the beam

Dear Friends,

It has been an amazing start to 2013 so far! The second week of January we held the Annual “Best of 2012 Radiation Oncology Symposium” which accrued record breaking attendance. The following week over 400 guests came to the Maryland Proton Treatment Center’s Topping Out Event, which was a huge success! We are in the third month of Dr. Suntha’s new role as President and CEO of the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center and he is still keeping up his busy clinical schedule with a full time presence here on Fridays.

Although we are continually growing and expanding, we always want to remain focused on our priority, which is patient care. It was an honor to host a dinner at the Hope Lodge over the holidays for cancer patients and their families. Thanks to all of you who helped arrange this fantastic evening. Our patients and their families greatly appreciated it.

As the department grows, so does the Beam! As you may have realized, the Beam will now only be distributed 3 times a year instead of quarterly. We hope you enjoy this larger edition of the Beam and as always thank you for your endless and tireless dedication.

I can’t possibly distribute this Beam without mentioning the Super Bowl Champions, the Baltimore Ravens!! I would like to leave you with this inspirational quote from Ray Lewis:

“Do not settle for average. Bring your best to every single moment. You must demand only the very best from yourself and for yourself. That is the only way to reach your potential, touch the world with your gifts and live your dreams. Whether you fail or succeed, at least you know you gave everything you had. You placed everything on the table. Be willing to dare, to proclaim your commitment to your dream and leave it all out there. Time is ticking away, this is your only shot to give your best effort. Go for it.”

Giving our best always for our patients.

William F. Regine, MD Isadore & Fannie Schneider Foxman Chair and Professor

THE BEAM FEBRUARY 2013 Department of Radiation Oncology

INSPIRED BY OUR PATIENTS AND DRIVEN BY PASSION:

To be leaders in defining state-of-the-art care to patients and caregivers by way of collaboration

within and beyond the discipline of Radiation Oncol ogy and through our tireless focus on clinical

Service, Research, Education and Community Outreach .

Table of Contents:

Grateful Patients

Alumni News

In The News

Magic Castle

Events

Residency

ASTRO Presentations

Department Highlights

CMRO

Publications

Newest Additions

Reminders

The Department of Radiation Oncology The BEAM

What our patients are saying …

In each edition of the BEAM we like to highlight a few of the comments from our patients and their families that express the sincere gratitude they feel towards our staff, and their overall patient-care experience.

Dear CMRO Therapists,

You guys are the best! Your kindness and up-beat attitude made a positive impact on me everyday. Cancer is not a journey I ever would have chosen, but you guys made the journey so much more positive than I could have imagined it would be. I am so impressed that you all can do this difficult job with grace, compassion and humor everyday.

Thank you!!!

Patient

To the Lovely and Radiant Radiators at the Tate Cancer Center,

Thanks for all of your care! I wish you all the best the future has to offer. I know my future is better because of all of you. A world of thanks!

Patient

Hi Dr. Amin,

It was a pleasure to meet you this morning! Thank you for taking the time to explain procedures and options for our family members situation. Your calm and easy-going manner has alleviated some of our initial worry and concern, and we are very confident that you and your wonderful staff will see us through.

Jill, Sue, Donnica and Nicole - Thank you for your kind assistance, and thank Dr. Engelman as well.

Dr. Regine - We believe we are in very good hands! Thanks so much!!

Patient and Family


Dear Dr. Cheston and Crew,

It is great to know that I am going through my radiation treatment with a group of

professionals with such warm and kind hearts. I know I made a wise decision to choose

you and your team as my radiation oncology provider. I would like to take the opportunity

to express my heartfelt thanks to everyone who has been directly or in-directly working

on my case. Thank you for your time, your kindness and your expertise!

Patient

Dear Dr. Kwok, I'm not sure exactly who this would get passed on to, but I wanted to write something to commend the entire radiology department. I was diagnosed with a brain tumor this past summer, and had it removed early this fall. What followed was a 6 week course of radiation and chemotherapy, which could've been extremely difficult and a little scary. As it was, I was getting up at 6:30am for treatments, so that I could work a full day afterwards. However, thanks to the excellent staff of nurses and doctors, it was instead an enjoyable experience. The nurses who greeted me every morning were cheerful and conversational, and always checked to make sure I was comfortable and asked me what kind of music would make the process the best. Throughout the process they would check up on me if they were in the room. Even though they were no doubt as tired (or more tired) than I was, they were never grumpy or grouchy. I want to name particular names, but I really can't because of how good the entire staff was. Though I dealt with near a dozen different nurses at different times, they were all equally pleasant and professional. And while this may seem like a minor thing, I was thrilled at how efficient and timely everyone was. I'd grown accustomed to doctors appointments, even at the hospital, taking much more time due to delays and people being late, but this never happened during my treatments, not even once. I could keep listing ways in which the department is excellent, but really all I can say is just how nice everyone was. They turned an experience that could've been scary and unpleasant into one of the easiest parts of this entire process. I cannot thank them enough for their exemplary work ethic, kindness, and just generally excellent demeanor. They really helped me through a difficult time, and I wanted to make sure they were recognized for their excellence. Patient


Dear Extraordinary Team of UMMC Radiation Oncology,

We extend sincere thanks for everything you have done for the Hope Lodge during the Christmas Holiday. Your ongoing generosity enables the Hope Lodge to continue to provide services to cancer patients and their families. Thank you for truly making us a priority in your lives. It is people like you who truly make a difference.

Thoughtfulness is a wonderful thing, and you’ve not only been thoughtful, but continue to find extraordinary ways of expressing it.

The dinner was superb and your wonderful gifts truly made our Christmas morning at Hope Lodge fabulous. We used the box of gifts just recently received as BINGO gifts last week. We were grateful that you made an incredible difference in the lives of those who were unable to go home for the holidays.

True thanks just can’t be put in words, somehow it loses in translation. Thank you so very much for your commitment and dedication in making this a successful event.

Karen Seaberry

Hope Lodge Manager

The American Cancer Society “Hope Lodge”


Dr. Anil Dhople, Radiation Oncologist, and member of the University of Maryland Radiation Oncology Alumni Association, and his wife, Pamela, were recently featured on the official “Movember” website. He is the captain of the “Space Coast Mo Bros Team”, and she is the administrator of the “Movember Space Coast” networking page. Their grass roots campaign has raised over $30,000 over the last two years.

“Movember” is an international push that raises money for men’s health concerns. Men around the world agreed to grow their mustaches during November.

Please feel free to visit the “Movember” website at: http://us.movember.com/mospace/1331524 for additional information.

Congratulations to Dr. Geoffrey Neuner , Radiation Oncologist, and member of the University of Maryland Radiation Oncology Alumni Association, who was recently featured in an article on the GBMC website for his work on how “New Technology Reduces Head and Neck Cancer Treatment Time and Side Effects by Half”.

For more information please visit www.gbmc.org/radiationoncology

Dr. Anil Dhople Featured on Movember

Dr. Geoffrey Neuner Featured in the GBMC “Focus”

If you are interested in joining the University of Maryland’s Department of Radiation Oncology Alumni Association please contact Jill Rosenberg at 410-328-7618 or by email at

[email protected].


Congratulations Dr. Suntha

We are pleased to announce that the bridge board for the newly formed University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center has named Mohan Suntha, MD, MBA , President and Chief Executive Officer of the hospital.

"I have had the privilege of working closely with Dr. Suntha for the past five years and have worked very closely with him over the last year while negotiating the purchase of St. Joseph Medical Center,” says Francis X. Kelly, Chairman of the Board of the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center Board of Directors.

In his capacity as vice president for system program development for UMMS, Dr. Suntha has been part of the UMMS transition team working on the acquisition of St. Joseph Medical Center from Catholic Health Initiatives.

Kelly adds, “In addition to being an outstanding radiation oncologist, as a graduate of the Wharton School of Business, Dr. Suntha is ideally qualified to be CEO of St. Joseph. He is a strong, personable and decisive leader."

“Dr. Suntha is a super person and helped Linda survive her lung and brain cancer. He will be an excellent CEO and will excel in whatever endeavor he pursues.” Linda & Mike Shelbert

“Congrats and best wishes to Dr. Mohan Suntha on his appointment as CEO. We are confident you will be a successful CEO. Congratulations from all of us at the foundation ” Best regards. Hema Yadla, M D.

University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center An nounces

New President and Chief Executive Officer


Maryland Proton Treatment Center (MPTC) Constructio n Update

Construction for the Maryland Proton Treatment Center continues to move forward, and is on pace to be ready to treat the first patients in August of 2015. Please feel free to visit the Advanced Particle Therapy (APT) link below for additional information and monthly updates on construction progress.

www.advancedparticletherapy.com/clinical-partners/maryland-proton-treatment-center/monthly-update

Congratulations to Dr. Randi Cohen who was recently highlighted in the Radiation Oncology Times for her role as the principal investigator in one of two studies that were highlighted at this year’s American Society for Radiation Oncology Annual Meeting that focused on “Older Women with Early Breast Cancer Who Benefit from Adjuvant Radiation Therapy”.

In both studies, women treated with both modalities had higher overall and breast cancer–specific survival rates compared with women who received lumpectomy alone. Please feel free to visit the link below to read the entire article.

Dr. Cohen Featured in Oncology Times

http://journals.lww.com/oncology-times/Fulltext/2012/12100/Older_Women_with_Early_Breast_Cancer_Also_Benefit.7.aspx

The University of Maryland Department of Radiation Oncology welcomes Elizabeth Nichols, MD, as the newest member of our faculty. Starting July 1, 2013 , Dr. Nichols will be primarily based at our Central Maryland Radiation Oncology Center (CMRO), located in Howard County, where she will join Dr’s. Sally Cheston and Deborah Frassica.

Dr. Nichols will also be working ~1.5 days per week downtown with a primary focus on the Breast/Gammapod program.

Congratulations


The University of Maryland Department of Radiation Oncology and Upper Chesapeake Health System are happy to announce that Navesh K. Sharma, DO, PhD, has been named Medical Director of the Radiation Oncology program at the Patricia D. and M. Scot Kaufman Cancer Center located on the campus of the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. Dr. Sharma will start in his new role on July 1, 2013 .

In his new position, Dr. Sharma will develop a robust clinical program at the radiation therapy center with the development of state-of-the-art technologic offerings inclusive of brachytherapy and stereotactic radiation services.

Congratulations to Dr. Sharma on his new role.

Congratulations!

Announcements

Michael Garofalo, M.D. will be leaving the department at the end of February and will be joining a private practice in Raleigh, North Carolina. His last day in the department will be 03/01/13. He and his family have grown to love the Raleigh area and the Carolina coast, having vacationed there every summer for the last decade. They are looking forward to enjoying life there year-round. Congratulations to Dr. Garofalo and we wish him the best of luck!

2012 Outstanding Reviewers

We are very pleased to announce that Young Kwok, M.D. was named among the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biolog y and Physics (IJROBP) 2012 “Outstanding Reviewers” . These recognized reviewers have all written multiple outstanding reviews that were uniquely insightful, detailed, diplomatically constructive, and delivered in a timely fashion.

The awardees will be recognized on the journal website as well as in the print journal and, for those younger reviewers, a letter announcing the award will also be sent to a supervisor designated by the honoree. Please feel free to visit the IJROB website below for a complete list of the 2012 “Outstanding Reviewers”.

http://www.redjournal.org/article/S0360-3016(12)03822-9/fulltext


Janet Baulch, Ph.D. will be leaving the department in mid-February to join the Radiobiology group of the University of California, Irvine’s Radiation Oncology Department. Dr. Baulch was recruited from the University of California, Davis to the Department by Dr. Bill Morgan in 2005. During her 7 plus years in the Department she has developed many life-long friends and collaborations.

On Friday, February 8, 2013 the Department held a farewell celebration to honor Dr. Baulch and wish her the best of luck in the future. Dr. Baulch was presented with our traditional “Davidge Hall” framed photograph with signatures from fellow co-workers and friends.

Farewell Celebrations

On Thursday, November 29, 2012 the department held a surprise congratulatory luncheon for Dr. Suntha , to congratulate him on his new role as President and Chief Executive Officer of the newly formed University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center.

Congratulations Dr. Suntha!


Dr. Regine Featured on ABC-2 News Live Tele-cast On Wednesday, October 10th, Dr. Regine was interviewed live on ABC 2 News and later answered questions about Breast Cancer during a live Tele-cast. The TV viewing audience was asked to call in with their questions during that hour and Jill, Donnica and Martha assisted with answering the many calls that came in during that time.

Stand Up 2 Cancer (SU2C) has awarded its inaugural Laura Ziskin Prize in Translational Cancer Research to Feyruz Rassool, Ph.D. , cancer research scientist at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center and an associate professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Rassool was chosen based on her research into ways to attack an aggressive form of breast cancer that took the life of Ms. Ziskin, a prominent film producer, in 2011.

