcomes of Medically Inoperable Endometrial Cancer Treated With Definitive External Beam Radiation Therapy and Brachytherapy 22.09.2025 18min

  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 & Evidence (CURiE) is the official publication platform of the American College of Radiation Oncology through the Cureus Journal of Medical Science. Read the full article here: https://www.cureus.com/articles/366834-dosimetry-toxicity-and-outcomes-of-medically-inoperable-endometrial-cancer-treated-with-definitive-external-beam-radiation-therapy-and-brachytherapy#!/
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  Bye-Bye Residency Interview Scaries 10.09.2025 1val 7min

  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 to strategically prepare for interviews, the real-world do's and don'ts for interview day conduct, the truth about post-interview communication, and more!
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  CURiE Conversations: Advancing Professionalism Through a Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Workshop in Radiation Oncology 28.08.2025 15min

  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 of Radiation Oncology through the Cureus Journal of Medical Science. Read the full article here: https://www.cureus.com/articles/372473-advancing-professionalism-through-a-patient-safety-and-quality-improvement-workshop-in-radiation-oncology#!/
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  CURIE Conversations: Early Implementation of the Navigator-Assisted Hypofractionation (NAVAH) Program in Hispanic-American Breast Cancer Patients 17.06.2025 24min

  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 publication platform of the American College of Radiation Oncology through the Cureus Journal of Medical Science.Read the article here: https://www.cureus.com/articles/363179-early-implementation-of-the-navigator-assisted-hypofractionation-navah-program-in-hispanic-american-breast-cancer-patients#!/
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  CURIE Conversations: ACROPath® Oligometastases 21.02.2025 45min

  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 accessible to clinicians at the point of care in real time. The oligometastases pathway is the first published algorithm in this collection, with additional pathways anticipated in future publications.Contemporary Updates: Radiotherapy Innovation & Evidence (CURiE) is the official publication platform of the American College of Radiation Oncology through the Cureus Journal of Medical Science.Read the article here: https://www.cureus.com/articles/290108-acropath-oligometastases-the-american-college-of-radiation-oncology-clinical-pathway
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  SOAP: Development of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule 02.01.2025 32min

  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 Strategies, and Jason McKitrick, Liberty Partners Group.
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  ACRO Podcast: GammaTile® Brachytherapy 05.12.2024 31min

  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 are available on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.
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  ACRO Podcast: Five Questions on Small Cell Lung Cancer with Drs. Brian Lally & Stephen Chun 07.10.2024 24min

  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.
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  ACRO Podcast: Small Cell Lung Cancer Discussion with Drs. Brian Lally & Kristin Higgins 04.10.2024 12min

  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.
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  ACRO Podcast: Prostate Cancer Treatment Discussion with Drs. Brian Lally & Sean Collins 01.10.2024 16min

  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.