Author Bios



Chris Moser, OMS-III; Steven H. Stokes, MD

Chris Moser, OMS-III; Steven H. Stokes, MD

Mr. Moser is a fourth-year medical student, and Dr. Stokes is a radiation oncologist, Southeast Alabama Medical Center, Dothan, AL. Disclosure: The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose. None of the authors received outside funding for the production of this original manuscript and no part of this article has been previously published elsewhere.


Christina Phuong, MD; Lisa Ni, MD; Horatio R. Thomas, MD, MSc; Benjamin Li, MD, MBA; Jie Jane Chen, MD; Katie E. Lichter, MD; Steve E. Braunstein, MD, PhD; Sumi Sinha, MD

Christina Phuong, MD; Lisa Ni, MD; Horatio R. Thomas, MD, MSc; Benjamin Li, MD, MBA; Jie Jane Chen, MD; Katie E. Lichter, MD; Steve E. Braunstein, MD, PhD; Sumi Sinha, MD

Disclosure: The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships. Dr. Braunstein reports grants from Blue Earth Diagnostics and Elekta; consulting for icotec and Novocure; honoraria from icotec and the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics; editor fees for RadOncQuestions; and board membership of the Radiation Oncology Education Collaborative Study Group (ROECSG). Dr. Li reports grants from Elekta, the American Medical Association, and Silicon Valley Community Foundation; support for attending meetings and/or travel from the American Association of Medical Dosimetrists and American Society of Radiation Oncology; and an unpaid leadership role as president of Rayos Contra Cancer. Dr. Sinha reports editing honoraria for RadOncQuestions. Dr. Chen reports grants from UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center — Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Award and Harvard Medical School Dean’s Innovation Award in Diversity and Inclusion. The remaining authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose. None of the authors received outside funding for the production of this original manuscript and no part of this article has been previously published elsewhere. Corresponding Author: Sumi Sinha, MD, 1600 Divisadero St, Suite H1031, San Francisco, CA, 94115 (Sumi.sinha@ucsf.edu).


Clark M. Hatheway, BA; Douglas E. Holt, MD; Brian J. Gebhardt, MD; Dwight E. Heron, MD, MBA, FACR, FACRO; James P. Ohr, DO; Robert L. Ferris, MD, PhD; David A. Clump, MD, PhD

Clark M. Hatheway, BA; Douglas E. Holt, MD; Brian J. Gebhardt, MD; Dwight E. Heron, MD, MBA, FACR, FACRO; James P. Ohr, DO; Robert L. Ferris, MD, PhD; David A. Clump, MD, PhD

Mr. Hatheway is an MSIII at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Holt is a PGY1 in the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City. Dr. Gebhardt is a PGY4 in the Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Heron is director of radiation services at UPMC Cancer Center, chairman of the Department of Radiation Oncology, and professor of the Departments of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery at UPMC Shadyside, Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Ohr is an assistant clinical professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Ferris is chief of the Division of Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Department of Radiation Oncology, Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Clump is an attending radiation oncologist at University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI), Pittsburgh, PA.


Claudia T. Sadro, MD, FABR, FRCPC, and Theodore J. Dubinsky, MD

Claudia T. Sadro, MD, FABR, FRCPC, and Theodore J. Dubinsky, MD

Dr. Sadro is in the Department of Radiology, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle WA, and Dr. Dubinsky is at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Colin Hill, BS; Daniel M. Trifiletti, MD; Kara D. Romano, MD; Timothy N. Showalter, MD, MPH; and Jason P. Sheehan, MD, PhD

Colin Hill, BS; Daniel M. Trifiletti, MD; Kara D. Romano, MD; Timothy N. Showalter, MD, MPH; and Jason P. Sheehan, MD, PhD

Mr. Hill is a medical student; Drs. Trifiletti and Romano are residents; and Dr. Showalter is associate professor; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Dr. Sheehan is professor, Department of Radiation Oncology and Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville.


CPT Iván R. Rohena-Quinquilla, MD, and Dean Baird, MD

CPT Iván R. Rohena-Quinquilla, MD, and Dean Baird, MD

Prepared by Dr. Rohena-Quinquilla and Dr. Baird while at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD.

Cristen Bolan

Cristen Bolan

Cristen Bolan is the Executive Editor of Applied Radiology.

Cynthia E. Keen

Cynthia E. Keen

Cynthia E. Keen is a medical writer and regular contributor to Applied Radiation Oncology. She is based in Sanibel Island, Florida.

D. Hunter Boggs, MD, Steven Feigenberg, MD, and Randi Cohen, MD

D. Hunter Boggs, MD, Steven Feigenberg, MD, and Randi Cohen, MD

Prepared by Dr. Boggs, Dr. Feigenberg, and Dr. Cohen, while at University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MA.


Daniel A. Graf, MD, Fereidoun Esfahani, MD, and Ayesha Arshad, MD

Daniel A. Graf, MD, Fereidoun Esfahani, MD, and Ayesha Arshad, MD

Prepared by Dr. Graf while at the State University of New York at Buffalo, NY; and by Dr. Esfahani and Dr. Arshad while at the VAMedical Center in Buffalo, NY.

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