Rebecca Smith-Bindman MD / RORL

Radiology Outcomes Research team director and UCSF radiologist

[Rebecca Smith-Bindman MD / RORL @UCRadSafety]

CT scans save lives, but unsafe doses can cause cancer. @CMSGov wants to make radiation safety reporting voluntary. Patients deserve protection, not risk.

👉 Tell CMS to keep protections mandatory by Sept 15: https://t.co/YoT1MULtxo

[Rebecca Smith-Bindman MD / RORL @UCRadSafety]

https://t.co/o4xeui2OxK

[Rebecca Smith-Bindman MD / RORL @UCRadSafety]

.@HealthImaging recently published this article detailing our research that examined which strategies are most effective in improving radiation safety & optimizing radiation doses in CT imaging across institutions! You can read more here:
https://t.co/eAPHTRuRkX

[Rebecca Smith-Bindman MD / RORL @UCRadSafety]

I'm pleased to share that the paper that I co-authored w/ Drs. Whitebird & Solberg, "Strategies for Dose Optimization: Views from Health Care Systems," has been published in @JACRJournal! You can now read this paper online with free access until 5/4 here: https://t.co/6pFw8Go1Hf

[UCSF Imaging @UCSFimaging]

The purpose of this study from Drs. Sean Woolen (@UCSFImaging), Ann Lazar (@UCSF_Epibiostat) & Rebecca Smith-Bindman (@UCRadSafety) was to estimate the association between frequent (at least 2 times per week) perineal talcum powder use & #ovariancancer. https://t.co/95yzL7PYxU

[Rebecca Smith-Bindman MD / RORL @UCRadSafety]

We recently published a large-scale study in @JPediatr: using data from 3.9 million children in the US & Canada, we found Down syndrome remains a strong risk factor for childhood leukemia & association with AML is stronger than previously reported:
https://t.co/KO3wZF0ubg

[Diana L. Miglioretti, PhD @dmiglio]

Proud to be the dissertation advisor on this study finding leukemia risk is higher than expected in children with Down syndrome https://t.co/kCeVFv8KcP
@UCRadSafety @UCDavis_PHS @UCD_Cancer

[Rebecca Smith-Bindman MD / RORL @UCRadSafety]

We recently published a large-scale study in @JPediatr: using data from 3.9 million children in the US & Canada, we found Down syndrome remains a strong risk factor for childhood leukemia & association with AML is stronger than previously reported:
https://t.co/KO3wZF0ubg

[Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo @KBibbinsDomingo]

Continuing the trend to honor 10+ women in science- in addition to @PalmerNynikka
@MariaGlymour @aliciacita @EMatthay @MKushel @cadkat @CMangurian @slingomez @Linda_Kachuri @HanaScientist @TejalDesaiUCSF @jackie_m_torres @JuneChanScD @yhswen @PAfulani @UCRadSafety @ohdebbyoh

[Rebecca Smith-Bindman MD / RORL @UCRadSafety]

We need more scientific studies focused on imaging @JAMANetworkOpen @JAMA_current @KBibbinsDomingo @UCSFimaging @UCSF_Epibiostat @UCSFMedicine https://t.co/ctH25YDQaG
#medicalimaging #cardiotwitter #carotidscreening #carotidstenosis #evidencebased

[B. Wagner, M.D. 🇺🇸 @Wagner_Nephro]

Dr. Smith-Bindman @UCRadSafety et al "found that among all adults, imaging rates increased significantly from 2000 to 2016 for all imaging tests other than nuclear medicine,"
#patientsafety
https://t.co/ZKTAMSCiAd

[JAMA Network Open @JAMANetworkOpen]

Without an RCT of carotid stenosis screening, #USPSTF will continually balance new surgical treatments with varying benefit-to-harm ratios against improving medical therapies that would be recommended regardless. @UCRadSafety @KBibbinsDomingo @UCSFMedicine https://t.co/p9VCgsahV3

[UCSF Imaging @UCSFimaging]

The latest @bmj_latest collaboration with Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman (@UCRadSafety), @UCSF_ObGynRS, @UCSF_Epibiostat & Maastricht medical center looks at high-dose CT patients over 5 years. https://t.co/KmgizogekA

[Farhood Farjah @FarhoodFarjah]

Grateful for brilliant collaborators! @dianabuist @mateo_banegas @UCRadSafety @kpwashington @KPWaResearch @KPNorthwest @KPMedSchool @KPSCALnews @UCSanDiego @mfldclinic @MCResearchInst @UWBiostat @SchoenKurt

[Rebecca Smith-Bindman MD / RORL @UCRadSafety]

@UCSFimaging @UCSFHospitals @MaastrichtU @bmj_latest #ctdose #safect

[Rebecca Smith-Bindman MD / RORL @UCRadSafety]

Latest @bmj_latest collaboration with Maastricht medical center looking at high dose CT patients over 5 years.
https://t.co/mlXCspY7kd

[JAMA Internal Medicine @JAMAInternalMed]

Study findings underscore the need for more evidence for determining how best to evaluate lung nodules and to avoid unnecessarily intensive diagnostic evaluations of lung nodules https://t.co/MR0wC1bojS

[Rebecca Smith-Bindman MD / RORL @UCRadSafety]

@UCSFimaging @UCSFHospitals @UCSFMedicine #ctdose #ucsfradiology #radiology

[Rebecca Smith-Bindman MD / RORL @UCRadSafety]

Latest @bmj_latest collaboration with Maastricht medical center looking at high dose CT patients over 5 years.
https://t.co/mlXCspY7kd

[UCSF Imaging @UCSFimaging]

The purpose of this study was to measure the use of #CT & #ultrasound in ED visits for #abdominalpain & #appendicitis to examine the impact of these efforts. https://t.co/rZ5zAOJFLw Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman (@UCRadSafety) is an author.

[B. Wagner, M.D. 🇺🇸 @Wagner_Nephro]

☢️"Although guidelines have been developed for imaging, they are primarily based on expert opinion rather than evidence and have not been shown to reducing imaging," @UCRadSafety

#patientsafety
#informed #consent

https://t.co/BmtZA2Dzm0