Ji-Young Jang, M.D., Mi-Ryeong Ryu, M.D., Sung-Whan Kim, M.D., Chul-Seung Kay, M.D., Yeon-Sil Kim, M.D., Yoon-Kyeong Oh, M.D., Hyung-Chul Kwon, M.D., Sei-Chul Yoon, M.D., Woo-Chan Park, M.D., Byung-Joo Song, M.D., Se-Jeong Oh, M.D., Sang-Seol Jung, M.D., Jong-Man Won, M.D., Seung-Nam Kim, M.D. and Su-Mi Chung, M.D. Department of Radiation Oncology, Chosun University Hospital, Gwangju, Departmen...

*Center for Radiological Research, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York; yDepartment of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina; zDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; xDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York; jjDepartment of Radiation Oncol...

José Marcio Luna 1 Eric Eaton 2 Lyle H. Ungar 2 Eric Diffenderfer 1 Shane T. Jensen 3 Efstathios D. Gennatas 4 Mateo Wirth 3 Charles B. Simone II 5 Timothy D. Solberg 4 Gilmer Valdes 4 1 Dept. of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania {Jose.Luna,Eric.Diffenderfer}@uphs.upenn.edu 2 Dept. of Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania {eeaton,ungar}@cis.upenn.edu 3 Dept. ...

7 1. Department of Thoracic Oncology and State Key Laboratory of 8 Biotherapy, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 9 Chengdu 610041, PR.China 10 2. Radiation Physics Center, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, 11 Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, PR.China 12 3. Department of Radiation Oncology, The Second People’s Hospital of 13 Sichuan, Chengdu 610031, PR.China 14 4. Depa...

Journal of Cancer Metastasis and Treatment is an open access journal, focusing on basic clinical studies related to cancer cell, cell biology, oncology, radiation therapy radiology, obstetrics gynecology, pediatrics, surgery, hematology, neuro-oncology, etc.

Mentoring in academic medicine has been described on a multitude of levels in medical literature, but seldom with respect to medical students. In fact, although some fields have addressed mentoring in the context of medical student education, radiation oncology has yet to do so in a comprehensive fashion. Furthermore, the projected domestic and worldwide epidemiologic trends in cancer cases, co...

Author details Department of Radiation Oncology, Changzhou Cancer Hospital, Soochow University, Changzhou 213001, China. Department of Radiation Oncology, Anhui Provincial Hospital, Hefei 213001, China. State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Marine Genetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Xiamen 361005, China. Department School of Information Science and ...

Introduction: It has been shown that there is a strong correlation between training and improving the Radiation Oncology Medical Physicist (ROMP) and an Oncology Department Quality Management plans. The Reza Radiotherapy and Oncology Centre (RROC) beside of its development plan, has recently implemented a comprehensive in-site training plan based on ROMPs abilities and the Depa...

PURPOSE The goal of this study was to explore the perspectives and practice of radiation oncologists who treat breast cancer patients who have had breast reconstruction. METHODS In 2010, an original electronic survey was sent to all physician members of the American Society of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Research Institute-Breast Cancer Studies Group in the United Kingdom, Thai Societ...

The Victorian Department of Human Services has developed a classification and funding model for non-admitted radiation oncology patients. Agencies were previously funded on an historical cost input basis. For 1996-97, payments were made according to the new Non-admitted Radiation Oncology Classification System and include four key components. Fixed grants are based on Weighted Radiation Therapy...