2021
Overcoming Barriers to Radiation Oncology Access in Low-Resource Settings in the United States
Mattes MD, Suneja G, Haffty BG, Takita C, Katz MS, Ohri N, Deville C, Siker ML, Park HS. Overcoming Barriers to Radiation Oncology Access in Low-Resource Settings in the United States. Advances In Radiation Oncology 2021, 6: 100802. PMID: 34693080, PMCID: PMC8515237, DOI: 10.1016/j.adro.2021.100802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient populationVulnerable patient populationEquitable cancer careAmerican SocietyQuality Improvement ProgramRadiation Oncology CommitteeHypofractionation schedulesCancer careOncology CommitteeRadiation therapyRadiation oncologistsEducational sessionsResource settingsHealth equityCommunity practiceHospital leadership
2017
Radiation dose and cardiac risk in breast cancer treatment: An analysis of modern radiation therapy including community settings
Hong JC, Rahimy E, Gross CP, Shafman T, Hu X, Yu JB, Ross R, Finkelstein SE, Dosoretz A, Park HS, Soulos PR, Evans SB. Radiation dose and cardiac risk in breast cancer treatment: An analysis of modern radiation therapy including community settings. Practical Radiation Oncology 2017, 8: e79-e86. PMID: 28888675, DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2017.07.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjuvant radiation therapyMedian MHDCardiac riskRadiation therapyBreast cancerCardiac toxicityRisk of RTCommunity settingsLeft-sided breast cancerThree-dimensional conformal radiation therapyDeep inspiration breath holdCardiovascular risk factorsIschemic heart diseaseInspiration breath holdBreast cancer treatmentMultivariable linear regressionConformal radiation therapyCommunity practiceCardiac doseCardiac eventsBreast conservationMultivariable analysisMean heartContemporary community practiceExcess risk