Recruitment of European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in northerly UK estuaries indicates a mismatch between spawning and fisheries closure periods.

European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) is a species of high commercial and recreational value, but it exhibits highly variable recruitment rates and has been subject to recent declines. Emergency management measures put in place to protect spawning stocks include the annual closure of commercial and recreational fisheries over a 2-month, February-March, window. Whether this protection measure is having the desired outcome for this data-poor species remains unclear.

Self-reported COVID-19 infection, and illness severity associated with a large professional-society meeting of the AAPM in 2022.

Background: Many in-person conferences were suspended during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic but have recently begun to return to in-person or hybrid formats. However the incidence and severity of COVID-19 infection during conferences, as well as behaviors at meetings associated with infection, are not well known.

Purpose: We performed a targeted, systematic survey of self-reported COVID-19 infection and severity rates among in-person attendees and potential attendees of a large national medical conference held in hybrid format during the during the Omicron subvariant wave, to provide guidance for future meeting attendees and organizers on COVID-19 risk.

Results of a Multi-Disciplinary and Multi-Institutional Pilot Creating High-Yield Physics Educational Content (Hi-Phy).

Purpose: The quality of medical physics education is heterogenous across training programs, despite its importance in radiation oncology (RO) residency training. We present the results of a pilot series of free high-yield physics educational videos covering 4 topics chosen from the American Society for Radiation Oncology core curriculum.

Methods And Materials: Scripting and storyboarding of videos were iterative processes performed by 2 ROs and 6 medical physicists, with animations created by a university broadcasting specialist.

Lessons Learned From an Educational Pilot: High-Yield Physics Videos for Radiation Oncology Residents.

Radiation oncology is uniquely poised to benefit from the development of remote learning tools, given the need for mastery of often challenging basic science topics, as well as the interprogram heterogeneity of resident educational quality. Our team successfully created and disseminated 4 high-yield animated physics educational videos through the collaboration of radiation oncologists, medical physicists, and a graphic design specialist. This is a unique process requiring significant intellectual, monetary, and time capital.

Resource Allocations for Common Radiation Oncology Procedures.

Purpose: Radiation Oncology is a complex, resource-intensive discipline. The complexity of the radiation oncology treatment process has increased significantly in recent years with the introduction of more advanced imaging, planning, and treatment delivery technology and enhanced use of multidisciplinary care paths. We conducted a multi-institutional study to estimate the average time by functional unit for a wide range of modern radiation oncology treatment regimens.