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Dr. Jason Efstathiou

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Prof. of Radiation Oncology @harvardmed Vice-Chair, Faculty & Academic Affairs, & Director, Genitourinary Division, Dept. of Radiation Oncology @MGHCancerCenter

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🖼️ Radiation meets Renaissance. In 1907, Dr. Georges Chicotot—a physician and trained painter—created the earliest painting known to represent radiation therapy in The First Attempt to Treat Cancer with X Rays. Although the side effects of radiation were already known, there is
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đź’Ą PIFF PAFF POUF đź’Ą. In 1904, you could watch radiation take the stage. Just as radiation captured the minds of creatives and was featured in poetry and paintings, it also inspired costume design for live theater. This was seen in the Broadway play Piff! Paff!! Pouf!!!, which
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🖼 The “Viral” Spread of Radiation. The moment Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen published an X-ray of his wife's hand in 1895, the public was in a frenzy! Then, three years later as Marie Curie discovered radium, intrigue about radiation continued to spread. The Untitled (Side Show
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To view the original article in the @IJROBP, please visit: The first art piece will be coming tomorrow!.
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🎨 Where medicine meets the canvas. In Painting Dose: The ART of Radiation, I had the privilege of collaborating with Dr. Hannah Roberts—then a student, now on faculty at @MGHCancerCenter-- and the esteemed Dr. Anthony Zietman. Together, we explored an often-overlooked
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Thank you @PGrivasMDPhD for organizing a fantastic meeting in Athens with wonderful esteemed colleagues – great talks, great food, great times!
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RT @PGrivasMDPhD: Phenomenal visit to Acropolis open space & museum during our Athens meeting sparking innovative chats! .@Prof_Nick_James….
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RT @APCCC_Lugano: Duration of Androgen Suppression with Postoperative Radiotherapy (DADSPORT) for Nonmetastatic Prostate Cancer: A Collabor….
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RT @PaulSargos: ✨ JUST OUT in EUO,. New paper challenging a dogma. ⏩ MUST READ:.@ConstanceHuck has done a great job to show that CIS is no….
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RT @ConstanceHuck: 🚨 MUST READ 🚨.🔥 Bladder preservation with CIS? Time to rethink the rules. 👉 New in EUO: 🙏 Grat….
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🎨 Where medicine meets the canvas. In Painting Dose: The ART of Radiation, I had the privilege of collaborating with Dr. Hannah Roberts—then a student, now on faculty at @MGHCancerCenter-- and the esteemed Dr. Anthony Zietman. Together, we explored an often-overlooked
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RT @CanUrolAssoc: 📢We are looking forward to greeting our special guests!.#CUA25 Sci Pro chairs, Monica Farcas.@UofTUrology & @masonrossj.h….
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After 39 years @MassGenBrigham and now his last day in clinic, wishing a happy retirement to my very dear one-of-a-kind colleague Dr. Anthony Zietman! Like a finely tuned proton, he has brought positive energy to everything-- from clinic to journal pages, to society leadership
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🔎 Proton therapy is undergoing the same rigorous testing as new drugs, and that’s a major step forward. I applaud the proton therapy community for leading the way in clinical research. Watch our interview to learn more 👉 #ProtonTherapy #IMRT
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📢 One trial alone can’t answer every question, proton therapy research must continue!. I highlight the importance of engaging all stakeholders to drive high-quality research. The success of the PARTIQoL randomized trial was only possible due to the commitment of multiple proton
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Next week, I will be at @PTCOG_Official to discuss the PARTIQoL trial in my plenary session. 🛠️ Proton therapy is one of the most advanced forms of conformal external beam radiotherapy, with unique physical and dosimetric properties. I discuss the cutting-edge advancements
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It was a pleasure sitting down with @zklaassen_md and Michael Cookson for @urotoday to discuss “already out there” and “upcoming” Hot Topics in Metastatic Hormone Sensitive and Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer, and the rapidly evolving landscape of advanced prostate cancer
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🤝 Ensuring access to proton therapy requires more than just technology, it requires collaboration. I emphasize the need for a collaborative model where stakeholders work together to advance research and innovation while reducing disparities in access. Watch the entire
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While metastatic prostate cancer is serious, there is hope and progress. Men are living longer than ever with advanced prostate cancer thanks to new combination and targeted therapies including radiation. There's been a shift towards precision and personalized medicine and.
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Former President Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis includes a Gleason score of 9. What does that mean—and what are the treatment options? Jason Efstathiou, MD, DPhil, a radiation oncologist at @MassGenBrigham, explains on @ABC.
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