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Radiation Therapy Research: Miami Cancer Institute Publishes Multiple High-Impact Studies

 

Mehrdad Ghoreishi, M.D.

Rupesh Kotecha, M.D.,

Physician-investigators at Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute are leading groundbreaking research in the field of radiation oncology. Recently, they published five significant studies in the Journal of Neuro-Oncology and the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, revealing promising outcomes with novel approaches to treating brain tumors, including glioblastoma, and metastatic lesions in critical organs.

“Our research is having an important impact on patients,” says Rupesh Kotecha, M.D., chief of radiosurgery and director of the Central Nervous System Metastasis Program at the Institute. Along with others at the Institute, he is pioneering approaches using advanced technologies. “These publications represent our commitment to developing evidence-based protocols that optimize treatment outcomes while minimizing toxicity.”

The studies most recently published include:

Other Institute physician contributors include Minesh Mehta, M.D., deputy director, chief of radiation oncology and the John and Mary Lou Dasburg Endowed Chair in Radiation Oncology; and Michael Chuong, M.D., medical director of radiation oncology.

“Our comprehensive radiation therapy capabilities, with every radiation therapy modality in one setting, coupled with our robust research program, enables us to offer personalized treatment strategies, translating to improved outcomes with complex and challenging malignancies,” Dr. Kotecha says.


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