We host friends-of-the-show Drs. Join Luh and Marsha Haley, Radiation Oncologists who bring important past experiences and unique expertise to the discussion.
We kick off by examining some articles from the Spring 2025 issue of ASRT's Radiation Therapist:
Caldwell and Lee, Defining Advanced Practice Radiation Therapy at MDACC
Burch et al., Advanced Practice Role in IGSRT for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Treatment
Beckert, Implementation of an APRT in Online Adaptive Radiation Therapy
We then explore "scope creep", a phrase used to describe mid-level healthcare provider encroachment on traditional physician roles. One example is the UPenn study comparing the interpretations of Radiology Assistants with physician residents. Don't miss the excellent YouTube review of this study by Physicians for Patient Protection. Join shares his experience with another example, California Assembly Bill (AB) 890.
Later, Join shares some discussion about the APRT among ASRT and CARROS members at the ACR 2025 meeting.
This leads to an open discussion of what APRTs should do -- versus could do -- in a radiation oncology clinic. As evidenced by Table 1 in Caldwell and Lee, the tasks are wide ranging, may replicate existing roles of US radiation therapists, and might make more sense in international markets than in the United States.
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