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Academic Work
Being a great radiation therapist is not only about how you perform clinically or how well-liked you are by the patients. A great radiation therapist has to be incredibly knowledgeable in a wide field of disciplines - physics, dosimetry, radiation oncology, radiation biology - in order to analyze all the different variables of a patient's treatment. This capability is the difference between a good and a great radiation therapist because it means having the knowledge to prevent life-altering mistakes. On this page, you will find examples of presentations and academic papers I have written in many of the disciplines I previously mentioned, demonstrating my proficiency in these areas.
Case Presentation
Liver Cancer
This case presentation covering liver cancer follows an unnamed patient of mine and her journey through radiation treatments. In addition to following a patient from the onset of symptoms to her follow-up visits, this presentation will also cover important facts, statistics and demographical data about liver cancer as well as treatment options.
Case Presentation
CNS Radiation Therapy
This presentation studies a case of a patient with primary small cell lung cancer that eventually receives WBRT. This presentation covers important information about primary lung cancer and specifics about my patient's histology, as well as information about CNS irradiation. You will find specific information about how my patient was immobilized, the field arrangements, the Rx and more.
Treatment Planning
Lung SBRT: Conformal vs VMAT
For this presentation, I worked with a dosimetrist from The James Cancer Hospital and together we created two treatment plans for a patient with a single lung lesion that was an SBRT candidate. This presentation covers the pros and cons of the conformal plan we created contrasted with the VMAT plan we created and finally, the plan that was ultimately used to treat the patient.
Research Proposal
The Applicability of OSMS for Extremity Positioning
This presentation discusses an awesome new technology in the radiation therapy world: Optical Surface Monitoring Systems. I discuss the clinical application of this technology and the pros and cons to adding it to your department. Then, I breakdown 4 peer-reviewed research articles before suggesting my own study to evaluate the ability of OSMS to position extremities.
Research Proposal
The Applicability of OSMS for Extremity Positioning in Radiation Therapy
This article includes my entire research proposal for the utilization of optical surface monitoring systems in the position of extremities to aid radiation therapists for these rather challenging setups. I have included an introduction, hypothesis, literature review of 6 recent and peer-reviewed articles, the methods for how I would design my own study and a discussion.
Annotated Bibliography
Conventional Fractionation for Head and Neck Cancer vs QUAD SHOT Fractionation
This annotated bibliography reviews studies published on different fractionation schemes for head and neck cancer radiation therapy treatments. Specifically, I compare and contrast the survival rates, side effects, success rates of tumor control of conventional fractionation vs a fractionation regimen referred to as QUAD SHOT in order to create an analysis of the current standard of care and possibly suggest revisions.