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UNC radiation oncologists Drs. Bhisham Chera and Gaorav Gupta presented early results of a clinical trial at this week’s American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting in San Antonio, TX evaluating a blood test for HPV-linked oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, a cancer of the back of the throat. Their...

Congratulations to fourth year radiation oncology resident Dr. Kevin Pearlstein for his receipt of a prestigious 2018 Cefalo house officer award. Cefalo awardees are selected annually by a committee of physicians, nurses, and other clinical and administrative staff, and honor medical residents who exemplify dedication to patients, their families and caregivers,...

The Department of Radiation Oncology’s first “combined” graduation ceremony, held on June 22, 2018, with diplomas and awards presented to our graduating radiation oncology and medical physics residents, and our graduating radiation therapy and medical dosimetry students. (Historically, the one-year therapy and dosimetry programs were not “aligned” programmatically – as...

More frequent screening following treatment does not improve long-term patient outcomes

For his work on trying to reduce side effects of whole brain radiotherapy

Will research ways of reducing dry mouth in patients receiving whole brain radiotherapy

To study simulation-based training for radiation therapists

High profile publication by Dr. Andrew Wang in Advanced Materials

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In the journal Clinical Cancer Research