A one-year grant of $250,000 will be shared by Dr. Rassool and Stephen Baylin, M.D., Ph.D., of the Sydney Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins. The 2012 Ziskin Award will facilitate a collaboration between the two scientists aimed at developing new therapies that can enhance the effectiveness of existing therapies. Dr. Rassool’s work focuses on blocking abnormalities in DNA repair pathways. Dr. Baylin is studying the epigenetic mechanisms that cancer cells use to modify the function of normal genes and pathways. Drs. Baylin and Rassool are also husband and wife and are initiating this scientific endeavor with the goal of improving the management of breast cancer.

The inaugural prize recipients were announced on October 10, 2012, at the Paley Center for Media in Los Angeles, at an event celebrating the release of the book Laura Ziskin: Collective Memories and Photographs, by Susan B. Landau. Read more: http://www.umgcc.org/news/laura-ziskin-prize.htm#ixzz2DMXZqpAs

Dr. Rassool Awarded 2012 Laura Ziskin Prize in Tran slational Cancer Research


Outstanding technical skills and a consistently positive attitude have made Kristin Spaeth , BS, CMD, a key member of the Radiation Oncology Department's dosimetry/physics team.

"Kristin has exceptional technical expertise and she takes the initiative when we are introducing new technologies," said Bin Zhang , BS, CMD, Chief Dosimetrist. "When she encounters challenges, she has a remarkable ability to solve problems independently and translate the decision-making to planning and action. She also displays great communication skills in her interactions with physicians, physicists, therapists and her co-workers."

In recognition of her contributions, Spaeth received a $100 check and a certificate of appreciation from Medical Center President and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey A. Rivest .

Congratulations to Kristin on this outstanding achievement!

Kris�n Spaeth, BS, CMD

Staff Dosimetrist

Medical Center Employee of the Month


In each edition of the BEAM we are pleased to highl ight the amazing strength and determination exhibited by our younger patients, their families, and our outstanding facul ty and staff who have dedicated their lives to making a differen ce.


2012 State of the Department Address

On September 21, 2012, Dr. William Regine presented the 2012 Radiation Oncology State of the Department Address, “The Power of Partnerships, Passion and People - A 10 Year Review and a Glimpse into the Future”. There were over 200 people in attendance as Dr. Regine presented a complete picture of the successes of the Department over the past 10 years, and where we are headed in the future. All in attendance were given red and white roses at the conclusion of the presentation to symbolize unity. All were invited to a reception in the Radiation Oncology main waiting area afterwards where we enjoyed great food, drinks and conversations. Please visit the link below to view the entire presentation on “YouTube”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIkwp6XyQdQ


RadOnc Volleyball Tournament

The Department hosted a Volleyball Tournament/Happy Hour Event on November 2, 2012 at the Southern Management Corporation Campus Center (SMCCC). Teams were chosen by designated captains and the battle was on. Everyone played hard and we had a great time!

Happy Hour

Participants were able to unwind at Frank and Nic’s for a Happy Hour event after the intense competition of the volleyball tournament. Special thanks to all of the members of the social committee for organizing another successful event.


Annual Holiday Party

The Gramercy Mansion

The 2012 Annual Holiday party was held at the Gramercy Mansion on December 8, 2012. Guests were treated to an evening of great food, dancing and excitement.

The 50/50 raffle and the raffle for the Baltimore Ravens tickets were a big success. The proceeds from both raffles were donated to the “Virtual Needs Pantry” at all 3 locations (Downtown, CMRO and BWMC).


Annual Holiday Party

Thanks to “Get Pixilated”, the photo booth for the evening was a very popular attraction.


MPTC “Topping Out” Ceremony On Thursday, January 17th, the official “Topping Out” ceremony was held to celebrate the placement of the last steel beam at the new $200 million cancer treatment facility. “Topping Out” is a major construction milestone, marking the last beam being laid on the building.

At the ceremony, a giant crane hoisted a nine-foot beam three stories above the street and rested it in place at the top of what will be a 122,000-square-foot facility in the University of Maryland BioPark in West Baltimore. Over 400 invited guests — including construction workers and leadership from all the partner organizations — signed the white beam in a rainbow of colors before it was put in place.

Each color represented a different cancer: i.e., gray for brain cancer, pink for breast cancer, orange for kidney cancer, etc. In keeping with a long-standing tradition of the topping out ceremony, the beam carried with it an evergreen tree and an American flag. The beam also carried a bell, which will be displayed in the center’s lobby upon completion of the building.

Please visit the link below to view the clip on “YouTube” of the Ceremony.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6L3x0QtFJA


Residency Interviews 2012

The residency program held their annual residency interviews on December 7th & 14th, 2012. There were 29 candidates who traveled from across the country to interview for two residency spots that are available for July 2014. The Radiation Oncology residency program participates in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).

The NRMP places applicants for postgraduate medical training positions into residency program at teaching hospitals throughout the United States. On March 15, 2013 , applicants will learn their destiny (a.k.a. “Match Day).

Up-Coming Visiting Professor

Akila N. Viswanathan, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor Department of Radiation Oncology

Harvard Medical School Boston, MA

Date: Friday, March 8, 2013

Time: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Location: Nicola Regine Conference

Room, Gudelsky Building Room #GGK0101

Title: “Advances in Management of Cervical Cancer”


8th Annual Radiation Oncology Symposium– Best of 20 12

Gastrointestinal - Best of 2012

Deborah E. Citrin, M.D., Investigator National Cancer Institute

Genitourinary - Best of 2012

Jeff Michalski, M.D., M.B.A . Professor and Vice Chair Washington University School of Medicine

Lymphoma – Best of 2012

David Hodgson, M.D., M.P.H., Associate Professor Princess Margaret Hospital

Head & Neck - Best of 2012

William Harter, M.D ., Professor, Georgetown University Hospital

Navesh Sharma, DO, Ph.D. Gynecologic– Best of 2012

The Department of Radiation Oncology hosted the 8th Annual Radiation Oncology Symposium on January 10, 2013 at the University of Maryland Southern Management Corporation Campus Center. The course provided the attendees with the new changes in technology and treatment modalities that have occurred in the past year.

The course was attended by Mid-Atlantic Radiation Oncologists, Medical Physicists, Radiation Therapists, Medical Oncologists, Hematologists, Nurse Practitioners, Dosimetrists, Physician Assistants, Nurses and interested personnel.

This year there were over 110 registered participants!

Guest Speakers Included

Reception

At the conclusion of this year’s review course guest were invited to enjoy food, drinks and good conversation at our reception in the Radiation Oncology main waiting area.


10th Annual Radiobiology & Physics Review Course

May 2-5, 2013 in Baltimore, MD.

