{"id":138,"date":"2024-10-24T18:19:16","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T18:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/radiation-oncology\/?page_id=138"},"modified":"2026-08-04T06:56:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T06:56:37","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/radiation-oncology\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News and Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--hero-primary horizontal-navigation\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--hero-primary\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper has-horizontal-nav\">\n\n          <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n\n                  <div class=\"eyebrow-container\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/radiation-oncology\/\" >Department of Radiation Oncology<\/a>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n        \n   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class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>July 2026<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p class=\"elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\"><b>Andrew Lim, MD &#8211; <\/b>at the International Society of Ocular Oncology &#8211; Rio, Brazil Dr. Lim presented two research studies: &#8220;A Digital Twin Platform for Ocular Melanoma Outcomes&#8221; &amp; &#8220;Dosimetric Evaluation of Silicone Oil in Plaque Brachytherapy for Uveal Melanoma\u201d (photo attached)<\/p>\n<p class=\"elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\"><b>Andrew Lim, MD &#8211; <\/b>at the American Brachytherapy Society Conference, Los Angeles Dr. Lim was<b>\u00a0<\/b>asked to give a podium talk on developing a skin brachytherapy program and asked to moderate several research presentations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      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We are very excited and proud of your past and continuing academic accomplishments and achievements at USC!!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p role=\"presentation\"><b>Hirsch Matani, MD, Elizabeth Zhang-Velten, MD, PhD, and Binh Ngo, MD<\/b>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Onclive has published their pod cast episode on managing multidisciplinary treatment options for skin cancer. <a title=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.onclive.com%2Fview%2Fnavigating-radiation-systemic-therapy-and-multidisciplinary-care-in-skin-cancer-with-hirsch-matani-md-elizabeth-zhang-velten-md-phd-and-binh-t-ngo-md&amp;data=05%7C02%7CGevik.Petrossian%40med.usc.edu%7C848f2b0f6b994d7f6ed108dec0c09887%7Ca63249ac3e0b4a249e0cc90ab9891e30%7C1%7C0%7C639160130634194720%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=I18OT66tanC3afLsrC8nLDhgAtioXl776SWiMNp468Y%3D&amp;reserved=0\" href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.onclive.com%2Fview%2Fnavigating-radiation-systemic-therapy-and-multidisciplinary-care-in-skin-cancer-with-hirsch-matani-md-elizabeth-zhang-velten-md-phd-and-binh-t-ngo-md&amp;data=05%7C02%7CGevik.Petrossian%40med.usc.edu%7C848f2b0f6b994d7f6ed108dec0c09887%7Ca63249ac3e0b4a249e0cc90ab9891e30%7C1%7C0%7C639160130634194720%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=I18OT66tanC3afLsrC8nLDhgAtioXl776SWiMNp468Y%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-outlook-id=\"69529a15-9d0e-4183-b0eb-58d7f85a5213\">Link to Episode<\/a><\/p>\n<p role=\"presentation\"><b>PMOB team<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; at Korean BBQ for their first care for the caregiver team building event! (photo attached)<\/p>\n<p role=\"presentation\"><b>Joshua Schiff, MD<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; received the NRG Early Career Investigator Travel Award which will fund his travel expenses to the next NRG group meeting.<\/p>\n<div role=\"presentation\">\n<p class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\" role=\"presentation\"><b>Aram Modrek, MD<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Congratulations on receiving confirmation of dual appointment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: left\" role=\"presentation\"><b>Eric Chang, MD<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center received a thoughtful gift in Dr. Chang\u2019s honor from a patient along with a personal message: \u201cDr. Chang, your outstanding care and treatment are the reason my life is as good as it is today. I&#8217;m so grateful for your compassionate care! Thank you!\u201c.<\/p>\n<p class=\"elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: left\" role=\"presentation\"><b>May-Lin Tao, MD<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Congratulations on your promotion to Clinical Professor of Radiation Oncology (Practitioner track).