Did you know that men can get HPV-related cancer, too? HPV, the virus that causes cervical cancers, is also the leading cause of head & neck tumors, which have been rising for years. Treatment can be brutal, but the HPV shot can prevent these cancers. www.cidrap.umn.edu/human-papill...

The sump pump in your Cancer Center fails. Who finds out first? #RadOnc of course, because we are in the basement where shielding is dirt cheap! Fantastic maintenance crew arrived quickly and contained the damage. #MedicalPhysics detoured through conference room to reach machines.

Dr. Mehadji being his best innovative self! #MedPhys #radoncsky

Incredible! Scientists receive a rare standing ovation after announcing that a new treatment can double the survival time for pancreatic cancer, the deadliest cancer which was once considered “undruggable.” When we fund and support science, we can achieve anything! (Video: Dr. Wish Dhillon)

Full and Full-Lifetime AAPM Members — it's time to vote! 🗳️ The 2026 AAPM election is open through June 18 at 11:59 pm ET. Cast your vote for President-Elect, Secretary, Board Members-at-Large, and Nominating Committee Members. Your personalized ElectionBuddy link is in your inbox!

I might steal that as a physics residency director joke (my life equivalent of a Dad joke). #MedPhys.

UC Davis is heading to #SNMMI2026 in a big way! Faculty, researchers, trainees, & collaborators from across UC Davis will be sharing their latest work in LA. See the full list of UC Davis presentations: buff.ly/O49smtO #NuclearMedicine #MolecularImaging #Radiology

Physicist Rosalyn Yalow co-invented a super-sensitive test (radioimmunoassay) that uses tiny amounts of radioactive tags to detect exact levels of insulin in blood & won the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (the 2nd woman ever to win in this category). She died #OTD in 2011. #WomenInSTEM

The ballots for the @aapmhq.bsky.social elections have been sent out! #AAPM voting members, be sure to cast your vote for President, Board of Directors, and Nominating Committee members. And of course my replacement as Secretary #MedPhys #RadOncSky

President of MIT not mincing words today in @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2026/05/27/s...

I think I’ll post this on my front door for Halloween.

A livestream of a volcano in the Philippines captured a meteor crashing to Earth today. What are the odds? Mayon Volcano, Location: Albay, Luzon, Philippines

“American Brachytherapy Society consensus guidelines for medical physics residency training endorsed by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, Part I: High-dose-rate remote afterloader brachytherapy” is published! #MedPhys #radoncsky #brachytherapy www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Just your regular reminder that routine administration of Vitamin K to newborns literally saves hundreds of lives every year in the US alone.

Congratulations to all the recipients! It makes me happy to see all these strong clinicians and scientists who are also engaged strongly engaged in our community.

AAPM would not be able to achieve its goals without amazing volunteers who generously devote their time & energy to advancing medical physics. Check out our Volunteer Handbook, which contains essential information for volunteers during their service: https://ow.ly/VGpU50VLjb2

Today, I was asked by a grandparent about benefits vs risks of vaccines, so she can talk to her kids & grandkids I shared this superb infographic @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social, published @plosglobalpublichealth.org We need such infographics for all vaccines!! journals.plos.org/globalpublic...

In a new study, the HPV vaccine resulted in a 46% reduction in HPV-related cancers in vaccinated males. Including head and neck, esophageal, anal, and penile cancers. Vaccinate your boys and girls against HPV. The vaccine prevents cancer. www.cidrap.umn.edu/human-papill...

See you in Vancouver! #MedPhys

We got a successful cancer vaccine! I’m glad my kid was able to get both doses already.

I bet they loved the fresh ocean air streaming in!

Tuition scholarship opportunity for the AAPM summer school #MedPhys #radoncsky

Startup in my hometown which is working on biodegradable hospital supplies.

Leonard Kim pulled together this map of therapy medicalnphysics residencies including affiliate sites #MedPhys #RadOncSky www.google.com/mymaps/viewe...

This is very good writing advice #MedPhys #RadOncSky

I was looking out my window at the moon last night and thought of the four humans out there.

I hadn't seen this before. This is pretty remarkable. Earth and Moon in one NASA photo. ht @astrokatie.com

#Artemis II update: our European Service Module's main engine performed the translunar injection so precisely that flight controllers in Houston decided to cancel the first of three outbound trajectory correction burns on the way to the Moon 🥳

Goosebumps!

Working my way through #AAPM fellow nominees. So many people doing good work, using science to improve patient care #MedPhys is going strong.

Kudos to UC Davis IT. They quickly isolated all Stryker equipment. #MedPhys stay cyber secure!

Someone’s vacuum escaped and is working in our hallway. I’ve invited it to my office but it declined. I’ve named it neutron. #MedPhys

Indeed, you can save $$$ by using the library your taxes are paying for anyway. Ebooks, audiobooks, eMagazines. Fun fact: Californians can get a library card in every single California County. You only need to show residence in California. That’s basically unlimited books.

The Scouting America #BSA #Scouts just sent out an email to all its members. In this email, they violated about 2/3 of the Scout Laws they allegedly have sworn to uphold. Instead of the Citizenship in Society Merit badge, my family will have a discussion on principled leadership.

Galápagos park releases 158 juvenile hybrid tortoises on Floreana to restore the ecosystem www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-...

Amen! Proofing the chapter proof for Practical Medical Physics now because kittens woke up and chose a stroll over the keyboard. #MedPhys #radoncsky

Two local garden show hosts asked multiple AI tools how to treat peach leaf curl. I haven’t laughed so hard in a while. Doesn’t exactly build confidence for AI applications in other fields.

Finished the last chapter for the 2nd edition. Chapter proofs are rolling in. #MedPhys #radoncsky

Funding opportunity to attend an excellent meeting!

Started reading this to learn how to support my residents. It took two paragraphs, and I was becoming concerned for all of us in #MedPhys. We are in a severe staffing shortage. After Burnout: Reigniting the Flame - IJROBPhttps://www.redjournal.org/article/S0360-3016%2825%2906438-7/fulltext

"I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy." — Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell 🩺✨ Today we honor the birthday of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to earn a medical degree in the US, and every woman physician who makes our world healthier.

I think our email system at work must be down: I have achieved inbox zero. As a #Medphys, I understand that black swan events do happen.

Years ago, I used to spend nights in my office to make sure our inpatients had radiotherapy service. Here is to all the #MedPhys, #RadOnc, #RadiationTherapists and #nurses who brave the weather to take care of others.

And of course we have pea soup thick fog.

Congratulations and well deserved!

A vaccine to prevent colon cancer. Proof-of-concept for strong immune response and safety via neoantigens given to people carrying mutations for Lynch syndrome nature.com/articles/s41...

As Californian, I can now remove my data from data brokers. Will test this out tonight. My data is my property. You want to use it, you should pay me for it.

🏆 2026 AAPM Awards & Honors — Nominations Now Open! Help us celebrate outstanding contributions to medical physics. ⏰ Deadline: Feb 25, 2026 More info: https://aapm.secure-platform.com/awards

I love the people on iNaturalist. Here I am on vacation, starting to discover new flora and fauna for me. Within a couple of hours, a naturalist/survivalist from Kauai and a botanist from Oahu are helping me out. Tomorrow I’ll take my GoPro for the fish!

"And it occurred to him that there were two parts to being a better person. One part was thinking about other people. The other part was not giving a toss what other people thought." Mark Haddon - A Spot of Bother