Target audience includes radiation oncology physici ans preparing for re-certification exams as well as residents prepari ng for board exams

Course Directors:

Up-Coming Educational Event

Registration is now open. Detailed information will be emailed and posted on our website: http://radonc.umaryland.edu/rprc.html

Please note that a special event has been planned for the Friday evening of the course. We are

excited to announce that all attendees and their guests are invited to the Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards on Friday, May 3, 2013 at 5:30 pm for a reception, and access to tour the

Museum following the conclusion of that day’s session. There will be no additional charge to attend. Information about how to RSVP for the reception will be added to the registration website. Please feel free to visit the Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards website link below for additional

information about the venue.

http://www.baberuthmuseum.com/history/slmacy/

Warren D. D’Souza, Ph.D Associate Professor

and Chief of Medical Physics University of Maryland School of Medicine

William F. Morgan, Ph.D., D.Sc. Director of Radiation Biology and Biophysics

Biological Sciences Division Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

For more information, please contact Duane Henderso n at (410) 328-6928 or by e-mail at [email protected]


“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”

Mahatma Ghandi

You were noticed….

You were noticed…is a recognition tool that is used for praising a member of the front desk staff for delivering service excellence. If you want to recognize a member of the front desk, please email the front office supervisor, Carl Benbow, at [email protected] or you can fill out a “You were noticed” form at the front desk.

Susan Huppman was noticed by a patient’s wife. The patient’s wife wanted to thank her for her handling of her husband so thoroughly and with great attention. The patient’s wife stated, “I can honestly say that the visit was uniquely welcoming experience in the midst of much challenge, anxiety, and stress as of late dealing with his health condition. We appreciate the team’s attention and I wanted to personally offer my thanks to you. It was a pleasure to meet you today.”.

Eric, Andrea, and Paris were noticed by Carl for their hard work closing charts. Carl stated that “they truly displayed the meaning of teamwork and they are great examples of what can be accomplished if we work together. The front desk truly values their efforts and hard work. We can accomplish anything if we work as a team and your results prove that. We could not have accomplished our chart close-out goals without you. Great Job!”


DTRS is Expanding

Since its inception last Summer DTRS has been growing exponentially – Dr. Vujaskovic’s lab welcomed 15 new members. Some are old colleagues from Duke, some of them moved from other labs within UMB and some are new to the Vujaskovic team and to the University. All are committed to making the lab a great success.

Please welcome (from left to right): Meg Corasaniti, Andrew Zodda, Juliana Medina, Carol yn Buck, Sue Messics, Pheris Karanja, Radmila Pavlovic, Michelle Padget, Donald Winans, Olusumbo Alade, Angel Zhang, Jingping Hu

Grant Submission Reminder

From Miek:

“I would like to take the opportunity to remind all that we do have a routing deadline of 7 days before the grant deadline. This allows us to perform a thorough review and make sure all requirements are met, and avoid last minute scrambles. As with most projects, the art is in the planning.

An updated departmental research guideline, with the internal deadlines, is in the works and will be distributed shortly.”

New Research Administrator

In addition to the new lab members, the administration has been growing as well. Meg Corasaniti (pictured above) has brought reinforcement to the research office. Meg has joined the research office for DTRS as the new research administrator.

She will work closely with Miek Segers on managing all grants, contracts and clinical research agreements in the department from start to finish. She can be reached at [email protected] or by phone at 6-1469.


Hamid Ghaffari, PhD Erhong Hu, PhD Suk Jin Lee, PhD

Xiutao Shi, PhD Ming Xue, PhD Karen Mooney, PhD Daliborka Stanojevic, PhD

Abdul M. Kazi, PhD, DABR , joined us on January 2, 2013 from Greater Baltimore Medical Center. Dr. Kazi is our newest faculty member in the medical physics division and he will lead the newly established Radiation Physics Core for MCART Consortium .

Dr. Kazi is also the Senior Physics Liaison to the Division of Translational Radiation Sciences.

New Physics Faculty Member

New Physics Staff

Rosemary Robinson Administrative Assistant

Olubunmi “Bunmi” Adeajayi I.T. System Administrator

Introducing Physics Research Personnel


Annual White Elephant Exchange They had a great turn out for Downtown Dosimetry Divisions Annual “Holiday Potluck/White Elephant Gift Exchange.” The gift exchange involves each person anonymously bringing a wrapped gift. Numbers were drawn randomly to determine the order in which they could choose their gift. Participants were allowed to open a gift or “steal” a gift from someone else before it has been opened. A gift cannot be stolen more than three times. They shared culturally diverse foods and enjoyed watching the surprises of the gift exchange unfold.

Newest Dosimetry Students

Please welcome our newest Dosimetry students, Mary McBride (left) and Bridget Kruse (right)

Mary McBride obtained her Associates degree in Radiologic Technology from the College of Central Florida, and went on to earn a certificate in Radiation Therapy in Tampa, Florida. She worked as a Radiation Therapist for three years before pursuing a career in Dosimetry here at the University of Maryland.

Prior to her arrival here at University of Maryland, Bridget Kruse graduated from the University of Iowa with a B.A. in Radiation Sciences while specializing in Radiation Therapy.

We wish them the best of luck in the Dosimetry Program!


Following the success of Kristen Asbury's leadership and involvement in the development of last year's Dosimetry student end of the year projects, the Dosimetry Research Group has been formulated to continue her commitment to our department's vision to be at the forefront of research.

She will continue to assist the Dosimetry students with their projects, in addition to providing a channel for Physicians and Physicists to request dosimetric assistance in their research and publication endeavors.

Dosimetry Research Group

Dosimetry

Min– Su Kim, Therapy

On-Site Training for Visiting Students

Under the supervision of Byong Yong Yi, Ph.D., the Department of Medical Physics welcomed two international students from Asan Medical Center (AMC) in Seoul, South Korea, which is one of the most recognized hospitals in Korea.

Min-Su Kim , who has 7 years of experience as a therapist after earning her BS Degree in Radiation Therapy, completed 8 weeks of training focused on new technologies centered around therapy.

Tae-Joon Ban , who has 4 years of experience as a Dosimetrist after earning his BS Degree in Radiological Science, completed 4 weeks of training focused on new Dosimetry practices and technologies.

Special thank you to all of the Therapists and Dosimetrists who participated as mentors and helped facilitate the training. Both students received Certificates of Completion from the Division of Medical Physics and Dr. Regine.

Tae-Joon Ban, Dosimetry


Clinical Trials: From January 2012 thru December 2012 we had a total of 72 clinical trials. The totals include all of the RTOG, Industry Sponsored, Investigator Initiated and Collaborative studies from all sites. UMB BWMC CMRO RTOG 20 11 9 GCC 30 2 0 Totals 50 13 9

Please Welcome We are pleased to announce that we have a new member that has joined our Sirtex SIR-Spheres team. Tonja Dean has joined the team to fill the position of MC Patient Services Coordinator, GCC SIR-Spheres. Tonja comes to us from The University of North Carolina Hospitals, Department of Radiation Oncology where she worked as the Administrative Support Supervisor. She brings to the department more than 25 years experience in customer service and clerical support in a medical setting. We are delighted to welcome Tonja to the department.

