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Walter "Wally" J. Curran, Jr. (born April 24, 1951) is an American radiation oncologist specializing in the treatment of malignant brain tumors and locally advanced lung cancer. [1] Curran was named chief of Piedmont Oncology Institute for Piedmont Healthcare in 2023, after serving as the global chief medical officer of GenesisCare. [2]
Powell held a fellowship at Harvard Medical School in 1991, [4] becoming an instructor in 1992, and associate professor of radiation oncology in 1998. He then became clinical director of the Gillette Center for Women's Cancers, [5] co-leader of the Harvard Breast Cancer Research Program, and leader of the DNA Repair/Radiation Biology Program. [4]
Scientific career: Fields: Radiation oncology, translational nanobiology: Institutions: National Cancer Institute: Thesis: Identification of Tapr, a T cell and airway phenotype regulatory locus, and positional cloning of the Tim gene family (2001) Doctoral advisor: Dale Umetsu
Loeffler has spent his career in the clinical investigation of specialized radiation delivery technologies such as stereotactic radiation and proton therapy. [1] He is an author of over 400 publications, co-editor of nine books and holds funding from the National Cancer Institute in proton therapy. His h-index according to Google Scholar is 101 ...
In July 2015, Haas-Kogan succeeded Jay Harris as Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Dana–Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWHC), and Boston Children’s Hospital. She was also appointed professor at Harvard Medical School and become an endowed professor of Radiation Oncology at BWHC. [3]
Radiation oncology is one of the three primary specialties, the other two being surgical and medical oncology, involved in the treatment of cancer. Radiation can be given as a curative modality, either alone or in combination with surgery and/or chemotherapy. It may also be used palliatively, to relieve symptoms in patients with incurable cancers.
The MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology (formerly the Gray Institute for Radiation Oncology and Biology) is an institute dedicated to research on radiobiology and radiotherapy. It is funded by the Medical Research Council and is based at the University of Oxford's Department of Oncology .
Lynn D. Wilson is an American radiation oncologist. He is a professor of Therapeutic Radiology and of Dermatology, Executive Vice Chairman, Therapeutic Radiology, and Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Radiation Oncology Services at Yale Cancer Center and Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut.