AMERICAN RADIUM SOCIETY: 93rd Annual Meeting
April 30-May 4, 2011 - Palm Beach, Florida
PowerPoint and Audio Presentations ![]()
- Saturday, APRIL 30
- Sunday, May 1
- Monday, May 2
- Tuesday, May 3
- Wednesday, May 4
Post Graduate Course
MRI-Based Applications For Radiation Oncology And Brachytherapy
- Elin Sigurdson, MD; Fox Chase Cancer Center
The Role of the Surgeon in Preparation for Partial Breast Irradiation - Elizabeth S. Bloom, MD; MD Anderson Cancer Center
The Management and Outcomes of Partial Breast Irradiation - Anuja Jhingran, MD; MD Anderson Cancer Center
MRI in the Treatment and Management of GYN Malignancies - John Davis, MD; MD Anderson Cancer Center
The Utilization of MRI in the Surgical Management of Prostate Cancer - Alan Pollack, MD, PhD; University of Miami Sylvester Cancer Center
MRI-Based Planning and Treatment for IMRT and Proton Therapy - Steven Frank, MD; MD Anderson Cancer Center
MRI-Based Prostate Brachytherapy: Past, Present, and Future - Prajnan Das, MD, MPH; MD Anderson Cancer Center
Modern IORT Indications: Breast, H&N, GI, GU
SCIENTIFIC SESSION #1: CNS Cancer
Moderators: MARK A. HENDERSON, MD; Indiana University School of Medicine
RAYMOND SAWAYA, MD; MD Anderson Cancer Center
- (S001) Gamma Knife Radiosurgery (GKRS) in the
Management of Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN): Median 10 Year Follow-Up of 542 Patients
RUFUS MARK, MD - (S002) Evolution of the Neurosurgical Treatment of Brain
Metastases Treatment during the Last 15 Years: Experience at a Large Referral Cancer Center
RAY SAWAYA, MD - (S003) Combined Chloroquine Therapy and Whole Brain Radiotherapy in Patients with Brain Metastases: Clinical Outcomes and Association with IDO2 Gene Single- Nucleotide Polymorphisms
HARRIET B. ELDREDGE, MD - (S004) Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors and the Treatment of Brain Metastases in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
JONATHAN VERMA - (S005) Whole Brain Radiotherapy with Simultaneous Integrated Stereotactic Boost for Brain Metastases
BEN J. SLOTMAN, MD, PhD - (S006) Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Spinal Metastases
KAMRAN A. AHMED, BS - (S007) Comparison of Location of Brain Metastases Among Different Diagnoses and Correlation with Brain Volume and Blood Flow
YOICHI WATANABE, PhD
JANEWAY LECTURE
LARRY EINHORN, MD; Indiana University School of Medicine
Testicular Cancer: A Model for a Curable Neoplasm
SCIENTIFIC SESSION #2: GU/GI Cancer
Moderators: ASHESH JANI, MD; Emory University School of Medicine
MARK K. BUYYOUNOUSKI, MD; Fox Chase Cancer Center
- (S008) Chemoradiotherapy for HIV Positive Patients with Anal Carcinoma: The University of Southern California / Los Angeles County Hospital Experience
PAUL M. MANDELIN, DO, MS - TRAVEL GRANT WINNER - (S009) The Role of Definitive Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Carcinoma of Unknown Primary in the Abdomen and Pelvis
PATRICK KELLY, MD, PhD - (S010) Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) in the Treatment of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anal Canal: Efficacy of a Low Daily Dose to Clinically Negative Regions
JASON A. CALL, MD - (S011) Comparison of Local Excision and APR for Stage I Rectal Adenocarcinoma Using the SEER Database
MICHELLE OLSHESKI, MD - (S012) Surveillance for Stage I Seminoma: Prognostic Factors for Relapse
