#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

Good news for medical physicists: AAPM/IROC have developed an online chamber registry to support medical physics with a streamlined, standardized source of external beam reference dosimetry data for TG-51—reducing manual entry & improving efficiency. Details: https://irochouston.mdanderson.org

Finished reading through my section of #MedPhys residency applicants. I wish I could take two per year. So many hardworking, outstanding scientists and clinicians. Our field is in good hands.

Our #AAPM Awards & Honors Committee can only award to those who are nominated. Read the criteria carefully, and tell us who you think fits them well! #MedPhys

On #GivingTuesday, organizations share the impact of their missions. Interested in how the AAPM E&R Fund strengthens medical physics? Be part of the goal: https://www.aapm.org/education/edfundlinks.asp

@aapmhq.bsky.social dues renewal for 2026 is going live for our membership today. New software, several membership classes available, lots of benefits such as virtual library, NRCP documents and others. Also LMIC rates for international members. #MedPhys

First up: thank you to the outgoing board members. JACMP editor Michael Mills is retiring, thank you for founding the journal and many decades of service. Outgoing Board chair Todd Pawlicki got a yearbook, presented by incoming board chair @mmahesh.bsky.social. #MedPhys

@aapmhq.bsky.social Board of Directors is meeting at #RSNA25. Several hours of deliberation, decisions and votes. It’s a great experience to work with so many passionate #MedPhys volunteering their time for our organization. #radoncsky

Time for elementary school kids to spot AI generated stuff: 0.1 s. It’s becoming a joke amongst them. What’s sad is that the serious studies leading to thoughtful implementation in medicine will suffer.

Thankful for scientist, funding and public health outreach to make this possible.

If you like cute cats with stupidly brilliant names, photographed amongst very pretty Oxford architecture, this article from @oxfordclarion.bsky.social is for you: oxfordclarion.uk/college-cats...

On a roll last night! Finished up all the tasks to get ready for the Winter AAPM Board meeting at #RSNA. Reviewing minutes, getting slide decks ready, reviewing board agenda. Last item is to assign new board buddies. #MedPhys volunteer life as AAPM Secretary.

I’m Testing the new @aapmhq.bsky.social membership software by renewing right away! Invites have gone out to volunteers first to tee st the new system is working as intended. We are #MedPhys, we QA!

RO-ILS marks the International Day of Medical Physics highlighting a great catch by a physicist. Learn more: https://ow.ly/bvFf50XnnY1

See you there! We will just have completed our winter AAPM Board meeting. Budgets to approve, feedback on proposed Bylaws and Rules updates, and more. #MedPhys

Well deserved! #MedPhys #radoncsky

Graduate school recommendation time! My letter and assessments are in. Now crossing my fingers very hard that my student gets into their desired program! #MedPhys

We’re excited to share that AAPM will be at the 2025 Physics and Astronomy Congress in Denver, CO! Join us October 30 – November 1 as we connect with the physics and astronomy community. Find more information about the meeting here: https://ow.ly/3wVl50XebAN

Ignite Your Research Career 🔬 AAPM invites early-career medical physicists to apply for its Research Seed Grant — funding high-impact, independent research for 1 year. LOI due Mar 16, 2026 Applications due Apr 17, 2026 💡 Learn more ➡️ https://aapm.secure-platform.com/gaf/page/seed

The only word I can think of about this VA decision is “bizarre”. Yes, male breast cancer is rare but about once a year on average in my career I’ve seen cases come through. It’s bad enough to have to deal with cancer, but why deny coverage to some veterans arbitrarily?

Interoperability is a challenge in radiation oncology. Safety & efficiency can be compromised when information exchange is not seamless. Please participate in this survey so that we can understand the challenges you're facing: https://aapm.questionpro.com/ihero2025

In our short existence, The Corsi-Rosenthal Foundation has issued 58 grants providing healthier indoor air to 30,000 ppl. The Foundation aims to substantially increase these benefits to under-resourced schools over the next several months. Please consider helping us: givebutter.com/buildabox2025

Weekend task: planning out the Board buddies and redesigned board orientation for #AAPM #medphys. Next, preparing for our December 2 board meeting during RSNA in Chicago.

The UC Davis Therapy Physics #medphys programs at ICD and Sutter are looking forward to your application!

3rd and last day of FallMeeting at @aapmhq.bsky.social headquarters. EXCOM discussed what major items need to be taken care of by the Board. FINCOM has a 2026 budget ready for the Board meeting on December 2nd in Chicago. I also bought yarn at Fibre Space.

This is absolutely worth it.

Appeal from Dr. Bryant Lin at #AAPM25 for healthcare professionals to be online. Share evidence-based Madi one, share our experiences taking care of patients, advocate for good healthcare.

#AAPM25 Dr. Bryant Lin talking about his experience turning from physician into a nonsmoking lung cancer patient. “You know but you don’t know”. Acknowledges his privilege compared to what many patients face. Alive because we kept cancer research at NCI going since Rosevelt started it in 1937.