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A paper by UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer researchers shows that radiation therapy can lengthen survival in patients with very early- or early-stage liver cancer. The study, coauthored by Ted Yanagihara, MD, PhD, was published in Journal of Clinical Oncology. The full story is...

We’re hiring! The department is looking for a Program Coordinator for our MD and medical physics residency programs. To apply for the position, please visit the UNC Health Careers site: Program Coordinator GME – SOM Radiation-Oncology in Chapel Hill, NC, United States

On May 29, four UNC RadOnc sites were awarded 4-year APEx accreditation by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). This achievement was the culmination of 2 years of preparation and successful facility visits, which included medical record review, training audits, and team interviews. The Chapel Hill, McCreary, Hillsborough, and...

The Department of Radiation Oncology is adding proton therapy as a patient treatment option, with an estimated start date of January 2028. The department will be installing a Mevion FIT, a single-vault machine that can fit in an existing photon vault. The unique technology treats patients in a seated position,...

At the Radiation Oncology Summit ACRO 2026, Dr. Jean Wright gave a presentation: What to Consider After Diagnosing a Patient With Ductal Carcinoma In Situ. Dr. Wright discussed the nature of DCIS diagnoses and the personal component of treatment plans. A video excerpt and a presentation summary are available on...

Dr. Gaorav Gupta’s research on the combined use of pembrolizumab (Keytruda) and radiotherapy on T cell infiltration in early breast cancer was featured on CancerNetwork, the website for the journal Oncology. The article is available on the CancerNetwork website.

On November 19, 2025, Dr. Jean L. Wright presented a talk hosted by the UNC Lineberger Cancer Network (UNCLCN) as part of the Research to Practice webinar series. UNCLCN provides free, publicly accessible educational content, with the goal of reducing cancer incidence and death in North Carolina. Dr. Wright’s talk,...

In 2024, Dr. Ted Yanagihara traveled to Barcelona with Dr. Andrew Moon (UNC Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology). They met with the Barcelona Clínic Liver Cancer (BCLC) group to review a unique database of approximately 5,000 patients from different countries, all of whom had been treated with radiation for hepatocellular...

We are sad to announce the recent passing of Dr. Mahesh Varia. Mahesh was a faculty member for more than 40 years and distinguished himself as a clinician, educator, and researcher. He was particularly well known for his outstanding clinical work in gynecologic malignancies, publishing some of the largest collections...

On Friday, March 28, UNC RadOnc was delighted to be matched with two candidates via the MP-RAP system. Allison Jones, MS (Duke University, left) and Ankit Pant, PhD (SUNY Buffalo, right) will join the Medical Physics Residency Program on July 1, 2025.     In addition, the department successfully recruited...