Departmental Research Retreat

The Departmental Research Retreat was held on September 11, 2012 and included representatives from our five research programs including; Medical Countermeasures Against Radiological Threats (MCART), Research Infrastructure, Clinical Research, Physics and Radiobiology. This year’s agenda content featured discussions from each group, outlining the following topics: ⇒ Providing examples of the types of research each group is involved in ⇒ Discussing the strengths & perceived weaknesses ⇒ Overcoming those weaknesses ⇒ Identifying opportunities that will enable the research to go forward

The final presentation of the retreat was given by Zeljko Vujaskovic, MD, PhD , and Director of our newly instituted Division of Translational Radiation Sciences. Dr. Vujaskovic discussed the group’s vision for the expansion, integration and programmatic structure of the DTRS division.


National Technologist’s Week

On November 9th, 2012 the therapy group met at Bond Street Social Club in Fells Point to celebrate Radiation Therapy Week. This week long celebration called attention to the important role the therapists play in patient care.

Their contributions and the care they provide to our patients are a source of pride and inspiration for all. Congratulations to the therapy group on this well deserved recognition.

Special thanks to Rachaele Taylor for organizing this wonderful event.


As National Technologist's Week was celebrated by all imaging professionals throughout the country, the imaging professionals at UMMC celebrated the week by creating educational posters for both patients and other medical staff that displayed some aspects of what they do everyday. This team provides a platform that allows the imaging professionals a forum in which they can voice their opinion and contribute to decisions in regards to safe and effective care of patients.

Most recently, the committee group members participated in Poster Rounds on November 7, 2012. It was a great success and many of the senior leadership members, including Jeff Rivest, stopped by to speak to each of the group members and ask questions about their posters. A special thanks to Jaime Lepage and Rosa Miles for their outstanding efforts on the poster for radiation therapy.

Imaging Professionals Team

Team “Tenacious Ta Ta’s” gathered, once again, for the annual Komen Race for the Cure walk/run. This year Cyndi Waldhauser ran the 5K and placed 5th amongst all the survivors who ran in the race. Cyndi and her husband, Dave, were very gracious to all who attended and provided an amazing cooked breakfast. What a wonderful event for a great cause.

Team Tenacious Ta Ta’s


Flu Season

We are in the midst of an early and intense flu season. UMMC has already treated more patients with serious influenza in the first months of the season than in all of last year. We each need to pay close attention to protecting ourselves and our patients, and to making sure visitors do the same.

How much flu have we seen at the Medical Center?

Influenza activity began relatively early in the 2012-2013 season. Since September, UMMC has reported a total of 75 influenza cases. In comparison, we reported a total of 32 cases for the entire flu season last year. In short, this is going to be a heavy – and probably long – flu season.

What can you do to prevent yourself, your loved one s, and your patients from getting sick from the flu?

Vaccination against influenza remains the single most important preventive measure. We are all proud that UMMC employees and Medical Staff have attained very high rates of vaccination this year. If for some reason you have not already done so, it is not too late for you and your family to get vaccinated!

• Offer the flu vaccine to any hospitalized patient who has not received it for the current season

• Screen visitors for any signs of respiratory illness. Do not allow sick visitors to remain in the hospital, and ask them to follow respiratory etiquette while on UMMC premises

What is respiratory etiquette?

Respiratory etiquette includes the following simple measures that we can all follow to prevent respiratory infections from spreading:

• If you are sick, stay at home.

• Turn your head to your shirtsleeve or cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze.

• Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.

• Clean your hands often with an alcohol-based hand cleaner or with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Clean hands save lives!

These simple steps will go a long way in keeping yo u and your patients healthy this flu season.


Finance Highlights

It’s a new year and new finance employees to welcome! In December, Patricia (Patti) Schuyler joined our team as our Academic Coordinator and Gary Armstrong started as our Senior Accountant.

We are delighted to have them as part of our team! Patti can be reached at 6-1474 or via e-mail at [email protected]. Gary can be reached at 6-5218 or via e-mail at [email protected].

Enjoying the Holidays and Giving Back

Whether it’s volunteering at our departmental sponsored dinner for the Hope Lodge , bringing in coats for children of Morrell Elementary through FPI’s Coat Drive or providing necessities for the House of Ruth through FPI’s annual Basket of Smiles , the Finance Group is thankful and enjoys giving back to the community.


The New Year Means New Tax Rules

Congress recently passed a measure to avert the "fiscal cliff" and we have other tax based legislation that began January 1, 2013.

• The 2013 employee Social Security portion of the FICA withholding tax rate has returned to 6.2% (up from 4.2% from 2012);

• The wage base for the calculation of the Social Security tax has increased from $110,100 to $113,700; and

• The wage base for the Medicare portion of the FICA withholding tax rate has been modified slightly and will increase from 1.45% to 2.35% for all earnings over $200,000.

• Most tax brackets for federal income tax payers will remain as they were in 2012, adjusted for inflation. The only wage earners that will pay a higher % of federal tax will be those earning greater than $400,000 and that increased from 35% to 39.6%.

For more information on taxes and withholding, reference the IRS Publication 15, (Circular E) Employers Tax Guide, on the IRS website.

New Year Maintenance

The IRS Form W-2 will be available/sent to employees no later than January 31, 2013. Please ensure your current paystubs reflect an accurate home address so you receive the mailed document.

As with any new year, please make sure you have looked at all of your retirement contributions, tax withholdings/exemptions and make sure that all of your information is updated.

If you need to make any changes, please contact :

Kim Rosko - 410-706-5227 or by e-mail at [email protected]

Patti Schuyler - 410-706-1674 or by e-mail at [email protected]

Lynn Gill - 410-706-5217 or by e-mail at [email protected]


Tate Cancer Center

Great Start to the New Year We recently received our first quarter patient satisfaction scores and received an 87.5% which means that 87.5% of our patients ranked us as a 9 or 10 on a scale of 10. The hospital recognized us with a rewards breakfast.

Please Welcome Our Newest Staff Members

Sarah Shaffer , PRN Radiation Therapist

Lerin Jackson, RN PRN Nurse

Retirement Announcement

We celebrated Carolyn Buttermore’s retirement with a party on October 12, 2012. Carolyn was one of the original Radiation Therapists from the opening of the Tate Cancer Center.

She has been here 10 years. Luckily she agreed to help us out on a PRN basis during her retirement!


