• ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Hodgkin Lymphoma-Favorable Prognosis Stage I and II 

  Dhakal, Sughosh; Advani, Ranjana; Ballas, Leslie K.; Dabaja, Bouthaina S.; Flowers, Christopher R.; Ha, Chul S.; Hoppe, Bradford S.; Mendenhall, Nancy P.; Metzger, Monika L.; Plastaras, John P.; Roberts, Kenneth B.; Shapiro, Ronald; Smith, Sonali M.; Terezakis, Stephanie A.; Winkfield, Karen M.; Younes, Anas; Constine, Louis S.; Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology–Lymphoma (Wolters Kluwer, 2016-12-01)

  This topic addresses the treatment of newly diagnosed patients with favorable prognosis stage I and II Hodgkin lymphoma. In most cases, combined modality therapy (chemotherapy followed by involved site radiation therapy) ...
• ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Recurrent Hodgkin Lymphoma 

  Winkfield, Karen M.; Advani, Ranjana H.; Ballas, Leslie K.; Dabaja, Bouthaina S.; Dhakal, Sughosh; Flowers, Christopher R.; Ha, Chul Soo; Hoppe, Bradford S.; Mansur, David B.; Mendenhall, Nancy P.; Metzger, Monika L.; Plastaras, John P.; Roberts, Kenneth B.; Shapiro, Ronald; Smith, Sonali M.; Terezakis, Stephanie A.; Younes, Anas; Constine, Louis S. (Elsevier, 2016-12-15)

  This topic addresses the management of recurrent Hodgkin lymphoma. While autologous stem cell transplantation may be appropriate for select cases of recurrent disease following comprehensive combined-modality therapy, other ...
• Circulating Lymphocyte Counts Early During Radiotherapy are Associated with Recurrence in Pediatric Medulloblastoma 

  Grassberger, Clemens; Shinnick, Daniel; Yeap, Beow Y.; Tracy, Mark; Ellsworth, Susannah; Hess, Clayton B.; Weyman, Elizabeth A.; Gallotto, Sara L.; Lawell, Miranda P.; Bajaj, Benjamin; Ebb, David H.; Ioakeim-Ioannidou, Myrsini; Loeffler, Jay; MacDonald, Shannon; Tarbell, Nancy J.; Yock, Torunn I. (Elsevier, 2021)

  Background Decreased peripheral lymphocyte counts are associated with outcome after RT in several solid tumors, though appear late during or after the radiation course and often correlate with other clinical factors. Here ...
• Multicellular spheroids as in vitro models of oxygen depletion during FLASH irradiation 

  Khan, Syamantak; Bassenne, Maxime; Wang, Jinghui; Manjappa, Rakesh; Melemenidis, Stavros; Breitkreutz, Dylan Y.; Maxim, Peter G.; Xing, Lei; Loo, Billy W., Jr.; Pratx, Guillem (Elsevier, 2021)

  Purpose The differential response of normal and tumor tissues to ultra-high dose rate radiation (FLASH) has raised new hope for treating solid tumors but, to date, the mechanism remains elusive. One leading hypothesis is ...
• Responses to the 2018 and 2019 “One Big Discovery” Question: ASTRO Membership’s Opinions on the Most Important Research Question Facing Radiation Oncology…Where Are We Headed? 

  Dominello, Michael M.; Sanders, Tim; Anscher, Mitchell; Bayouth, John; Brock, Kristy K.; Carlson, David J.; Hugo, Geoffrey; Joseph, Sabrina; Knisely, Jonathan; Mendonca, Marc S.; Mian, Omar Y.; Moros, Eduardo G.; Singh, Anurag K.; Yu, James B. (Elsevier, 2020)
• Reduced cognitive deficits after FLASH irradiation of whole mouse brain are associated with less hippocampal dendritic spine loss and neuroinflammation 

  Simmons, Danielle A.; Lartey, Frederick M.; Schüler, Emil; Rafat, Marjan; King, Gregory; Kim, Anna; Ko, Ryan; Semaan, Sarah; Gonzalez, Selena; Jenkins, Melissa; Pradhan, Pooja; Shih, Zion; Wang, Jinghui; Eyben, Rievon; Graves, Edward E.; Maxim, Peter G.; Longo, Frank M.; Loo, Billy W., Jr. (Elsevier, 2019-10)

