Fwd: TBI -Reply

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From:	rvanausdal@CYBERIA.COM (Ray G. Van Ausdal)
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Date: 97-09-11 11:20:03 EDT

I am one of the voters who label these questions "inappropriate for medical
physicists".  I think these are the physicians' responsibility totally.  I
sometimes have my physicans ask "why don't you call the (fill in the blank
cancer center) and see what they do?  I always resist, because I know that
there are always a dozen clinical issues that I am not even aware of, and a
dozen more that I would miss in such a phone call.  I have a hard enough
time making sure that I get the physics issues right, and that is what I
want access to the other physicists for.  TBI doses to ten year old
patients just isn't in our training.  Of course, if the answer comes from
an MD/physicist, wouldn't that be wonderful.  Why isn't this physician
going to his/her sources of literature or expertise to get this answer?

Ray Van Ausdal
York Hospital

At 09:01 AM 9/11/97 -0500, you wrote:
>I share your concern. At the same time, I think it is appropriate
>for people to be in a position to ask questions on which they
>need some guidelines. Hopefully, there are enough
>experienced individuals on this network that are able to give
>the necessary direction. Very often, a lot of time and effort will
>be saved by being guided to where information can be found.  It
>is the responsibility of the individual to examine and  determine
>the authenticity and  applicability of what ever information is
>passed along.
>
>Tom Ogunleye Ph.D.
>Shivers Cancer Center
>Austin, TX 78702
>E-mail: Togunleye@DCNHS-wc.edu
>