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>May \u00a02026<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\"><b>Zhilei (Julie) Shen, PhD<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; completed the KSOM Flourishing Leadership Integrative Program (FLIP). FLIP is a cohort-based experience designed to help faculty lead with clarity, compassion, and impact. The six-session program integrates values-based leadership, relational awareness, and core academic leadership competencies, with practical tools that can be applied immediately in academic and clinical settings. Please see the attached program, certificate, and photo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message x_skipProofing\" role=\"presentation\"><b>Joshua Schiff, MD<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Presented at the ARS Annual Meeting last weekend on future directions for the field of online adaptive radiotherapy. (see attached)<\/p>\n<p role=\"presentation\"><b>Benjamin Ziemer, PhD<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; at an invited talk at the SGRT 2026 meeting. He will is taling about the use of MapRT in SFRT planning. The &#8216;real title&#8217; of the talk is:\u00a0 Non-Coplanar Spatially Fractionated Radiation Therapy (SFRT) for Complex Thoracic Lesions: Using MapRT to Improve SFRT Efficacy and OAR Dose Reduction. <a title=\"https:\/\/sgrt.org\/sgrt-usa-2026-agenda\/?mkt_tok=MDgyLUtPRC04MjAAAAGhl3cL_jpvkvP7L-DXBerT0nfTQEKo-FEBEziAeW5fRWSMVCA-bHX98UjId-NS1pRE4qdqDxgL7W0MplT-sOrwYU70hVLPS5-tuHwpSA78g_f3\" href=\"https:\/\/sgrt.org\/sgrt-usa-2026-agenda\/?mkt_tok=MDgyLUtPRC04MjAAAAGhl3cL_jpvkvP7L-DXBerT0nfTQEKo-FEBEziAeW5fRWSMVCA-bHX98UjId-NS1pRE4qdqDxgL7W0MplT-sOrwYU70hVLPS5-tuHwpSA78g_f3\" data-outlook-id=\"6176be60-5277-4c95-91db-a4b41b284a33\">Link to Agenda<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Adam Garsa, MD<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; featured in a story in the USC Health magazine. The article features a voice actor who was diagnosed with tonsil cancer and his journey through treatment with surgery and radiation. <a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.keckmedicine.org%2Fmagazine%2Factor-faces-tonsil-cancer-and-finds-his-voice-again%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CRadOncAdmin%40med.usc.edu%7C94ac8b85b9f24b783d1508deb11d30df%7Ca63249ac3e0b4a249e0cc90ab9891e30%7C1%7C0%7C639142936081855540%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=7cBzfzDbxIZCY93raEC9qUgfIIuJTPU8JTQCtfa7L60%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-outlook-id=\"ec6cc0f8-da93-407c-874a-28b590806ce6\"><u>Link to Article<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Joshua Schiff, MD<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Excited to announce that our very own rising MS4 (and future radiation oncologist) Alex Kessler had our first Reflexion\/BgRT abstract accepted to ASTRO on his project exploring the utility of synthetic PET-evaluation as a screening tool for BgRT. Fantastic work Alex!<\/p>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\"><b>New Abstract<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Sofia Romano (MS4 KSOM)&#8217;s abstract &#8220;Outcomes after Pelvic Radiotherapy and Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Pathologic Node-Positive Prostate Cancer in the PSMA PET Era&#8221; was accepted for poster presentation at ASTRO. Authors: Sofia Romano, Sarmad Sadeghi, Andrew Lim, Monish Aron, Jacek Pinski, Andre Abreu, Anishka D&#8217;Souza, David Quinn, Varsha Tulpule, Hooman Djaladat, Amir Lebastchi, Inderbir Gill, Siamak Daneshmand, Anne Schuckman, Mihir Desai, Michael Nguyen, May Tao, Elizabeth Zhang-Velten, Briana Nanton, Lauren Lukas<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>April \u00a02026<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><b>Zhilei (Julie) Shen, PhD, Zhengzheng Xu, PhD, and ChihYao (Roger) Cheng, PhD \u00a0&#8211; <\/b>The 2026 AAPM Spring meeting was held in Orlando, Florida, from March 21 to March 24, 2026. Drs. Shen, Xu, and Cheng each gave a 20-min invited presentation titled \u201cHalcyon Treatment Planning\u201d, \u201cAn Overview of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) with Halcyon Linac System\u201d, and \u201cSolo Vault: Halcyon Specifications, Operation Strategic Considerations, and Shielding Design\u201d, respectively. Their talks were featured as part of a six-speaker scientific session, \u201cFair Winds and Following Seas: Advancements with Halcyon\u201d, held on Monday, March 23, 2006.