  Aim To evaluate the impact of ultra-rapid FLASH mouse whole brain irradiation on hippocampal dendritic spines and neuroinflammation, factors associated with cognitive impairment after brain irradiation. Methods We ...
• Central Airway Toxicity After High Dose Radiation: A Combined Analysis of Prospective Clinical Trials for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer 

  Wang, Weili; Matuszak, Martha M.; Hu, Chen; Huang, Ke Colin; Chen, Eileen; Arenberg, Douglas; Curtis, Jeffrey L.; Jolly, Shruti; Jin, Jian-Yue; Machtay, Mitchell; Haken, Randall K.; Kong, Feng-Ming (Spring) (Elsevier, 2020)

  Purpose To study the dosimetric risk factors for radiation-induced proximal bronchial tree (PBT) toxicity in patients treated with radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods and Materials Patients ...
• Focused very high-energy electron beams as a novel radiotherapy modality for producing high-dose volumetric elements 

  Kokurewicz, K.; Brunetti, E.; Welsh, G. H.; Wiggins, S. M.; Boyd, M.; Sorensen, A.; Chalmers, A. J.; Schettino, G.; Subiel, A.; DesRosiers, C.; Jaroszynski, D. A. (Nature, 2019)

  The increased inertia of very high-energy electrons (VHEEs) due to relativistic effects reduces scattering and enables irradiation of deep-seated tumours. However, entrance and exit doses are high for collimated or diverging ...
• Predicting per-lesion local recurrence in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer following definitive radiation therapy using pre- and mid-treatment metabolic tumor volume 

  Binkley, Michael S.; Koenig, Julie L.; Kashyap, Mehr; Xiang, Michael; Liu, Yufei; Sodji, Quaovi; Maxim, Peter G.; Diehn, Maximilian; Loo, Billy W., Jr.; Gensheimer, Michael F. (BMC, 2020-05-19)

  Background: We evaluated whether pre- and mid-treatment metabolic tumor volume (MTV) predicts per lesion local recurrence (LR) in patients treated with definitive radiation therapy (RT, dose≥60 Gy) for locally advanced ...
• Use of the g-index for assessment of citation-based scholarly activity of United States radiation oncology residents and subsequent choice of academic versus private practice career 

  McClelland, Shearwood, III; Mitin, Timur; Nabavizadeh, Nima; Fuller, Clifton David; Thomas, Charles R., Jr.; Jaboin, Jerry J. (Elsevier, 2019-04-30)

  Introduction: The Hirsch index (h-index) evaluates citation-based scholarly activity, but has limited ability to acknowledge those publishing a smaller number of manuscripts with exceedingly high citations. The g-index ...
• Analysis of pre-residency research productivity, dual degree status, and gender distribution of underrepresented minorities among a current United States radiation oncology junior resident class 

  McClelland, Shearwood, III; Woodhouse, Kristina D.; Jaboin, Jerry J.; Zellars, Richard C. (Elsevier, 2019-04-05)

  Background: Among the most competitive medical subspecialties, representation of underrepresented minorities (African-American race and/or Hispanic ethnicity) among resident trainees has historically been low compared to ...
• Radiation oncology crossword: Genitourinary cancer 

  McClelland, Shearwood, III; Mitin, Timur; Thomas, Charles R., Jr. (Elsevier, 2019-04-05)
• Functional liver-image guided hepatic therapy (FLIGHT): A technique to maximize hepatic functional reserve 

  Furukawa, Yukie; Long, David E.; Ellsworth, Susannah G. (Elsevier, 2020-06)

  Introduction: Radiation planning approaches for liver radiation often do not consider the regional variation that can exist in liver function. This study dosimetrically compares functional liver image-guided hepatic therapy ...
• A Canadian approach to the regionalization of testis cancer: A review 

  Nason, Gregory J.; Wood, Lori; Huddart, Robert A.; Albers, Peter; Rendon, Ricardo A.; Einhorn, Lawrence H.; Nichols, Craig R.; Kollmannsberger, Christian; Anson-Cartwright, Lynn; Sweet, Joan; Warde, Padraig; Jewett, Michael A. S.; Chung, Peter; Bedard, Philippe L.; Hansen, Aaron R.; Hamilton, Robert J. (CUA, 2020)

