2021
Practice Patterns Related to Mitigation of Neurocognitive Decline in Patients Receiving Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy
Jairam V, Park H, Yu J, Bindra R, Contessa J, Jethwa K. Practice Patterns Related to Mitigation of Neurocognitive Decline in Patients Receiving Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2021, 111: e569. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.07.1536.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhole-brain radiation therapyWhole brain radiotherapyRadiation oncologistsPractice patternsBrain radiotherapyWBRT patientsNeurocognitive declineRadiation therapyCommon reasonCurrent evidenceHippocampal-avoidance whole-brain radiotherapyN-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonistConventional whole brain radiotherapyBrain radiation therapyNational practice patternsDeleterious cognitive effectsRoutine clinical practiceT-testMATERIAL/METHODSStudent's t-testMost radiation oncologistsIntracranial controlNeurocognitive preservationBrain metastasesMedication costs
2020
Resident attitudes and benefits of mock oral board examinations in radiation oncology
Peters GW, Decker RH, Park HS, Yu JB, Evans SB. Resident attitudes and benefits of mock oral board examinations in radiation oncology. BMC Medical Education 2020, 20: 203. PMID: 32586357, PMCID: PMC7318518, DOI: 10.1186/s12909-020-02106-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-intervention surveysMock oral board examinationsOral board examinationImproved resident confidenceMore disease sitesPost-graduate year 3Pre-intervention surveyClinical domainsPost-intervention scoresSelf-reported comfortResultsA totalBoard examinationDisease sitesOncology training programsDose parametersRadiation oncologyResident confidenceClinical knowledgeT-testAmerican BoardMixed-methods surveyYear 3ExaminationUnanimous requestClinical reasoning
2015
Change in radiotherapy treatment volumes with initial alkylating chemotherapy in anaplastic gliomas
Jairam V, Rutter C, Yu J, Bindra R. Change in radiotherapy treatment volumes with initial alkylating chemotherapy in anaplastic gliomas. Journal Of Radiation Oncology 2015, 4: 163-167. DOI: 10.1007/s13566-015-0193-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdjuvant chemotherapyAnaplastic astrocytomaRT volumeAnaplastic gliomasGlioma patientsMaximal responseAnaplastic glioma patientsRadiotherapy treatment volumesStable diseaseSalvage radiotherapyPathologic factorsHospital recordsChemotherapyPatientsIndependent sample t-testRadiotherapyTarget volumePercentage changeVolumetric reductionTreatment volumeSample t-testProgressionT-testGliomasSalvage