KENNETH LODIN, MD - (S013) Timing of Post-Operative Radiation Therapy for Patients at High-Risk of Recurrence after Radical Prostatectomy (RP): Analysis from the Cancer of the Prostate Strategic Urologic Research Endeavor (CaPSURE) Study
CHARLES C. HSU, MD PhD - (S014) Risk of Gleason Grade Inaccuracies in Prostate Cancer Patients Eligible for Active Surveillance
RONALD H. SHAPIRO, MD - TRAVEL GRANT WINNER - (S015) Aspirin Use Reduces the Risk of Biochemical Recurrence Following Prostate Radiotherapy
MARK K. BUYYOUNOUSKI, MD, MS - (S016) Short Term Urinary Morbidity in Prostate Cancer Patients Treated with Brachytherapy with or without External Beam Radiation Therapy
SANA REHMAN, BS
PANEL: Biomarkers and Biologic Agents
Panel Chair:
ANNE TSAO, MD; MD Anderson Cancer Center
MICHAEL O’REILLY, MD; MD Anderson Cancer Center
JAMES WELSH, MD; MD Anderson Cancer Center
KEYNOTE LECTURE
MELISSA HUDSON, MD; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Survivorship in Hodgkin Lymphoma
SELF-ASSESSMENT MODULE (SAM)
Prostate Brachytherapy: BRIAN DAVIS, MD; Mayo Clinic
SCIENTIFIC SESSION #3: Pediatric Cancer/ Lymphoma
Moderators: ARNOLD C. PAULINO, MD; Methodist Hospital Research Institute
KENNETH B. ROBERTS, MD; Yale University School of Medicine
- (S017) Results of Continuous Quality Control of Involved Field Radiotherapy for Patients with Early-Stage Hodgkin Lymphoma Based on a Central Prospective Review. Comparison of the Results between Two Study Generations of the German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG)
ROLF-PETER MUELLER, PROF, MD, PhD - (S018) Decreasing Risk for Second Malignant Neoplasms after Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Single-Institution Experience with 35 Years of Follow-Up
KENNETH B. ROBERTS, MD - (S019) Bexxar Protocol CP98-020: Radio-Immunotherapy Results with I-131 Labeled Antibody in Patients with Follicular Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma: Median 5-Year Results in 69 Cases
RUFUS MARK, MD - (S020) Comparison of 3D-CRT, IMRT, and Proton Therapy for Patients with Mediastinal Hodgkin Lymphoma on a Phase II Study
BRADFORD S. HOPPE, MD - (S021) Radiation Treatment Planning Using 18FDG-Pet with CT Scan Co-Registration for Lymphoma and Hematologic Malignancies: A Dosimetric Comparison
STEPHANIE TEREZAKIS, MD - (S022) Survival and Local Ccontrol Outcomes in Adult Patients with Localized Ewing Sarcoma
SAFIA K. AHMED - (S023) Proton Radiotherapy for Retinoblastoma: First Reported Clinical Series
DAVID L. ANDOLINO, MD - TRAVEL GRANT WINNER - (S024) Proton Radiotherapy Significantly Lowers Dose to Left Temporal Lobes in Treated Pediatric Patients with Posterior Fossa Tumors
PRISCILLA K. WALKER
SCIENTIFIC SESSION #4: Miscellaneous
Moderators: BRAD HOPPE, MD; Univeristy of Florida
RUFUS J. MARK, MD; Joe Arrington Cancer Research and Treatment Center
- (S025) Significant Reduction of Beta-Amyloid in the CNS Ffollowing Radiation: Implications for Treatment in Alzheimer's Disease
ALVARO A. MARTINEZ, MD - (S026) Introduction of a “No Fly” Patient Safety Policy in an Electronic Quality-Checklist Driven Multi-Center Radiation Medicine Department
L. POTTERS, MD - (S027) Heavy Ion Radiation-Induced Non-Targeted Response on Breast Tissue
TONY J. WANG, MD - (S028) Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: Patterns of Recurrence after Radiation Therapy
JULIE A. BRADLEY, MD - TRAVEL GRANT WINNER - (S029) A Prospective, Multi-Center Study Assessing the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Practices by Patients Undergoing Definitive Radiation Therapy for Breast
Cancer
MEENA S. MORAN, MD - (S030) Evaluation of Rrotational Errors in Liver Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Treatment Setup
FOSTER D. LASLEY, MD - (S031) Initial Experience with Using Image-Guided Helical Tomotherapy to Treat Cancers of the Scalp
K. KAINZ, MD; J. FRANK WILSON, MD - (S032) Compliance of Checking Port Films on Radiographic Film Versus an Electronic Medical Record System
GEORGE G. CHEN, MD
PANEL: Recent Advances in Gynecologic Oncology
Panel Chair:
KALED ALEKTIAR, MD; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
YUKIO SONODA, MD; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
ANUJA JHINGRAN, MD; MD Anderson Cancer Center
CATHERYN YASHAR, MD; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
Quality in Cancer Care
PETER A.S. JOHNSTONE, MD; Indiana University Medical Center
SCIENTIFIC SESSION #5: Young Oncologist Essay Award Winners
Moderators:
PETER A.S. JOHNSTONE, MD, FACR; Indiana University School of Medicine
DREW A. RIDGE, MD, PhD, FACS; Fox Chase Cancer Center
- (S033) A New Paradigm in the Interpretation of Observational Studies Evaluating Postoperative Radiation Therapy
HENRY S. PARK, BS
- (S034) Evaluation of RTOG Consensus Guidelines for Delineating Nodal CTV Using a Map of PET Positive Lymph Nodes in Cervical Cancer
HIRAL PATEL FONTANILLA, MD
- (S035) A County Level Geographic Analysis of the Radiation Oncology Workforce
SANJAY ANEJA, BS - (S036) Elevation in Exhaled Nitric Oxide Predicts Radiation Pneumonitis in Thoracic Irradiation
MATTHEW R. MCCURDY, MD, PhD
SCIENTIFIC SESSION #6: Quality of Life/ Toxicity
Moderators:
DAVID C. ROHDE, MD; Radiation Oncology Associates, Ltd
ANDRE A. KONSKI, MD, MBA, MA, FACR; Wayne State University Physicians Group
- (S037) Patient Reported Cognitive Changes After Cancer Treatment: An Internet-based Survivorship Study
CHRISTINE E. HILL-KAYSER, MD - (S038) Transforming Growth Factor Beta-1 (TGF-ß1), a Serum Biomarker of Radiation Induced Fibrosis in Patients Treated with Intracavitary Brachytherapy Accelerated Partial
Breast Irradiation (IBAPBI), Correlates with Measurments by Tissue Compliance Meter (TCM)
A.GABRIELLA WERNICKE, MD, MSC - (S039) Intraoperative High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy Using Dose-Painting Technique: Evaluation of Safety and Preliminary Clinical Outcomes
LISA K. MORIKAWA, MD - (S040) Augmenting Electronic Oncology Information Systems with an Aspects-Of-Care Reporting Database in a Multi-Ccenter Paperless Radiation Medicine Department
A. KAPUR, PhD
DEBATE: Treatment for Patients with Stage I NSCLC and Poor Lung Function: SBRT vs. Sublobectomy?
Debate Chair:
RITSUKO KOMAKI, MD; MD Anderson Cancer Center
KENNETH ROSENZWEIG, MD; Mt. Sinai Medical Center
JACK ROTH, MD; MD Anderson Cancer Center
SCIENTIFIC SESSION #7: Lung Cancer
Moderators:
BEN MOVSAS, MD; Henry Ford Health System
ROY H. DECKER, MD; Yale University School of Medicine
- (S041) SBRT in the Treatment of Multiple Primary Lung Cancers
KIMBERLY M. CREACH, MD - (S042) Definitive Chemoradiation for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Is 74 Gy Sufficient?
