[Intl_DxMedPhys] Government, science, censorship

[Gary]

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Let me introduce you to the x-ray, the CT, the MRI, and other medical imaging achievements.
They don't care what your ideology is.  They show xx or xy.  And any attempt to inject politics or gender ideology into this forum is misplaced at best.  Take it to yahoo or reddit.  If AAPM continues to entertain such, then they will become laughable and irrelevant.


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Thanks,
Gary Isenhower



On Sat, 8 Feb 2025 10:36:09 -0600, Christina Brunnquell <christina.brunnquell at gmail.com> wrote:

>If the government is censoring scientific publications, how can we be
>sure that “the return to xx/xy biology” is appropriate?
>
>Thank you Bob for raising this issue as one worth encouraging GRAC and
>other related AAPM committees to respond to. I will join you in that
>effort alongside additional activism outside of this list and our
>professional society at the encouragement of our colleague.
>
>Christina
>
>On Sat, Feb 8, 2025 at 9:52 AM Gary via Intl_dxmedphys_wd_osu_list <
>intl_dxmedphys_wd_osu_list at lists.osu.edu> wrote:  
>
>> Here's a thought.  Everyone who is outraged at the return to xx/xy
>> biology should consider a career change.  Maybe greater satisfaction
>> is awaiting you in the exciting field of activism, or politics.  I
>> think there is a super abundance of forums for just those topics.
>> But there are very few good forums for medical physics, and I hope
>> everyone will agree that we should stick to physics to avoid ruining
>> this wonderful resource.
>>
>>
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>> Thanks,
>> Gary Isenhower
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 8 Feb 2025 08:09:58 -0500, Bob Pizzutiello via
>> Intl_dxmedphys_wd_osu_list <intl_dxmedphys_wd_osu_list at lists.osu.edu>
>> wrote:
>>  
>> >When politics gets the science wrong, how do responsible scientists
>> >respond? I am raising a scientific issue of concern.
>> >
>> >One of the deeply troubling edicts of the current administration now
>> >demands retraction of manuscripts in preparation/publication that
>> >use any of the key words listed in the article below. In recent
>> >years every hospital I know has been asking medical physicists to
>> >advise on updating pregnancy policies to address the human and
>> >scientific reality that the simple terms “male” and “female” do not
>> >represent all patients. Science is what we do.
>> >
>> >20+ years ago our profession struggled when a California Law
>> >pertaining to CT scanners included numerous errors that put
>> >compliance in conflict with scientific fact.
>> >
>> >Perhaps some of our California colleagues would care to refresh our
>> >collective memories about the complex challenges they encountered as
>> >they fought for years to change the legislation to be less at
>> >opposition with science.
>> >
>> >Of course, today’s situation is not based on and legislation.
>> >
>> >Finally, I offer my sincere concern to our colleagues at VA, FDA and
>> >other government agencies who must now face the demand to remove
>> >those terms while remaining true to the scientific reality that is
>> >not as simple as binary. They may not choose to be identified, but
>> >I plan to raise this concern with AAPM’s Government Affairs
>> >Committee.
>> >
>> >  
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/faustfiles/114043?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2025-02-08&mh=cd63cfb826c6259b492e21ab9143b4a3&zdee=gAAAAABm4uQotrW8bAtCQc20dqv7I4FIVoNn-AjQzXpfT7y1hX3RdbBj0pWPFSXMZr70I1N9IwItsKCOPEDJuK5lBKxdutuJ8LQbsQZpQ3JAJoWoNI617-I*3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Weekly*20Review*202025-02-08&utm_term=NL_DHE_Weekly_Active__;JSUl!!KGKeukY!0NuOcE-dyb2YN7RQZzdccCV8lgewnOvd9uF7eTzQRMajI4lBjJGw2yYT40EigeACFfPX2JcFKZ-m5jsUdRyYjrn-GSMmcORecAKmwfhO$
>>  
>> >
>> >We should probably focus any comments on the scientific and ethical
>> >challenge at hand resulting from this anti-scientific censorship,
>> >and resist blowing up this list with political rhetoric, no matter
>> >how strongly held.
>> >
>> >Bob
>> >From Bob Pizzutiello, via iPad  
>>