out of the basement / radiation medicine

Mar 04 2025 47 ep. 47 mins 9
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A sprawling mix of real-world education, armchair journalism, and scientific exploration, all anchored in Radiation Medicine. The Establishment has locked information behind Towering Ivory Walls: consider us Nuclear Robin Hood, stealing from the rich to give to the poor; gadflies forcing radioactive truth into the spotlight. Out of the Basement is produced by Photon Media, a project from the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Cold Light Legacy. Of course, none of this is medical, legal, or financial advice.

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Slow Motion Crash: How the AMA, Medical Professional Societies, and Flawed (Secret) Methodology Are Driving Radiation Oncology Off a Cliff

Mar 04 2025 47 mins  
Strap in for a wild ride through the Medicare mess threatening radiation oncology in 2026. From a bizarre AMA survey that thinks we’re just radiology’s quirky cousin, to ASTRO’s head-scratching distractions, we break down the...break down?Recorded at midnight in the Vermont Mountain Basements™, this episode unpacks the Byzantine world of CPT codes, RVUs, and a 40% practice

Pediatric nasopharyngeal brachytherapy: a radioactive relic and the harmful myths surrounding it.

Oct 27 2024 57 mins  
In this episode, we step into a historical hornet’s nest, examining the controversial legacy of nasopharyngeal radium treatments once used for ear infections and adenoid issues in children. We unravel the convoluted data on radiation and cancer risks, hypothesizing about the academic intrigue behind a much-cited 2001 Hopkins study. Most importantly, we question how narratives -

Threshold of Deception: Stretching the Truth of Radiation Safety

Oct 20 2024 78 mins  
Let's takes a deep dive into the flawed foundations of the Linear No-Threshold (LNT) model, a theory that has shaped radiation regulations for decades. We'll unravel the history of "radiophobia" and explore how fear of radiation, scientific ego, and regulatory inertia cemented the LNT model into public policy. The episode touches on the controversial decisions of Nobel laureate He

ROCR's magical trickle-down equity economics

Jul 02 2024 16 mins  
I've got a big HEART - can I have $500 too? *** OOTB, produced by Photon Media, is made possible by Cold Light Legacy, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that thrives on community support. [email protected]

RVU University (RVUU): The origin of modern Medicare reimbursement, Chevron deference, and ROCR

Jun 30 2024 41 mins  
After the journal evidently had to rediscover, patent, and rebuild the printing press, my ROCR "Letter to the Editor" was finally published: https://t.co/dGKHQJoMQD To accompany and expand upon this content, we'll start with framing the entire conversation with a simple "why do we care"? Since the Supreme Court was feeling feisty and surprisingly overturned

High Yield LDRT for OA - Everything Under the Sun (Xstrahl Miniseries Capstone)

May 29 2024 56 mins  
Ever found yourself thinking, "Man, I wish there was a single podcast episode that summarized all the most helpful and practical information on low-dose radiotherapy for osteoarthritis"? Well, good news! This episode is your ultimate guide to understanding the science, clinical efficacy, and practicalities of LDRT. We’re distilling the highlights of the entire “Xstrah

The Nuclear Scare Scam - Galen Winsor (also known as "that physicist who ate uranium in the 1980s")

May 17 2024 91 mins  
Recently, a video of a physicist eating uranium while delivering a lecture appeared on my social media feed. While I ignored it once or twice, THE ALGORITHM knows me better than I know myself, and I eventually watched it. However, the short clip contained no information, and I couldn’t tell the context of why someone would do this, let alone if it was even real. Turns out…it’

Those "negative" randomized control trials everyone likes to cite and say "LDRT doesn't work" are really, really bad (Radiotherapy for Arthritis: The Miniseries)

Apr 15 2024 18 mins  
Episode Four (part...one?) of the “Real World LDRT” miniseries (sponsored by Xstrahl) gets more into the evidence behind LDRT. Specifically, the two RCTs out of the Netherlands published a few years back showing that LDRT had no benefit in osteoarthritis. So...couple small problems with that. Namely, the trials had less than 30 patients in each arm, used too high of a dose, use

Who watches the watchers? The April 2024 town hall on Radiation Oncology's white whale: SUPERVISION

Apr 14 2024 108 mins  
On April 5th, 2024, ASTRO held an actual, honest-to-goodness "town hall" style virtual meeting with ~200 members of the Radiation Oncology community showing up to make their voices heard. Yowza. There's a reason this took me over a week to make and clocks in at almost two hours. Buckle up for a very special Cold Light episode as we "watch the watchers" and e

LDRT Coding and Billing (Radiotherapy for Arthritis: The Miniseries)

Apr 08 2024 32 mins  
Episode Three of the “Real World LDRT” miniseries (sponsored by Xstrahl) is everyone's favorite topic: coding and billing! [insert the sounds of a gleeful studio audience here] The secret sauce is to remember you can bill it like normal (ideally, 2D or "complex isodose"). The radiotherapy CPT codes are disease agnostic (no, they're not just for cancer - heard