Specialist Updates Oncology

Fewer second cancers with proton radiotherapy: research

21st May 2020
Patients with cancer are less likely to develop another primary cancer if their radiotherapy is carried out with protons…
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proton beam radiotherapy machine
Clinical Focus Spot Diagnosis

Can you recognise this mass on MRI?

6th May 2020
Sharon, 44, has been investigated for intermittent nausea and abdominal pain of several months' duration and attends for her…
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phaeochromocytoma
Australian Doctor News

Fear not, radiologists - your obsolescence is greatly exaggerated

10th February 2020
You may not have heard of the Gartner Hype Cycle but you have probably seen it in action throughout your medical career. It…
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Radiology
Clinical Focus Picture Quiz

How would you manage this high-risk pregnancy?

10th February 2020
Sally is a 25-year-old primigravida who is referred for further assessment of a fetal central brain cyst identified at…
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Coronal scan through the level of the frontal horns, third ventricle and sylvian fissure.
Australian Doctor News

Patient dies after radiologist ignores GP's referral

28th January 2020
An 87-year-old, referred by her GP for facet joint injections, died after the radiologist opted for a “high risk” epidural…
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coroners
6Minutes News

How 'sex in an MRI scanner' became the BMJ's most viewed study

19th December 2019
A study entitled ‘Sex in an MRI scanner’ has proven to be truly magnetic, becoming the BMJ's most downloaded article of all…
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MRI scanner
Clinical Focus Spot Diagnosis

Is it a soft tissue injury or some sort of fracture?

18th December 2019
Liam, a 25-year-old office worker, presents to ED in the early hours of New Year's Day with a painful swollen right cheek…
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Mandibular fracture