2021 ASTRO Presentations and Posters
Duke Radiation Oncology is proud to represent our Department during ASTRO 2021. Please see below for presentations and posters from our faculty and staff.
Kelsey, Kirkpatrick Named 2021 ASTRO Fellows
Honor recognizes exceptional service to the field of radiation oncology and cancer care
Floyd, McDuff, Stephens Named Associate Program Directors
The Duke Radiation Oncology Residency Program is excited to announce that Scott Floyd, MD, PhD; Susan McDuff, MD, PhD; and Sarah Jo Stephens, MD,&nb
Eyler Awarded Strong Start Funding
Christine Eyler, MD, PhD, is one of six School of Medicine faculty members to win a 2021 Physician Scientist "Strong Start" Award.
Fang-Fang Yin, PhD, Named Gustavo S. Montana Professor of Radiation Oncology
Fang-Fang Yin, PhD, has been named the Gustavo S. Montana Professor of Radiation Oncology, effective July 1, 2021.
Department Members Share "Why I Got the Shot"
Duke Radiation Oncology team members have gotten the COVID-19 vaccine for various reasons: to protect themselves; to protect more vulnerable members of our community, including cancer patients; to
Celebrating Women's History Month
For Women's History Month, Duke Radiation Oncology is spotlighting some of the exceptional women of our Department, starting with Professor of Radiation Oncology and Medical Physicist&nbs
Koontz Editorial on Metastatic Prostate Cancer, STAMPEDE
Dr. Koontz and co-author Thomas Hope, MD, congratulated the STAMPEDE trial group on improving understanding of best treatment options and confirming that focusing more aggressive therapies targeting bulkier sites of disease can improve survival when the systemic burden of disease is low, but noted that more work is yet to be done to understand the role of metastasis-directed therapy and the influence of better imaging on quantifying the burden of disease and predicting benefit of RT for metastatic prostate cancer.
Champ Receives Nutrition Research Funding
Colin Champ, MD, CSCS, has received a donation of $300,000 from the Marie McCandless Foundation to fund nutrition and cancer research.