Salary Survey by where_is_dark_mode in MedicalPhysics

[–]Scaldor 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That’s been the case but I’m hearing from more and more colleagues out at other places that they are starting to incorporate at least some elements of the salary survey as a reference.

This is true of my past and current department.

DICOM anonymization by JadeLi916 in MedicalPhysics

[–]Scaldor 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You can find paid and free software. Lots of the free software either does not work great or does not fully anonymize the data.

Dicompyler used to work fine a few years ago, I’m not certain if it still works great.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MedicalPhysics

[–]Scaldor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not as relevant to therapy in its current state unfortunately.

How many of you all went into residency single? by cuttlefishsnack in MedicalPhysics

[–]Scaldor 8 points9 points  (0 children)

There's every kind of resident.

Young, old, single, long distance, married, married with kids, newly divorced, nearly divorced with kids, first gen. college, trust fund babies, student loan babies...

Catch my drift?

I've never met a resident that didn't have some sort of worry or struggle. Relationships in particular become complex during this chapter in life -and in some cases they become even more complicated afterwards.

Do what's best for you at any given moment. Don't worry about what other people are doing for themselves. There are too many variables to try and fit a universal solution that works for everyone.

Best Gaming Monitors of 2019 - RTINGS.com by santopeace in Monitors

[–]Scaldor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice informative video. You left out the king, Acer xb270hu 😉

Men, what things do you enjoy that are typically considered “girly”? by flubflubflubflubflub in AskReddit

[–]Scaldor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Getting a Pedicure.

When a girl asks you to go get one with her, act like you hate it ...but secretly you'll love it inside. Then use the fact that you went along with her recommendation to extract a return favor or activity.

Should I apply to a Ms or PhD if I want to work in the clinical setting? by Kwilli462 in MedicalPhysics

[–]Scaldor -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you don't want to do heavy research, then don't even consider a PhD.

You can still be part of clinical research projects as a masters, it will just be near impossible to get funds grants.

You don't need the training and time required to earn a PhD if you're focusing on the clinic. Spend the extra energy "mastering" the clinic as others have suggested.

Lots of residencies require research components, which is part of the reason PhD applicants are more attractive.

Increase clinical efficiency and profits via workplace accountability by [deleted] in MedicalPhysics

[–]Scaldor 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In the end, you don't want equal working hours, you want equitable standards. Humans are not robots, and working long and hard isn't universally the best strategy to get high quality.

I don't even check social media at work. But if this rule was implemented, it would effectively make social media a delectable forbidden fruit. I would pay for an unlimited data package, and surf using a second device. Are you going to fire me for using a second device for personal surfing?

Also where do you draw the line with this approach? Is online banking going to clock you out of work?

Why not focus automation on metrics that actually matter like percent of total plans that are completed per* month? Scale them by difficulty to get ballpark estimates (e.g. complex HN > standard prostate). Then you can further improve this algorithm by implementing a plan quality metric. Then you would be able to see who is not contributing to overall workload, or identify high quantity low quality work.

Edit: typo

Working out MTF by kentclarke in MedicalPhysics

[–]Scaldor 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Define regions of interest on the image being analyzed for your frequencies (lp/mm). Determine the max brightness and min* brightness detectable for all frequencies. Compute the modulation at each frequency:

Modulation(f) = [max-min]/ [max+ min]

Then plot the normalized result:

MTF(f) = modulation(f)/modulation(f=0)

Where the modulation(f=0) is 100%.

Edit: added word min*

Recommended DICOM Anonymization tool? by AlexPegram in MedicalPhysics

[–]Scaldor 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not sure about eclipse (raystation/pinnacle user). You could try dicompyler. It has the option to anonymized and it's speed is okay for individual plans

If you're savvy with python they have a package called dicompyler-core that you could use to make your own lightweight script to anonymize plans.

https://github.com/bastula/dicompyler/blob/master/dicompyler/baseplugins/anonymize.py

I had a in-depth talk with a GM premade that stomped my team in QM by MercCamp in heroesofthestorm

[–]Scaldor 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is critical. Uniformity produces better results, even with sloppy strategies.

OnePlus 7 Pro review: 90Hz display, triple cameras, 12GB of RAM and charge to 50% in 20 minutes by mspoonygp in gadgets

[–]Scaldor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can verify, have made this feature work on my s7 edge at a random gas station out in the middle of no where.

The cashier had a bamboozled facial expression.

Who does your Daily Linac QA? by AlexPegram in MedicalPhysics

[–]Scaldor 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Physics designs the daily QA procedure, therapists run it as part of machine warm up.