2013
For-profit hospital ownership status and use of brachytherapy after breast-conserving surgery
Sen S, Soulos PR, Herrin J, Roberts KB, Yu JB, Lesnikoski BA, Ross JS, Krumholz HM, Gross CP. For-profit hospital ownership status and use of brachytherapy after breast-conserving surgery. Surgery 2013, 155: 776-788. PMID: 24787104, PMCID: PMC4008843, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2013.12.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital ownership statusBreast-conserving operationsBreast-conserving surgeryUse of brachytherapyRadiation therapyOperative careBreast cancerMedicare beneficiariesOverall useReceipt of brachytherapyAdjuvant radiation therapyInvasive breast cancerFemale Medicare beneficiariesGreater overall useYears of ageShort life expectancyRetrospective studyRT modalityProfit hospitalsExpensive modalityOlder womenBrachytherapy useBreast brachytherapyHospitalBrachytherapy
2006
Development of a statewide hospital plan for radiologic emergencies
Dainiak N, Delli Carpini D, Bohan M, Werdmann M, Wilds E, Barlow A, Beck C, Cheng D, Daly N, Glazer P, Mas P, Nath R, Piontek G, Price K, Albanese J, Roberts K, Salner AL, Rockwell S. Development of a statewide hospital plan for radiologic emergencies. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2006, 65: 16.e1-16.e15. PMID: 16618574, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.12.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiologic eventHealth care responseConnecticut hospitalsRadiation injuryTherapeutic RadiologyCare responseConsensus documentAdmission pathwayHospitalRadiation safety officerRadiation victimsHospital administratorsAmerican SocietyConnecticut DepartmentHospital plansCliniciansRadiologic emergenciesTriage of victimsState of ConnecticutStaff membersSafety officersEmergency preparednessInjuryOncologyTriage