Tate Cancer Center

Girl Scouts Visit Cancer Center

BWMC had a special visit from Girl Scout Troop #2257 from the Arch Bishop Slade School in Glen Burnie. They collected donations of cookies for our cancer patients, and they donated a total of 54 boxes of cookies that were distributed to our patients during the holidays. The patients really appreciated it and we were so honored to be selected by the Girl Scout troop.

Annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest

Our department submitted a pumpkin display in the annual pumpkin decorating contest at BWMC. The theme was “Welcome to Hampden Hon” emphasizing breast cancer awareness. The display took first place and they won a gigantic basket of treats.

27 Acts of Kindness

In honor of the tragedy that occurred at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, our Radiation Therapists participated in a campaign to share 27 acts of kindness to honor the victims. This effort was led by April Holtman , our Assistant Chief Therapist.

Some examples of their kindness were purchasing a cup of coffee for our valet man on a cold day, giving a gift card to a local school crossing guard, sending random Christmas cards to soldiers and buying groceries for an elderly woman, in addition to many other thoughtful acts. BWMC leadership recognized them for their random acts of kindness and published the article in “The Buzz” newsletter on the BWMC website’s homepage.


On December 12, 2012, Dr. Cheston presented at a Multidisciplinary Management of Breast Cancer event that was held at the “Bistro Blanc”, which also included an introduction for the new Breast Cancer Center at HCGH.

The presentation included discussions pertaining to surgery considerations, current reconstruction techniques, and standard/novel therapeutic options within the field of medical oncology.

We would like to welcome Rachael Conklin as the newest member to the CMRO nursing team. Rachael comes to us from within the University of Maryland Medical Center family, working in Child Psychiatry.

She completed her graduate studies from the University of Maryland School of Nursing, earning a Master's for the study of Clinical Nurse Leader.

Multidisciplinary Management of Breast Cancer Event

Please welcome our newest Staff Member

Congratulations

Congratulations to Dr. Sally Cheston for her new role as Chair of the Howard County General Hospital Cancer Committee . As chair, Dr. Cheston heads the quarterly Cancer Committee meetings where they discuss a wide range of issues that cover every aspect of cancer treatment at Howard County General Hospital.


*Please view the following list of departmental pub lications between July 2012 and December 2012. Special thanks to our dedicated faculty for all of their contributions to the field of Radiation Oncology.

1. Alexander B, Wang M, Yung WK, Fine HA, Donahue BA, Tremont IW, Richards RS, Kerlin KJ, Hartford AC, Curran WJ, Mehta MP : A Phase II Study of Conventional Radiation Therapy and Thalidomide for Supratentorial, Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma (RTOG 9806). J Neuro Oncol 2012 (Epub ahead of print Oct 20). PMID: 23086432.

2. Awan M, Cohen R , Campassi C, Kesmodel SB, Bellavance E,Tkaczuk K and Feigenberg SJ . MRI and its impact on partial breast radiation. Applied Radiation Oncology, October 2012..

3. Betzel GT, Yi BY , Niu Y, Yu CX. Is RapidArc more susceptible to delivery uncertainties than dynamic IMRT? Med Phys. 2012 Oct;39(10):5882-90. doi: 10.1118/1.4749965.

4. Booth, C., Tudor, G., Tonge, N., Shea-Donohue, T., MacVittie , T.J. (Oct. 2012) Evidence of delayed gastrointestinal syndrome in high-dose irradiared mice. Health Phys. 103(4):400-410.

5. Booth, C., Tudor, G., Tudor, J., Katz, B., MacVittie, T.J. (Oct. 2012) The acute gastrointestinal syndrome in high-dose irradiated mice Health Phys. 103(4):383-399.

6. Cairncross G, Wang M, Shaw E, Jenkins R, Brachman D, Buckner J, Fink K, Souhami L, Laperriere N, Curran W, Mehta M: Phase III Trial of Chemoradiotherapy for Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma: Long-Term Results of RTOG 9402, J Clin Oncol, 2012 (Epub ahead of print Oct 15). PMID: 23071247.

7. Chakravarti A, Wang M, Robins HI, Lautenschlaeger T, Curran WJ, Brachman DG, Schultz CJ, Choucair A, Dolled-Filhart M, Christiansen J, Gustavson M, Molinaro A, Mischel P, Dicker AP, Bredel M, Mehta M : RTOG 0211: A Phase 1/2 Study of Radiation Therapy with Concurrent Gefitinib for Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Patients, Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.10.008 (Epub ahead of print), 2012. 372. PMID: 23182702

8. Chua, H.L., Plett, P.A., Sampson, C.H., Joshi, M., Tabbey, R., Katz, B., MacVittie, T.J. and Orschell, C.M. (Oct. 2012) Long-term hematopoietic stem cell damage in a murine model of the hematopoietic syndrome of the acute radiation syndrome. Health Phys. 103(4):356-366.

9. Cirton, W . Near 25% Complete Pathologic Response Following Preoperative Accelerated Partial Breast Radiation Therapy (APBI) Using 3 Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy (3D CRT). International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics. Vol 84, Issue 3, Supplement, Pages S240.

10. Dewhirst MW, Das S, Stauffer P, Craciunescu O, Vujaskovic Z , Thrall D. Hyperthermia. In: Gunderson LL, Tepper J, ed. Clinical Radiation Oncology (3rd ed).Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders, 2012

11. E.K. Balcer-Kubiczek, Apoptosis in Radiation Therapy: A double-edged sword. Exp Oncol 34: 277-285, October 2012

12. Farese, A.M., Cohen, M.V., Katz, B. P, Smith, C. P. Jackson III, W., Cohen, D.M., MacVittie, T.J. (Oct. 2012) A nonhuman primate model of the hematopoietic acute radiation syndrome plus medical management. Health Phys. 103(4):367-382.

13. Farese, A.M., Cohen, M.V., Katz, B. P, Smith, C. P. Gibbs, A.M., Cohen, D.M., MacVittie, T.J. (Dec 2012) Filgrastim improves survival in lethally irradiated nonhuman primates. Rad Research. Rad Research, January Issue.

14. Farese, A.M., Cohen, M.V., Stead, R.B., Jackson III, W., MacVittie, T.J . (2012) Peg-filgrastim, administered in an abbreviated schedule, significantly improves neutrophil recovery after high-dose, radiation-induced myelosuppression in rhesus macaques. Rad Research, 178(5):403-13.

15. Feigenberg SJ, Lango, M, Ridge, J and Mehra R. in: Cancer Management: A Multidisciplinary Approach, Chapter 1: Head and neck tumors. Editors: Richard Pazdur, Kevin Camphausen, William Hoskins, LawrenceWagman. Melville, NY. 15th Edition, 2012.


