Dear AuntMinnie member,
Our coverage from the annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) dominated our list of most highly viewed stories this week, led by a story on how the combination of low-dose radiation therapy (RT) with glucosamine and chondroitin significantly reduces the need for knee replacement surgery and lowers disability risk in early osteoarthritis patients.
Other popular stories reported on how radiosurgery reduces suicidal ideation in major depressive disorder and how ultralow-dose RT can help to control myeloma bone pain. Associate Editor Will Morton also interviewed two radiation oncologists about how the boom in radiopharmaceutical therapy is affecting radiation oncology. You can see our full ASTRO 2026 ShowCast here.
In other developments, Medicare payments for cardiac CT have dipped sharply over the past 15 years. And the 2019 Bosniak risk classification system can predict renal cancer with unfavorable histologic features in cystic kidney masses.
A new episode of the Ultrasound MinnieCast is now available. In the latest edition, Associate Editor Amerigo Allegretto features key presentations from the recent annual meeting of the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS).
Please see below for our other top stories of the week.
Erik L. Ridley
Editor in Chief
AuntMinnie.com
1. ASTRO: Low-dose RT tied to fewer knee replacements
2. Medicare payment for cardiac CT declining
3. Bosniak predicts renal cancer with unfavorable histologic features
4. Ultrasound MinnieCast, Episode 18: SDMS 2026
5. ASTRO: Radiosurgery reduces suicidal ideation in major depressive disorder
6. Cardiac MRI-derived metrics predict adverse cardiac disease
7. ASTRO: Ultra-low-dose RT controls myeloma bone pain
8. Video from ASTRO: How is the RPT boom impacting radiation oncology?
9. CT-based AI model predicts pneumonitis in lung cancer patients
10. Chat messaging platform could reduce phone call disruptions