Contact
Phil BarnesNorthStar VETS
pbarnes@northstarvets.com
609-223-1513
Where
This is an online event.
Therapeutic Radiation:
Side Effect Prevention, Management, and Palliative Cancer Treatments
This webinar provides a brief overview of therapeutic radiation protocols in veterinary medicine: Conventionally Fractionated Radiation Therapy (CFRT), Stereotactic Radiation Therapy (SRT/SBRT), and Palliative Radiation Therapy. Definitions and timeframes of early, delayed early, and late treatment side effects will be reviewed. Therapeutic radiation side effect avoidance and management in the clinic will be discussed. Lastly, considerations for which therapeutic radiation protocol is selected based on tumor control, survival time, and patient quality of life will be provided along with case examples.
RACE Approval-Pending For 1 CE Credit Hour
Rick Chetney
DVM, DACVR-RO (Radiation Oncology)
Dr. Chetney earned his DVM degree from Kansas State University in 2010, and completed a rotating small animal surgery and medicine internship at BluePearl Michigan Veterinary Specialists in 2011. Completion of a 12-month medical oncology specialty internship at the University of Tennessee. Dr. Chetney then worked as an emergency clinician at RIVER in Chattanooga before returning to the University of Tennessee and completed his residency in radiation oncology in 2015. He was board-certified in radiation oncology in 2016. As a board-certified veterinary radiation oncologist, Dr. Chetney is one of fewer than 100 specialists practicing within his field in the world. He has a special interest in minimizing radiation side effects, skin healing, intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), and stereotactic radiation therapy (SRT/SRS/SBRT) for various tumors. He was the first on-site veterinary radiation oncologist to employ the use of linear accelerator-based IMRT in eastern Pennsylvania, and has practiced previously in the use of strontium-90 brachytherapy. After working in the Greater Philadelphia Region for five years, Dr. Chetney joined PetCure Oncology in June of 2020, and now provides his services to the patients and clients of Northstar VETSŪ.
