Mar 23, 2023
In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks
with Isabelle Choi, MD, about the use of proton
therapy in radiation oncology, improving accessibility to radiation
technology and more.
• Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology
Overdrive :14
• About Choi :27
• The interview 2:00
• Can you tell us about your journey to become a
radiation oncologist? 2:18
• What is proton therapy, and how does it work?
4:57
• What types of cancer can receive proton therapy?
7:35
• What do you look for to decide if somebody should or
should not get proton therapy? 10:41
• What are ways to improve the overall outcomes in
toxicity during cancer care that you have found in your research in
proton therapy? 13:49
• Do you feel like there is a challenge in the equity
space? How do we address that in this field that is needed in many
populations, but is often not able to be delivered due to lack of
resources? 17:51
• Have you had challenges with patients not
understanding what radiation oncology is? … How do you address that
concern or mistrust that patients may bring?
23:46
• Jain and Choi on multidisciplinary communication
when it comes to supporting patients
27:33
• Jain and Choi on the challenges of making extra time
for patient communication in the setup of the current health care
system and physician burnout
31:22
• If someone could only listen to the last minute of
this episode, what would you want them to take away?
36:15
• How to contact Choi
37:27
• Thanks for listening
38:00
Isabelle Choi, MD, is the director of research and
clinical director at the New York Proton Center. She is a radiation
oncology attending in the Department of Radiation Oncology at
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr.
Jain at oncologyoverdrive@healio.com. Follow us on Twitter
@HemOncToday and @ShikhaJainMD. Dr. Choi can be reached at
www.nyproton.com or on the Memorial Sloan Kettering website.
Disclosures: Choi and Jain report no relevant
financial disclosures.