Radiation Oncology Medical Staff Received 2018 UWMC Patient Safety Heroes Award
Congratulations to Lora Holland, and Jamie Bartalamay, our radiation therapists for winning the award as 2018 UWMC Patient Safety Heroes.
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The Benefit of Proton Therapy for Children in Developing Countries
About 80% of children with the most common pediatric brain cancer live in low- and middle-income countries. There they have little access to advanced radiotherapies, such as proton therapy, to reduce treatment side effects. Dr. Phil Taddei explores challenges of this missed benefit in a commentary.
Read moreDr. Sarah Geneser Awarded as One of the Early Career Medical Physicist Scholars
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Geneser has been chosen to receive an Early Career Medical Physicist Scholarship Award by the Winter Institute in Medical Physics for her promising achievements in the field of radiation oncology physics.
Read moreRadiation Oncology Faculty win Cureus: Proton Therapy Publishing Competition
Congratulations to Drs. Smith Apisarnthanarax and Stephen Bowen for 2nd place; and Howard Lee with Drs. Jing Zeng, Stephen Bowen, and Ramesh Rengan for 3rd place on the Cureus’ Proton Therapy Advanced Application for the Most Challenging Cases Publishing Competition!
Read moreGlioblastoma Treatment with an Innovative Therapy Device vs. Quality of Life of Glioblastoma Patients
Dr. Lia Halasz was invited to give an expert commentary on this research in JAMA Oncology, where she put the research findings into the perspective of the care and quality of life of glioma patients.
Read moreDr. Minsun Kim appointed as Senior Editor for the Practical Radiation Oncology Journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology
Congratulations to Dr. Minsun Kim for her appointment as Senior Editor for the ASTRO’s Practical Radiation Oncology Journal.
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