L. CHRISTINE FANG, MD - TRAVEL GRANT WINNER - (S043) Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) for Central Lung Tumors
ROY H. DECKER, MD, PhD - (S044) Factors to Predict Long-Term Five Years Overall Survival (OS) among Patients with Limited Small-Cell Lung Cancer Ttreated with Radiation Treatment (RT) and Chemotherapy
RITSUKO KOMAKI, MD - (S045) Lung Consolidation After Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) for Early Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC): Implications for Tumor Recurrence and Treatment- Related Toxicity
NEAL E. DUNLAP, MD
PANEL: Reducing Toxicity of Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer
Panel Chair:
ERICH STURGIS, MD; MD Anderson Cancer Center
ANDREW TROTTI, MD; Moffitt Cancer Center
HADI SEIKALY, MD; Alberta Health Services
CHRISTOPHER HOLSINGER, MD; MD Anderson Cancer Center
SELF- ASSESSMENT MODULE (SAM)
Combined Modality Therapy of the Esophagus, Stomach, and Pancreas
CHRISTOPHER CRANE, MD; MD Anderson Cancer Center
SCIENTIFIC SESSION #8: Breast Cancer
Moderator: THOMAS BUCHHOLZ. MD; MD Anderson Cancer Center
- (S046) The Effect of Radiation on Cosmesis and Complication Rates in Breast Reconstruction Using Temporary Tissue Expanders and Permanent Implants
CHRISTOPHER J. ANKER, MD - (S047) Prognostic Significance of p53 Binding Protein 1 (53BP1) in Early Stage Breast Cancer
H.J. NEBOORI, BS - TRAVEL GRANT WINNER - (S048) A Matched Pair Analysis Comparing Multi-Lumen Breast Brachytherapy Catheters: Contura Versus SAVI
DANIEL REED, DO - (S049) High Risk of Regional Nodal Failures in Inflammatory Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Trimodality Therapy
KUNAL SAIGAL, MD - (S050) Prospective Randomized Trial of 5-Fluorouracil, Doxorubicin, and Cyclophosphamide (FAC) Versus Paclitaxel and FAC (TFAC) in Patients with Operable Breast Cancer: Impact of Taxane Chemotherapy on Locoregional Control
JEFFREY M. ALBERT, MD - TRAVEL GRANT WINNER - (S051) Molecular Class as a Predictor of Locoregional and Distant Recurrence in the Neoadjuvant Setting for Breast Cancer
JOHN A. VARGO, BA - TRAVEL GRANT WINNER - (S052) Long-Term Outcome of Breast Conservation Therapy for Patients with Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
SIMONA F. SHAITELMAN, MD, EDM
KEYNOTE LECTURE
LIVESTRONG: DOUGLAS ULMAN, President and CEO
- LIVESTRONG’s Vision for the Future of Cancer Survivorship
- Video Presentations: A LIVESTRONG Story
- Video Presentations: LIVESTRONG Manifesto
SCIENTIFIC SESSION #9: Head and Neck Cancer/ Gynecologic Cancer
Moderators:
JONATHAN JAY BEITLER, MD, MBA, FACR; Emory University School of Medicine
SANDRA HATCH, MD; The University of Texas Medical Branch
- (S053) The Impact of Income Level on Clinical Outcomes in Patients with FIGO stage I-II Endometrial Cancer
JARED R. ROBBINS, MD - TRAVEL GRANT WINNER - (S054) Surgicopathological Confirmation of 18F-FDG PET as an Indicator of Cervical Cancer Chemoradiation Therapeutic Response
CHARLES KUNOS, MD, PhD - (S055) Sacral Insufficiency Fractures After Post-Operative Pelvic Radiation Therapy in Gynecologic Malignancy
KARIN K. SHIH - (S056) The Efficacy of Reduced Radiotherapy Dose for Human Papilloma Virus Associated (HPV+) Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) of the Oropharynx Treated with Concurrent Chemoradiation
JOHN F. GRESKOVICH, MD - (S057) Correlation between Metabolic Tumor Volume and Pathologic Tumor Volume in Head and Neck Cancer
JAMES D. MURPHY, MD, MS - TRAVEL GRANT WINNER - (S058) Initial Clinical Outcomes from a Prospective Trial Evaluating Adaptive Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer
DAVID L. SCHWARTZ, MD - (S060) Prognostic Significance of YKL-40 RNA and Protein Levels in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer
BETH M. BEADLE, MD, PhD
PANEL: Credentialing for Emerging New Technology
Panel Chair:
ELIN R. SIGURDSON, MD, PhD; Fox Chase Cancer Center
TIMOTHY WILLIAMS, MD; Lynn Cancer Institute
LEA VITERBO, MD; Fox Chase Cancer Center
GEOFFREY IBBOTT, MD; MD Anderson Cancer Center

