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Ciara Lyons
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Radiation Oncologist | Ireland
When I was a student, I absolutely loved exploring the basement of Hodges Figgis and Greene’s staircase and so many other bookshops that are now sadly gone. Love doing this while travelling too. Definitely the best way to discover books you never knew you needed to read…
Karl Whitney: Opening a world to books that beg to be unearthed
When I read about people ‘discovering’ and republishing ‘lost classics’, I often think: Well, they were in print once
www.irishexaminer.com
May 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Welcome to #GU25!

This year, we’re bringing together leading experts, researchers, and clinicians to share the latest advancements in GU cancer care. From groundbreaking research to innovative treatment strategies, #GU25 is the place to connect, collaborate, and drive progress.
February 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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With science falling under increasing attack, this medical historian is here to remind people of the power of #vaccines. THREAD🧵

Hard-hitting polio advert from 1958. In the first half of the 20th century, polio was the leading cause of death in children and young adults. 1/7
February 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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I was delighted to chat with Louise and Aoife on the LadyBites Podcast talking all about cervical cancer and HPV screening and saying "absolutely!" waaayyy too often...
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Check if your test is due: hse.ie/cervicalcheck
#CervicalCancerPreventionWeek @nsshse.bsky.social
Interview with Dr Sarah Fitzgibbon, CervicalCheck
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January 22, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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What's the first major news story you remember as a child?

The Challenger explosion. I remember watching the footage on the little B&W TV that only came out of the closet for space shuttle launches and presidential speeches.
What's the first major news story you remember as a child?

I want to say the moon landings but by the time I was paying attention we were on the last couple and they weren't major news - Cambodian boat people was the first major thing I remember after that
What's the first major news story you remember as a child?

The decision to start spraying Roundup on coca plantations in Colombia.
December 17, 2024 at 3:31 PM
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Unclear. However, I offer in reply the Evans Postulate, so named for my nephew who offered it two decades ago as a culinary certitude: There is no food that cannot be improved by the addition of either bacon or chocolate.

Discuss amongst yourselves.
everything is better with cheese
December 17, 2024 at 10:10 PM
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Supremo trial 10 yr PMRT vs not in N0, or 1-3 nodes showing no significant benefit to PMRT for any endpoint/CW benefit sig but small. Important context, all had axlnd. Will future include targeted ax radiation? Subtypes? Does this apply after SLNbx? #SABCS24 How integrate MA20 and EORTC22922?
December 12, 2024 at 3:48 PM
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Jimothy is innocent!
December 4, 2024 at 10:54 PM
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X-ray tech's hand showing damage from radiation exposure, c.1900. This photo from the Royal London Hospital demonstrates just how damaging the effects of radiation exposure can be. X-rays were first discovered in 1895 by Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, but their dangers were not yet understood. #histmed
November 24, 2024 at 11:47 AM
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Some ice floating on the River Barrow in Carlow this morning.
November 20, 2024 at 9:02 AM
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Excited to share our latest.
Key takeaway: Aspirational guidelines are only motivational when they are perceived as achievable. To make timely palliative care accessible to patients with cancer,we need more than just aspirational guidelines. acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
November 23, 2024 at 2:21 PM
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Amazing talk from Marcel Van Herk at UK SABR consortium giving us the value of his experience right through to present day uncertainties we still need to work on. #UKSABR2024 @SABRconsortium
November 21, 2024 at 12:45 PM
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November 21, 2024 at 12:20 PM
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Mega Graphic Medicine Starter pack (3 great minds thought alike and created one, but this has everyone from all 3 packs.) Still room for more people who post about #graphicmedicine so let me know if you want on! I'm going to tag everyone in the pack so they know they're in this.
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November 20, 2024 at 12:41 AM
Thanks for putting this together @ciaranmalone.bsky.social! Excellent resource for anyone interested in radiation oncology/cancer research in Ireland and beyond! 🎉
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Please share with others in the Radiation Oncology/Cancer Research space in Ireland.
November 20, 2024 at 6:33 AM
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Please share with others in the Radiation Oncology/Cancer Research space in Ireland.
November 19, 2024 at 10:37 PM
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Anybody in the Radiation Oncology space in Ireland 🇮🇪 interested in joining an #Ireland #Radonc #MedPhys #RTT starter pack? Hopefully it will help connect the Irish community (both clinical and academic) together. Please comment/message if you wish to be included. 🚀 ☢️ 🇮🇪
November 19, 2024 at 9:36 PM
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NASA’s new rendering of the Christmas Tree Nebula
November 18, 2024 at 5:52 AM
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Okay, y’all… I have finally decided that retreat is the better part of valor. Bringing some rainbow energy over to these blue skies.
#bydhttmwdi
a pixel art of a man standing under a rainbow on a blue background
Alt: a pixel art of Levar standing under a rainbow on a blue background
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November 18, 2024 at 7:43 PM
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Who is using #AI in medical education? How are you using it and how is it going?
#meded #medicaleducation
November 18, 2024 at 10:27 PM
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What can we learn from automation in aviation that can be applied to the increasing number of automated processes in Radiation Oncology? Delighted to have our paper published exploring the human factors involved.

#AI #Automation #RadiationOncology #Aviation

www.thegreenjournal.com/article/S016...
Is full-automation in radiotherapy treatment planning ready for take off?
In 2023, the “AI for the Fully Automated Radiotherapy Treatment Chain” ESTRO Physics workshop brought together 31 experts from 12 countries to explore the feasibility of achieving a fully automated ra...
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November 16, 2024 at 11:45 PM
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Harder than you might think…
November 17, 2024 at 9:31 PM
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18M + 1.
💙, Mar🐫
bsky.app Bluesky @bsky.app · Nov 16
Another day, another million new people have joined Bluesky!

18M users? 🙂‍↔️ 18M friends 🙂‍↕️
November 17, 2024 at 2:58 AM
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The Future of Orion xkcd.com/3012
November 15, 2024 at 8:00 PM
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Believe your eyes! Look at these beautiful figures of a ~70 year period in the US. Watch cases of measles, mumps, rubella, polio, pertussis, smallpox, hepatitis plummet with safe & effective immunizations! 🏆

#VaccinesWork #GetVaccinated #MedEd
#MedTwitter #MedSky

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Battling Infectious Diseases in the 20th Century: The Impact of Vaccines
The number of infected people, measured over 70-some years and across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, generally declined after vaccines were introduced.
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November 16, 2024 at 3:01 PM