16. H. Chung , B. Yi, K. Prado; Is BJR supplement #25 Recommendation for Megavoltage Energy Independent Scatter Factor Still Valid for Flattening Filter Free Photon Beams? AAPM 54th Annual Meeting July 29th - August 2, 2012, Charlotte, NC

17. Indig, F.E., Karmakar, P., Devulapalli, C., Carrier, F . and Bohr, V.A. Nucleolin inhibits G4 oligonucleotide unwinding by Werner Helicase. PLoS One. 2012;7(6):e35229. Epub 2012 Jun 4.

18. Jackson IL , Xu P, Hadley C, Katz BP, McGurk R, Down JD, Vujaskovic Z. A preclinical rodent model of radiation-induced lung injury for medical countermeasure screening in accordance with the FDA animal rule. Health Phys. 2012 Oct;103(4):463-73. U.Maryland

19. Jackson IL , Xu P, Hadley C, Katz BP, McGurk R, Down JD, Vujaskovic Z ; A preclinical rodent model of radiation-induced lung injury for medical countermeasure screening in accordance with the FDA animal rule. Health Phys. 2012 Oct;103(4):463-73. (UMMS)

20. Jackson IL, Zhang X, Hadley C, Rabbani ZN, Zhang Y, Marks S, Vujaskovic Z. Temporal expression of hypoxia-regulated genes is associated with early changes in redox status in irradiated lung. Free Radic Biol Med. 2012 Jul 15;53(2):337-46. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2012.04.014.

21. Jakacki RI, Burger P, Zhou T, Holmes E, Kocak M, Onar A, Goldwein J, Mehta M , Packer R, Tarbell N, Fitz C, Vezina G, Hilden J, Pollack I: Outcome of Children with Metastatic Medulloblastoma Treated with Carboplatin During Craniospinal Radiotherapy: A Children’s Oncology Group Phase I/II Study, J Clin Oncol, 30(21):2648-53, July 2012. PMID: 22665539

22. Kim, S.Y., Rhee, J .G., Song, X., Prochownik, E.V., Spitz, D.R., and Lee, Y.J., “Breast cancer stem cell-like cells are more sensitive to ionizing radiation than non-stem cells: role of ATM”. PLoS One, Nov. 2012, 7, e50423, PMC3503893

23. Koltz MT, Polifka AJ, Saltos A, Slawson RG, Kwok Y , Aldrich EF, and and Simard JM. Long-Term Outcome of Gamma Knife sStereotactic Radiosurgery for Arteriovenous Malformations Graded by the Spetzler-Martin Classification. Journal of Neurosurgery 2012 Oct 19.

24. Lee EQ, Kuhn J, Lamborn KR, Abrey L, DeAngelis LM, Lieberman F, Robins HI, Chang SM, Yung WKA, Drappatz J, Mehta MP , Levin VA, Aldape K, Dancey JE, Wright JJ, Prados MD, Cloughesy TF, Gilbert MR, Wen PY: Phase I/II Study of Sorafenib in Combination with Temsirolimus for Recurrent Glioblastoma or Gliosarcoma: North American Brain Tumor Consortium Study 05-02, Neuro Oncol, 14(12):1511-8, Dec 2012. PMID: 23099651

25. Li L, Li T, Cohen R , Anderson P, Goldstein L, Bleicher R, Freedman G. (2012) Identifying Patients Who May Be Candidates for a Clinical Trial of Salvage Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation After Previous Whole Breast Irradiation. International Journal of Breast Cancer.

26. MacVittie, T.J., Bennett, A., Booth, C., Garofalo, M., Tudor, G., Ward, A., Shea-Donohue, T., Gelfond, D., McFarland, E., Jackson III, W., Lu, W., Farese, A.M., (Oct. 2012) The prolonged gastrointestinal syndrome in rhesus macaques: the relationship between gastrointestinal, hematopoietic, and delayed multi-organ sequelae following acute, potentially lethal, partial-body irradiation. J Health Phys, 103(4):417-453.

27. MacVittie, T.J., Farese, A.M., Bennett, A., Gelfond, D., Shea-Donohue, T., Tudor, G., Booth, C., McFarland, E., Jackson III, W. (Oct. 2012) The Acute Gastrointestinal Sub-Syndrome of the Acute Radiation Syndrome: A rhesus macaque model. J Health Phys, 103(4):411-426.

28. MacVittie,T.J ., Bennett A, Booth C, Tudor G, Garofalo M , Ward A, Shea-Donohue T, Jackson III W. (Oct. 2012)


The prolonged gastrointestinal syndrome in rhesus macaques: The relationship between gastrointestinal, hemato-poietic and delayed multi-organ sequelae following acute radiation exposure. Health Phys. 103(4):427-453.

29. MacVittie,T.J., Farese, A.M ., Bennett A, Gelfond D, Shea-Donohue T, Tudor G, Booth C, McFarland E, Jackson III W. (Oct. 2012) The acute gastrointestinal sub-syndrome of the acute radiation syndrome: A rhesus macaque model. Health Phys. 103(4):411-426.

30. Mahmood U, Hanlon AL, Koshy M, Kesmodel S, Buras R, Chumsri S, Tkaczuk KH, Cheston SB and Feigenberg SJ. Increasing National Mastectomy Rates for the Treatment of Early Stage Breast Cancer. Annals of Surgical Oncology. Nov. 8, 2012

31. Mahmood U, Hanlon AL, Koshy M, Buras R, Chumsri S, Tkaczuk KH, Cheston SB , Regine WF , Feigenberg SJ ., Increasing National Mastectomy Rates for the Treatment of Early Stage Breast Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2012 Nov 8.

32. Mahmood, U., Errens, M ., Zimrin, Hanna, N., Amin, P.P ., The Remarkably Distensible Stomach: Case report high-lighting the implications of gastric filling on radiation treatment planning for gastric lymphoma. “Practical Radiation Oncology”, Vol. 2, Issue 4, pp 265-269, October, 2012.

33. McGurk R, Hadley C, Jackson IL , Vujaskovic Z . Development and dosimetry of a small animal lung irradiation platform. Health Phys. 2012 Oct;103(4):454-62.

34. Nagaria P, Robert C, Rassool FV . DNA double-strand break response in stem cells: Mechanisms to maintain genomic integrity.Biochim Biophys Acta. 2012 Sep 17. pii: S0304-4165(12)00256-5. doi: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2012.09.001.

35. Nichols EM , Feigenberg SJ , Marter K, Cheston SB , Lasio G , Tkaczuk K, Kesmodel S, Buras R, Regine WF ., Preoperative Radiation Therapy Significantly Increases Patient Eligibility for Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation Using 3D-conformal Radiotherapy. Am J Clin Oncol. 2012 Apr 30.

