Medical Physicist / Associate Research Professor @Cornellvet@VaiderLab@medphyswb Noisic, AI, machine learning, radiation, nurd, Left Twitter for Bluer Skies
Welcome to the first edition of the 2026 AAPM Newsletter! This issue features reporting from the Working Group on Veterinary Radiation Therapy Oncology, updates from the Government Affairs team, and an update from President Robin Miller with an inside scoop on what’s coming.
Our latest OA paper: “Veterinary oncology data management in the era of artificial intelligence” (Published in Veterinary Oncology, Nov 2025).
We present a framework for data governance, privacy, and sharing tailored to oncology in large institutions.
tinyurl.com/dm7n63fa
Just published: A method for embedding cells on radiochromic film for in vitro high-precision radiation dosimetry (Med Phys, Aug 2025)
aapm.onlinelibrary.wiley.com…
We demonstrate how to seed cells directly onto film to measure radiation dose at the cellular level.
#medphys
The deadline for abstracts is but a few days away! Join us as we bring together scientists of all types (data/veterinary/medical/biomedical/ ), veterinarians, specialists, and more to SAVY!
Abstracts due -> January 31, 2025
Link to abstract submission-> web.cvent.com/event/a69cbb95…
The Symposium on Artificial Intelligence will be held at @cornellvet, NY, from May 16-18, 2025.
Details -> cornellaivet.org
Registration Opens->Jan 15
Abstract Deadline-> Jan 31
Early-bird-> March 14
Sponsors -> cornell.app.box.com/file/171…
Join us!
Would you like to know what is WAC? WAC3 is our automated cell counting platform for spindle cells via open-access, web-based Watershed Automatic Cell Colony Counter -> setpsi.com/Cells/
Preprint ->papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
I had a great time in Norfolk, Virginia, attending and presenting at the #ACVR2024 annual scientific meeting. One of my sessions was on #OneHealth and #AI.
In short, the message I hoped to transmit was as follows.
Poll for my #medphys peeps out there...
Would you consider a 'research sabbatical' at a veterinary radiation oncology center? The catch is you'd have to do both patient and machine QA. The bonus is you'd get a 'stipend.'
Epic Systems makes the dominant electronic health record (EHR) system in America; if you're a doctor, chances are you're *required* to use it. For each hour a doctor spends with a patient, they spend *two* hours on clinically useless bureaucratic data-entry on an Epic EHR.
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📅 Save the Date! Sept 24, 2024
⏰ 09:00 ET | 15:00 CET
Join us for the MPWB Webinar on mitigating medical errors in #Brachytherapy with Dr. Samantha Simiele. Moderated by Sarah Ashmeg & Arjit Baghwala.
🔗 Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pnZl3_xBSSa6NO7PFXpICA
#MedPhys #PatientSafety #Healthcare