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Equipo de radioncología

Los miembros del equipo de tratamiento de su hijo tendrán diferentes funciones. Uno de esos especialistas será un oncólogo radiólogo. Otros miembros del equipo serán enfermeros y radioterapeutas. St. Jude utiliza este enfoque multidisciplinar para brindar a los niños con cáncer la mejor probabilidad de supervivencia y la mejor calidad de vida posible.

Director

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    Thomas E. Merchant, DO, PhD

    Miembro, cuerpo docente de St. Jude

    Chair, Radiation Oncology Department

    Baddia J. Rashid Endowed Chair in Radiation Oncology

    Chairman, Radiation Oncology Discipline, Children's Oncology Group

    Thomas E. Merchant, DO, PhD

    Member, St. Jude Faculty

    Chair, Radiation Oncology Department

    Baddia J. Rashid Endowed Chair in Radiation Oncology

    Chairman, Radiation Oncology Discipline, Children's Oncology Group

    Intereses de investigación

    • Pediatric neuro-oncology
    • Application of advanced radiotherapy methods for treatment of pediatric cancers
    • Mitigation of radiotherapy-related side effects
    • Conformal radiation therapy 
    • Development of guidelines for intensity-modulated radiation therapy and proton beam therapy for treatment of solid tumors

    Información de contacto

    Thomas E. Merchant, DO, PhD

    Radiation Oncology

    MS 210, Oficina I3131

    St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

    262 Danny Thomas Place

    Memphis, TN 38105-3678

Radiation oncology physicians

Medical physicists

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    Chia-ho Hua, PhD

    Miembro, cuerpo docente de St. Jude

    Director of Medical Physics Research, Radiation Oncology Department

    Chia-ho Hua, PhD

    Member, St. Jude Faculty

    Director of Medical Physics Research, Radiation Oncology Department

    Intereses de investigación

    • Improving proton therapy targeting accuracy
    • Advanced imaging for precision radiation therapy
    • Predictive modeling for tumor response and treatment late effects

    Información de contacto

    Chia-ho Hua, PhD

    Radiation Oncology

    MS 210, Oficina I3133

    St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

    262 Danny Thomas Place

    Memphis, TN 38105-3678

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    Ozgur Ates, PhD, DABR

    Miembro asistente del cuerpo docente de St. Jude

    Ozgur Ates, PhD, DABR

    Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty

    Intereses de investigación

    • Adaptive proton therapy
    • Surface guided radiation therapy
    • Motion management strategies
    • DECT-based proton dose calculations
    • Safety and toxicity analysis
    • Particle therapy metrology systems

    Información de contacto

    Ozgur Ates, PhD, DABR

    Radiation Oncology

    MS 210

    St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

    262 Danny Thomas Place

    Memphis, TN 38105-3678

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    Andrew J. Boria, PhD, DABR

    Miembro asistente del cuerpo docente de St. Jude

    Andrew J. Boria, PhD, DABR

    Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty

    Intereses de investigación

    • Implementing AI-based whole body pediatric auto-segmentation
    • Evaluating the safety and effectiveness of proton therapy for children with cancer
    • Implementing pulsed reduced dose rate radiotherapy for large-volume recurrent cancer
    • Evaluating patient positioning on accuracy of craniospinal pediatric proton therapy

    Información de contacto

    Andrew J. Boria, PhD, DABR

    Radiation Oncology

    MS 210

    St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

    262 Danny Thomas Place

    Memphis, TN 38105-3678

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    Chin-Cheng Chen, PhD, DABR

    Miembro asociado, cuerpo docente de St. Jude

    Chin-Cheng Chen, PhD, DABR

    Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty

    Intereses de investigación

    •  Implementing clinical physics workflows, quality assurance measures and adoption of cutting-edge treatment planning techniques
    • Developming tailored, patient-specific treatments 

    Información de contacto

    Chin-Cheng Chen, PhD, DABR

    Department of Radiation Oncology

    MS 210, Oficina IP304

    St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

    262 Danny Thomas Place

    Memphis, TN 38112

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    Christopher Kutyreff

    Sr Physicist

    Christopher Kutyreff

    Sr Physicist

Nurse practitioners

Valerie Groben, RN, MSN, APRN-BC
Nurse Practitioner