Be the Change: Episode 9: Net Zero in Radiation Oncology (ft. Dr Melissa Frick)

In this fascinating episode, tune in to hear from Dr Melissa Frick, who is a chief resident in Radiation Oncology at Stanford University and serves as co-chair on the Greening the Clinics Initiative of the Stanford Healthcare Resident Safety Council. Find out about the exciting initiatives Melissa and her team have been undertaking at Stanford, and what Radiation Oncology can be doing to move towards zero-carbon care.

Resources:

ARRO Climate Health, Equity, and Sustainability Taskforce (CHEST) interest form: https://forms.gle/o6tCvC3xL86trJPi6

NorCal Brachytherapy Waste Audit Toolkit (fill out form to gain access to toolkit): https://forms.gle/o6tCvC3xL86trJPi6

Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM) Sustainability Committee on Twitter: https://twitter.com/IPEMEnvironment

GreenHealth Lab (co-founded by radiation oncologist); https://greenhealth.ucsf.edu/

Scientific letter that documents energy consumption of LINAC per patient course, and identifies “Standby” as phase with greatest energy consumption: https://www.advancesradonc.org/article/S2452-1094(22)00275-5/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email