Before We Begin: Why Talking to Your Care Team Matters You’re probably reading this because you or someone you love is preparing for radioactive iodine (I-131) treatment. This guide is meant to help you feel more prepared and less surprised—but it is for general...
Medical Physics
Presented by Nathan Busse, Medical Physicist Introduction Yttrium-90 microsphere radioembolization has become an increasingly important treatment modality for liver malignancies, but establishing a new program requires careful attention to unique workflow challenges,...
November 2025 | Presented by Kiernan McCullough, Chief of Therapy Physics Introduction The field of radiation oncology stands at a remarkable intersection of technological innovation and clinical excellence. While the fundamental principles of radiation therapy remain...
Every year, countless women undergo mammograms as part of their breast cancer screening routine. But behind each of those images is a carefully calibrated system, regulated by law and monitored by specialized medical physicists who work to balance two critical...
As a diagnostic physicist for CAMP serving rural hospitals across Western Colorado and New Mexico, Steve Jackson has discovered something that might surprise you: remote healthcare facilities often deliver healthcare that matches what you’ll find in major...
Part 1: Part 2: Chris Today, we are joined by Brad Lofton, a diagnostic and nuclear medical physicist who serves as chief executive officer of the Colorado Associates in Medical Physics, or CAMP, where he’s worked since 2010. Brad earned a BS in biomedical...
Introduction Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FEMA) represents a systematic approach to identifying and prioritizing potential failures in clinical processes. The methodology involves scoring failure modes on three key criteria: severity (impact on patient or staff...
Colorado’s Go-To Fluoroscopy Training Gets a Critical Overhaul When the original Rocky Mountain AAPM fluoroscopy training was launched in 2010 (original authors Steve Jones and Doug Pfeiffer), it quickly became a widely adopted solution for meeting...
Picture this: A law enforcement officer enters an MRI suite wearing his full gear, confident that since no scan is in progress, no machinery is in use. Within seconds, he’s pinned against the massive magnet by the metal in his equipment, unable to move. This...
Introduction When a Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) paper in April 2025 claimed that CT scans could be responsible for 5% of all new cancer cases in the U.S., it set off waves of concern across the healthcare landscape. This brought a lot of...