36. Nieder C, Grosu AL, Mehta MP : Brain Metastases Research 1990-2010: Pattern of Citation and Systematic Review of Highly Cited Articles, Scientific World J, Article ID 721598, October 2012. PMID: 23028253.

37. Niu Y, Zhang G, Berman BL, Parke WC, Yi B , Yu CX, Improving IMRT-plan quality with MLC leaf position refine-ment post optimization, Med Phys 2012; 39(8): 5118-5126

38. Plett, P.A., Sampson, C.H., Chua, H.L., Joshi, M., Booth, C., Gough, A., Johnson, C. S., Katz, B.P., Farese, A.M., Parker, J., MacVittie, T.J ., Orschell, C. M. (Oct. 2012) Establishing a murine model of the hematopoietic syndrome of the acute radiation syndrome Health Phys.103(4):343-355.

39. R. J. Cohen , L. Li, W. Citron , M. Oh, et al. Improved Survival with Adjuvant Radiation in Elderly Women with Early-stage Breast Cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics. Vol 84, Issue 3, Supplement, Pages S33-S34.

40. RJ Cohen, L Li, W Citron , M Oh, C Drogula, S Cheston, C Bui, SJ Feigenberg Improved Survival With Adjuvant Radiation In Elderly Women With Early Stage Breast Cancer, Oral Presentation, ASTRO 2012 Annual Meeting, Oct 2012, Boston, MA

41. Robert C and Rassool FV . HDACi and DNA damage. Histone deacetylases as cancer therapeutics. Edited by Steven Grant Adv Cancer Res. 2012;116:87-129. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-394387-3.00003-3


42. Royak-Schaler R, Pelser C, Langenberg P, Hayes J, Gardner L, Nesbitt K, Citron W , Drogula CL, Dwyer D., Characteristics associated with the initiation of radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery among African American and white women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer in Maryland, 2000-2006. Ann Epidemiol. 2012 Jan

43. S. J. Feigenberg, R. Buras, C. Drogula, W. Citron , et al. Preliminary Results of a Prospective Feasibility Study Testing Preoperative Accelerated Partial Breast Radiotherapy (APBI) Using 3 Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy (3D CRT). International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics. Vol 81, Issue 2, Supplement, Pages S264.

44. S. Tan, S. Kligerman, W. Chen , M. Lu, G. Kim, S. Feigenberg, W. D’Souza, M. Suntharalingam , and W. Lu , "Spatial-Temporal FDG-PET Features for Predicting Pathologic Response of Esophageal Cancer to Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy," Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys (In Press). doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.10.017. (Dec. 2012).

45. Sperduto P, Kased NW, Roberge D, Xu Z, Shanley R, Luo X, Sneed P, Chao S, Weil R, Suh J, Bhatt A, Jensen A, Brown P, Shih H, Kirkpatrick J, Gaspar L, Fiveash J, Chiang V, Knisely J, Sperduto C, Lin N, Mehta M : Reply to Chamberlain et al, J Clin Oncol, 30:3316-17, Sept 2012.

46. Sperduto PW, Sneed PK, Roberge D, Shanley R, Luo X, Luo X, Weil RJ, Suh J, Bhatt A, Jensen AW, Brown PD, Shih HA, Kirkpatrick J, Gaspar LE, Fiveash JB, Knisely JPS, Lin N, Mehta M : In Regard to Yamamoto, et al. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 84(4):875-6, Nov 2012. 363. PMID: 23078894.

47. Tan S, Kligermna S, Chen W, Lu M, Kim G, Feigenberg SJ , D’Souza WD , Suntharalingam, M . Spatial-Temporal FDG-PET Features for Predicting Pathologic Response of Esophageal Cancer to Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 2012.

48. Thomas SN, Waters KM, Morgan WF, Yang AJ, Baulch JE . Quantitative proteomic analysis of mitochondrial proteins reveals prosurvival mechanisms in the perpetuation of radiation-induced genomic instability. Free Radic Biol Med. 2012 Aug 1;53(3):618-28. doi10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2012.03.025

49. Usama Mahmood MD, Martha Errens CMD , Ann Zimrin MD, Nader Hanna MD, Pradip Amin MD, Navesh Sharma MD . The remarkably distensible stomach: Case report highlighting the implications of gastric filling on radiation treatment planning for gastric lymphoma. Dec. 2012

50. Wang Z, Wang K, Lerma FA, Liu B, Amin P , B Yi, Hobeika, G, C Yu, Planning Margins to CTV for Image-Guided Whole Pelvis Prostate Cancer Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy , International Journal of Medical Physics, Clinical Engineering and Radiation Oncology, 2012, 1:23-31

51. Yang X, Han-Oh S, Gui M, Niu Y, Yu CX, Yi B , Four-dimensional dose distributions of step-and-shoot IMRT delivered with real-time tumor tracking for patients with irregular breathing: constant dose rate vs dose rate regulation Med Phys 2012: 39(9):5557-5566

52. Yovino S, Maidment BW, Herman J, Pandya N, Goloubeva O, Wolfgang C, Schulick R, Laheru D, Hanna N, Alexander HR, Regine WF . Analysis of Local Control in Patients Receiving IMRT for Resected Pancreas Cancer. Int. J. Radiation Oncology Biol.Phys., 83:(3)916-920, July 2012.

53. Zhang, HH , Meyer, RR, Shi L., D’Souza, WD . “Machine learning applications in radiation therapy” in Machine Learning Algorithms for Problem Solving in Computational Applications: Intelligent Techniques, IGI Global, pp. 59-84, June 2012.

*If you notice that a publication has been omitted from this list, please feel free to contact Duane Henderson at 410-328-6928 or by email at [email protected] so that we can make the necessary changes. Thank you.


Babies, Babies, and More Babies …

In this section of the BEAM, we would like to introduce you to the newest members of the Radiation Oncology family.

Emily S. Boggs

Matthew James Manzolillo

Sydney Katherine Murphy and Big Brother Shaun

Madison M. Maynor


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Each year we try to schedule the following annual events around the same time. Please mark your calendar:

⇒10th Annual Radiobiology and Physics Review Course- (May 2-5, 2013)

⇒Annual Education Retreat-

(May 21, 2013)

⇒Summer Picnic- (June 22, 2013)

⇒Annual Alumni Association Event-

(September 23, 2013)

⇒Annual Clinical Process Retreat

(November 21, 2013)

⇒Annual Holiday Party- (December 7, 2013)

⇒9th Annual Radiation Oncology Symposium -Best of 2013

(January 9, 2014)

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