"Radiation Oncology" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A subspecialty of medical oncology and radiology concerned with the radiotherapy of cancer.
| Descriptor ID |
D018787
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403.429.515.500 H02.403.740.650
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Radiation Oncology" by people in Profiles.
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Is the Imaging Radiation Oncology Core Head and Neck Credentialing Phantom an Effective Surrogate for Different Anatomic Sites? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2025 Mar 01; 121(3):811-821.
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Global Workforce and Access: Demand, Education, Quality. Semin Radiat Oncol. 2024 Oct; 34(4):477-493.
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Challenges and opportunities for early phase clinical trials of novel drug-radiotherapy combinations: recommendations from NRG Oncology, the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), the American College of Radiology (ACR), the Sarah Cannon Research Institute, and the American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO). Lancet Oncol. 2024 Oct; 25(10):e489-e500.
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Disease Site Specialization in the Academic Radiation Oncology Workforce: Evidence of Gender Differences. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2024 Nov 15; 120(4):936-939.
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Insurance Denials and Patient Treatment in a Large Academic Radiation Oncology Center. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 06 03; 7(6):e2416359.
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Associations Between Radiation Oncologist Demographic Factors and Segmentation Similarity Benchmarks: Insights From a Crowd-Sourced Challenge Using Bayesian Estimation. JCO Clin Cancer Inform. 2024 06; 8:e2300174.
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Markov models for clinical decision-making in radiation oncology: A systematic review. J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol. 2024 Aug; 68(5):610-623.
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Radiation Oncology Training in the Philippines: Bridging Gaps for Improved Cancer Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. JCO Glob Oncol. 2024 May; 10:e2300462.
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NRG Oncology and Particle Therapy Co-Operative Group Patterns of Practice Survey and Consensus Recommendations on Pencil-Beam Scanning Proton Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy and Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Thoracic Malignancies. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2024 Jul 15; 119(4):1208-1221.
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Optimizing Outpatient Radiation Oncology Consult Workflow by Using Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing: Efficiency and Financial Impacts. JCO Oncol Pract. 2024 May; 20(5):732-738.