LDRT Resources For Osteoarthritis

Handy And Useful Info To Help You Build Your Benign Practice

My friend and colleague, Dr. Matthew Spraker, had recently posted this on X and on his personal website. I thought it was wonderful so I wanted to share.

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LDRT Resources for Osteoarthritis

Often when I am talking about my low dose radiotherapy (LDRT) practice, people ask if there are good resources online to share with patients or referring clinicians.

I made this list of (mostly) freely available resources on this topic.

Patient Resources

• PRIMR Video on Osteoarthritis | This illustrated video teaches patients all about LDRT in about 3 minutes.

• Low-dose RT for Osteoarthritis Public Webinar | Dr. Richard Shaffer gives an in-depth lecture about topic (approx. 67 minutes, XStrahl.com)

• Low dose radiotherapy re-emerging for osteoarthritis | A nice lay article from Cleveland Clinic reviewing the topic.

Podcasts

• Review of Radiotherapy for Osteoarthritis | The Accelerators Podcast episode featuring Dr. Austin Dove, reviewing the use of LDRT for OA around the world. Based on his IJRBOP review article.

• How you can start using LDRT for osteoarthritis in your practice | I join Dr. Beckta on Out Of The Basement to discuss practical advice for new patient consults, treatment techniques, billing, and other stuff too.

• Radiotherapy for Osteoarthritis: The Miniseries | Dr. Beckta runs a 5-episode mini-series on the history, techniques, evidence, and policy around LDRT for osteoarthritis. Episode 1 is here.

Peer-reviewed Publications

• Radiotherapy for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis | Topic discussion in Practical Radiation Oncology by Yu et al.

• The Use of Low-Dose Radiation Therapy in Osteoarthritis: A Review | Dove et al. review the global use of LDRT for osteoarthritis.

Social Media / Forums

• Does your practice currently use low-dose radiation in the treatment of osteoarthritis? (TheMedNet)

• Radiation therapy for OA? (Student Doctor Network)

ASTRO 2024 Annual Meeting Presentation

• Benign Radiotherapy: Back To The Future (requires purchase / login)

Electronic Book

• “Low-Dose Radiotherapy For Benign Musculoskeletal Conditions” by Dr. Richard Schaffer and Dr. Bobby Koneru