  At the Canadian Testis Cancer Workshop, the rationale and feasibility of regionalization of testis cancer care were discussed. The two-day workshop involved urologists, medical and radiation oncologists, pathologists, ...
• Understanding High-Dose, Ultra-High Dose-Rate and , Spatially Fractionated Radiotherapy 

  Griffin, Robert J.; Ahmed, Mansoor M.; Amendola, Beatriz; Belyakov, Oleg; Bentzen, Søren M.; Butterworth, Karl T.; Chang, Sha; Coleman, C. Norman; Djonov, Valentin; Formenti, Sylvia C.; Glatstein, Eli; Guha, Chandan; Kalnicki, Shalom; Le, Quynh-Thu; Loo, Billy W., Jr.; Mahadevan, Anand; Massaccesi, Mariangela; Maxim, Peter G.; Mohiuddin, Majid; Mohiuddin, Mohammed; Mayr, Nina A.; Obcemea, Ceferino; Petersson, Kristoffer; Regine, William; Roach, Mack; Romanelli, Pantaleo; Simone, Charles B., II; Snider, James W.; Spitz, Douglas; Vikram, Bhadrasain; Vozenin, Marie-Catherine; Abdel-Wahab, May; Welsh, James; Wu, Xiaodong; Limoli, Charles L. (Elsevier, 2020)

  The National Cancer Institute’s Radiation Research Program in collaboration with the Radiosurgery Society hosted a workshop on Understanding High-Dose, Ultra-High Dose rate and Spatially Fractionated Radiotherapy on August ...
• Doses of radiation to the pericardium, instead of heart, are significant for survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer 

  Xue, Jianxin; Han, Chengbo; Jackson, Andrew; Hu, Chen; Yao, Huan; Wang, Weili; Hayman, James; Chen, Weijun; Jin, Jianyue; Kalemkerian, Gregory P.; Matuzsak, Martha; Jolly, Struti; Kong, Feng-Ming (Spring) (Elsevier, 2019-04)

  Background and purpose: Higher cardiac dose was associated with worse overall survival in the RTOG0617 study. Pericardial effusion (PCE) is a common cardiac complication of thoracic radiation therapy (RT). We investigated ...
• Measure Twice: Promise of Liquid Biopsy in Pediatric High-Grade Gliomas 

  Dietz, Matthew S.; Beach, Catherine Z.; Barajas, Ramon; Parappilly, Michael S.; Sengupta, Sidharth K.; Baird, Lissa C.; Ciporen, Jeremy N.; Han, Seunggu J.; Loret de Mola, Rebecca; Cho, Yoon Jae; Nazemi, Kellie J.; McClelland, Shearwood, III; Wong, Melissa H.; Jaboin, Jerry J. (Elsevier, 2020-01-28)

  Purpose To review and critique the current state of liquid biopsy in pHGG. Materials and Methods Published literature was reviewed for articles related to liquid biopsy in pediatric glioma and adult glioma with a ...
• Response to “Radiation Therapeutic Gain and Asian Botanicals,” by Stephen Sagar 

  Lawenda, Brian D. (SAGE Publications, 2010-03-21)

  Numerous botanical agents, many of which are used in whole medical system practices (i.e. traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurvedic medicine, etc.), have been shown to exhibit radiomodifying effects on tumors and normal ...
• Impact of Audiovisual-Assisted Therapeutic Ambience in Radiation Therapy (AVATAR) on Anesthesia Use, Payer Charges, and Treatment Time in Pediatric Patients 

  Balazy, Katy E.; Gutkin, Paulina M.; Skinner, Lawrie; von Eyben, Rie; Fowler, Tyler; Pinkham, Daniel W.; Rodriguez, Samuel; Maxim, Peter G.; Donaldson, Sarah S.; Loo, Billy W., Jr.; Bush, Karl; Hiniker, Susan M. (Elsevier, 2020)

  Purpose Pediatric radiation therapy (RT) requires optimal immobilization that often necessitates daily anesthesia. To decrease anesthesia use, we implemented a novel audiovisual-assisted therapeutic ambience in RT (AVATAR) ...
• Impact of Travel Distance on Radiation Treatment Modality for Central Nervous System Disease 

  McClelland III, Shearwood; Mitin, Timur; Jaboin, Jerry J.; Ciporen, Jeremy N. (Medknow Publications, 2019-10)

  Background Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) has emerged as a popular alternative to conventional radiation therapy (RT) over the past 15 years. Unfortunately, the impact of patient distance from radiation treatment ...

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