2021
Geographic Access to Radiation Therapy Facilities in the United States
Maroongroge S, Wallington D, Taylor P, Zhu D, Guadagnolo B, Smith B, Yu J, Ballas L. Geographic Access to Radiation Therapy Facilities in the United States. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2021, 112: 600-610. PMID: 34762972, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.10.144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiation therapyRT facilitiesGeographic accessOlder median ageRadiation therapy facilitiesMeasures of geographic accessU.S. populationMedian ageRT accessZIP Code Tabulation AreasState purposesLogistic regressionTherapy facilitiesHigher incomeLinear acceleratorPercentage pointsImprove accessPopulation-level measuresUnited States
2020
Emergency Department Visits for Firearm-Related Injuries among Youth in the United States, 2006–2015
Lee V, Camp C, Jairam V, Park HS, Yu JB. Emergency Department Visits for Firearm-Related Injuries among Youth in the United States, 2006–2015. The Journal Of Law, Medicine & Ethics 2020, 48: 67-73. PMID: 33404319, DOI: 10.1177/1073110520979403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNationwide Emergency Department SampleEmergency department visitsFirearm injuriesDepartment visitsInjury dataSignificant public health problemEmergency Department SampleEmergency Department DatabasesPublic health problemFirearm-related injuriesPatient ageEmergency departmentRisk factorsDepartment databaseNumber of childrenSignificant burdenImmense burdenHealth problemsDeath dataInjuryVisitsUnited StatesBurdenDescriptive analysisSafety measures
2016
Attitudes of radiation oncologists toward palliative and supportive care in the United States: Report on National Membership Survey by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).
Wei R, Yu J, Mattes M, Thrasher A, Shu H, De Los Santos J, Paganetti H, Koontz B, Abraham C, Balboni T. Attitudes of radiation oncologists toward palliative and supportive care in the United States: Report on National Membership Survey by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2016, 34: 105-105. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2016.34.26_suppl.105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyRadiation oncologistsPracticing radiation oncologistsInitiate advance care planningLack of clinical timeCare planning discussionsAdvance care planningMedical education effortsSupportive careCare planningManaging depressionPsychosocial distressPerceived barriersUnited StatesPlanning discussionsManaging painPractice membersMedical educationClinical timeResidency programsResidency trainingAdvanced cancerEducational effortsMedical oncologistsPalliative radiationAttitudes of radiation oncologists toward palliative and supportive care in the United States: Report on national membership survey by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)
Wei R, Mattes M, Yu J, Thrasher A, Shu H, Paganetti H, De Los Santos J, Koontz B, Abraham C, Balboni T. Attitudes of radiation oncologists toward palliative and supportive care in the United States: Report on national membership survey by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). Practical Radiation Oncology 2016, 7: 113-119. PMID: 28274395, PMCID: PMC5538013, DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2016.08.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyRadiation oncologistsPracticing radiation oncologistsInitiate advance care planningLack of clinical timeCare planning discussionsAdvance care planningDiscussion of prognosisRadiation oncologyMedical education effortsRadiation Oncology membersSupportive careCare planningManaging depressionPsychosocial distressPerceived barriersUnited StatesPlanning discussionsManaging painPractice membersMedical educationClinical timeResidency programsResidency trainingAdvanced cancer