@mmahesh.bsky.social - Dr M. Mahesh (ಮಹೇಶ್) (he/him/his)

31 Aug 2026 20:44 +0000

California Diaries: Liked the pop art by Roy Lichtenstein and the sitting bench ads (quirky ones - Abduction Insurance) in the @LACMA LA Contemporary Museum of Art

30 Aug 2026 15:51 +0000

California Diaries: Trying to explain the concept: “IMPERMANENCE”

30 Aug 2026 01:20 +0000

California Diaries: What caught our eyes @TheGetty in LA among the many paintings, portraits & sculptures are shown in this collage. Vincent van Gogh’ Irises shown at center was acquired by the museum for <$53 Millions!

29 Aug 2026 21:53 +0000

California Diaries: Artist for a day: visited Yoho Ono special exhibit @TheBroad - liked several interactive exhibits & one in particular asking visitors to be part of the exhibit. So goes the background story of how I became an artist👩‍🎨 for a day!😂

29 Aug 2026 21:44 +0000

California Diaries: From the “Broad” museum - has Roy Lichtenstein exhibit. Was first introduced at a special exhibit in Vienna, Austria. Mastered “Ben Day Dots” - iconic pop art! https://www.google.com/httpservice/retry/enablejs?sei=xUuTarjGLezAkPIPgujQ-Ak

29 Aug 2026 20:59 +0000

California Diaries: Lucky we were, since the Big Sur closed as we left that part of Highway 1 due to forest fires. Hwy 1 drive was beautiful - able to stop at several ‘vista points’ No cameras can capture the beauty seen through naked eyes. “America the Beautiful” 💯true!

26 Aug 2026 19:30 +0000

California Diaries: Visit to Japanese Tea Garden in the Golden Gate Park was calm & serene!

25 Aug 2026 23:00 +0000

California Diaries: No wonder Golden Gate Bridge is so iconic. Seeing From: “This side & That side” During: “Sunny Day & Foggy Night”

25 Aug 2026 20:58 +0000

California Diaries: Seeing the Red Wood Trees by walking the trials in the Muir Wood National Park and seeing the Golden Gate Bridge from the other side w my daughter & wife was very good Happy Birthday @NatlParkService - today is yours 110th birthday!

23 Aug 2026 16:03 +0000

Food Diaries: Maslae Akki Roti w Avarekalu - (ಅವರೇಕಾಳಿನ ಮಸಾಲೆ ಅಕ್ಕಿ ರೊಟ್ಟ) Ingredients: Rice Flour, red onions, green chillies, ginger, curry leaves & coriander plus slightly steamed fresh ‘Averekalu’ Pre & Post cooked

19 Aug 2026 00:53 +0000

“I realized writing is a process that not only transforms ideas into text, but also allows the writer to continuously question and refine those ideas. The AI never did this.” https://www.science.org/content/article/i-had-unplug-ai-rediscover-my-love-writing?utm_campaign=ScienceMagazine&utm_medium=ownedSocial&utm_source=twitter

15 Aug 2026 21:41 +0000

When it’s so hot outside & my son wants to hangout with me, I think it as a blessing! What better place to enhance the blessings than to hangout Ministry of Brewing

11 Aug 2026 21:37 +0000

Given growing breast MRI utilization & AIMD prevalence, requests to perform breast MRI for patients w AIMDs are expected to increase... Physics safety CPT codes - 76014, 76015, 76016, ... can be used to evaluate MR safety & billed...can expand MRI access https://www.ajronline.org/doi/abs/10.2214/AJR.26.34661?journalCode=ajr

04 Aug 2026 16:59 +0000

* Conveys meaning without using radiation measurements or units that are unfamiliar to people * Is designed for use only in radiation emergencies & is applicable for short-term exposure time over a period of several days or less https://www.cdc.gov/radiation-emergencies/php/toolkit/hazard-scale.html Centers for Disease Control

03 Aug 2026 19:38 +0000

“Higher lung cancer stage and non-screen-detected lung cancers were associated with higher mortality, also supporting that screening is associated with reduced lung cancer death” https://www.jacr.org/article/S1546-1440(26)00237-1/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_etoc_email @JACR Journal

30 Jul 2026 22:00 +0000

Congratulations to fellow members of AI working party of ICRP com 3 Review paper focus on AI for Rad Prot “AI enables patient-specific dosimetry & low-dose image reconstruction. however, safe clinical use requires validation, education & human oversight” https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1120179726001936

30 Jul 2026 21:55 +0000

“Factors affecting Iodine Contrast Media enhancement: physics-based, patient-related & contrast protocol–based...also scalar, temporal & sampling...or time points of CT scanner sampling of iodine enhancement curve” https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/10.1148/rg.250192?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed

28 Jul 2026 18:04 +0000

"Deep Fission’s project is 1 of 1 in an Energy Department pilot program designed to build & test small, advanced reactors to pave way for commercial use" 1 mile deep-reactor heats water to generate electricity!

28 Jul 2026 17:54 +0000

Congratulations Dr Kanal & fellow co-authors, our paper is now online! “National adult CT DRLs declined by an average of 21.8% between 2014 and 2025, based on an updated, acquisition-level...methodology capable of near–real-time, clinically relevant benchmarking” https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/10.1148/radiol.260322

26 Jul 2026 20:53 +0000

Banff Diaries: Trip to Banff was a travel in memory lane. Wanted to share the same spot I was in Lake Louise last time (graduate student - single - job searching). Never imagined a future that gave me so many opportunities & a wonderful family - I feel very grateful today🙏🏽

26 Jul 2026 20:14 +0000

Banff Diaries: Switching to vacation mode is always tough. However, spending time in Lake Louise in spite of the huge crowd still brought back memories of my previous visit, then single & now w family!

26 Jul 2026 16:04 +0000

Banff Diaries: Switching to vacation mode is always tough. However, visiting Banff National Park w family was the best antidote to switch to vacation mode. Here w family canoeing in Emerald Lake! Serene beauty!

23 Jul 2026 04:17 +0000

Vancouver Diaries: Finally had time to walk around Vancouver harbor. “No camera can capture the beauty of nature, especially the hue at sunset.” All we can do is capturing the moment to add to memories of our visit to this beautiful place! #AAPMCOMP2026 @aapmhq.bsky.social

23 Jul 2026 02:08 +0000

Vancouver Diaries: It brought back good memories of my trip to China in 2025 to see researcher from Fudan University @aapmHQ #AAPMCOMP2026 meeting So was meeting w Dr Fang Fang from Duke Kunshan University

23 Jul 2026 01:58 +0000

Vancouver Diaries: Leadership reception @aapmHQ #AAPMCOMP2026

23 Jul 2026 01:53 +0000

Vancouver Diaries: Final day of #AAPMCOMP2026 of @aapmHQ Closing keynote was well attended!

23 Jul 2026 01:45 +0000

Vancouver Diaries: Awards ceremony of American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) #AAPMCOMP2026 Prior to the ceremony during rehearsal, soon after the ceremony - serious & funny poses

22 Jul 2026 18:56 +0000

Vancouver Diaries: I know where I will be in December this year. Just heard our paper was accepted for oral presentation for #RSNA2026 @RSNA . Acceptance letter also states that our abstract was among the 12000 abstracts submitted & happy to note it was among the top group!

22 Jul 2026 07:29 +0000

Vancouver Diaries: It is very nice to welcome Dr Simon Cherry - keynote speaker on the final day to @aapmHQ #AAPMCOMP1026 meeting at Leadership reception. Funny thing is that we both were in Krakow, Poland only 2 weeks ago!