title: Practice building in interventional oncology.
abstract: Interventional Oncology is an exciting area of Interventional Radiology that represents one of the most rapidly expanding areas in the specialty. These vascular and nonvascular procedures are similar to or identical to other procedures performed by Interventional Radiologists, making practice development feasible in both the academic and private sectors. In this article, practical methods to target and expand individual practices are addressed along with ways to use physician extenders to maximize efficiency in practice.
authors.affiliation: Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA. brownda@mir.wustl.edu
authors.forename: Daniel B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Jennifer E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Gould
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D002983:Clinical Competence; D017048:Health Care Costs; D018578:Hospital-Physician Relations; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; D020407:Internet; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D008499:Medical Records; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000191:economics / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods; D018579:Patient Selection; D010823:Physician Assistants; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D018787:Radiation Oncology / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods; D015642:Radiology, Interventional / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000379:methods; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed