Congratulations to the department of radiation oncology for having a record number of abstracts selected for presentation at the 46th annual meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) in Atlanta in October. Nine abstracts from Health Science Center faculty and residents were selected. The abstracts and presenters are:
Roxana Baluna, M.D., resident, “Plasma Fibronectin Levels in Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy”
Sean Cavanaugh, M.D., resident, “Time-and-PSA Threshold Model Predicts Overall and Disease-Free Survival After External Beam Therapy for Prostate Cancer”
Tony Eng, M.D., associate professor, “An Innovative Concept Of High-Dose-Rate (HDR) Radiation Treatment With Intracavitary Inflatable Balloon For Endometrial Carcinoma”
Join Luh, M.D., resident, “Graphic Retrospective Analysis of 32 Studies Investigating Optimal Dose and Fractionation Schedules in the Prevention of Heterotopic Ossification After Hip Arthroplasty”
Mohan Natarajan, Ph.D., associate professor, “Oncogenic Transcription Factor kB Activation After Therapeutic Doses of Radiation Transactivates Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase Promoter Induction”
Bill Salter, Ph.D., assistant professor, “A Monte Carlo and Measurement-Based Characterization of Dose in Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) of Lung Lesions: Target Coverage and Contralateral Lung Implications”
Charles R. Thomas Jr., M.D., associate professor and vice-chairman, “The National Practice for Patients Receiving Radiation Therapy (RT) for Carcinoma of the Rectum (RC): Comparative Analysis of Outcome from the 1992-1994 and 1988-1989 Patterns of Care Studies by Academic (AC) vs. Non-Academic (NAC) Centers”
Jan Woynarowski, Ph.D., associate professor, “Preferential Damage to an AT Island and Matrix Attachment Region (MAR) in Fragile Site FRA16D Induced by Ionizing Radiation in Cancer Cells”
Sylvia Zubyk, M.D., assistant professor, “Retrospective Review of Treatment Selection Among Hispanic Women Presenting with Either Ductal Carcinoma In Situ or Invasive Breast Disease”