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\" role=\"presentation\"><b>Eric Chang, MD<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; co-author of the article Letter to the Editor regarding \u201cQuestionable indication for postoperative radiotherapy after surgery for metastases of the major long bones\u201d: A Cautionary Note on Methodology and Analysis. Will be available online March 20, 2025. <a title=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jbo.2026.100757\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jbo.2026.100757\" data-outlook-id=\"c1d63396-692d-413c-bd99-4fd06fbfbf5b\">Link to Article<\/a><\/div>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><b>Yutaka Natsuaki, PhD &#8211; <\/b>Attended APS Global Physics Summit, an annual meeting for the American Physical Society, the largest physics organization in the world with 50000+ members. \u00a0 Denver, CO. 3\/15-3\/16<\/div>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><b>Yutaka Natsuaki, PhD &#8211; <\/b>Served as Program Committee for APS Global Physics Summit 2026.<\/div>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><b>Yutaka Natsuaki, PhD &#8211; <\/b>Organized and Chaired the invited Symposium: Advanced Physics for Medical Imaging and Therapy, with 3 local DABR Medical Physicists invited from University of Colorado Hospital and Advent Health CO.<\/div>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n<div role=\"presentation\">\n<div role=\"presentation\"><b>Yutaka Natsuaki, PhD &#8211; <\/b>Elected to Secretary\/Treasurer of GMED, Topical Group on Medical Physics, APS.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><b>Eric L. Chang, Lijun Ma and Michael W McDermott<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; guest editors on special issues article\u00a0Contemporary and Emerging SRS and SBRT Technology published in Journal of Radiosurgery &amp; SBRT Vol 10, numbers 1-2 <a title=\"https:\/\/www.oldcitypublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/JRSBRTv10n1-2p1.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oldcitypublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/JRSBRTv10n1-2p1.pdf\" data-outlook-id=\"7b9a376a-93ed-48b7-95b1-036751903a3d\">Link to abstract<\/a><\/div>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><b>Multiple Faculty Contributions<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; in Journal of Radiosurgery &amp; SBRT Volume\u00a010, Number 1-2 (2026). <a title=\"https:\/\/www.oldcitypublishing.com\/journals\/jrsbrt-home\/jrsbrt-issue-contents\/journal-of-radiosurgery-sbrt-volume-10-number-1-2-2026\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oldcitypublishing.com\/journals\/jrsbrt-home\/jrsbrt-issue-contents\/journal-of-radiosurgery-sbrt-volume-10-number-1-2-2026\/\" data-outlook-id=\"82e6f172-ef0a-4810-8201-47c0e6bbf259\">See for list of articles and links to abstracts<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><b>Congratulations Salim Balik, PhD<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; on his academic promotion to Clinical Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology.<\/div>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><b>Zhilei (Julie) Shen, PhD, Breona McQueen, PhD, Zhengzhend Xu, PhD, and Elizabeth Zhang-Velten, MD<\/b>&#8211; as President of the AAPM Southern California, Dr. Zhilei (Julie) Shen hosted the 2026 AAPM-SCC Norm Baily student competition, MedPhys Slam, and physics research retreat at USC. The event drew more than 30 attendees and was supported by five industry sponsors. Dr. Elizabeth Zhang-Velten delivered the keynote presentation, \u201cBeyond Conventional Palliation: Outcomes of Spatially Fractionated Radiation Therapy (SFRT) in the Era of Prolonged Metastatic Survival\u201d. Our physics resident, Dr. Breona McQueen, competed in the MedPhys SLAM and Norm Baily student competition in the resident\/postdoc category. She won first place in MedPhys SLAM and will represent the Southern California Chapter at the AAPM national meeting this July. She will also receive a $1,000 travel award. Dr. Zhengzheng Xu and Dr. Zhilei\u00a0 (Julie) Shen participated in the physics research retreat. Dr. Xu presented \u201cNovel Clinical Applications of the Physical Collimators for GRID Spatially Fractionated Radiation Therapy (SFRT)\u201d and Dr. Shen presented \u201cSpatially Fractionated Radiation Therapy (SFRT) Dosimetric Parameters from HDR Interstitial Gynecologic Brachytherapy\u201d.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>March 2026<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><b>Joshua Schiff, MD<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; recently published as first author in the Red Journal on a phase I trial in endometrial cancer I led in residency: <a title=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redjournal.org%2Farticle%2FS0360-3016(26)00087-8%2Fabstract&amp;data=05%7C02%7CRadOncAdmin%40med.usc.edu%7Cd111040f1b9b45765f5908de7cae2154%7Ca63249ac3e0b4a249e0cc90ab9891e30%7C1%7C0%7C639085284545371825%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=OBnXKnUEvgLK%2BPgYtZyfeTEPl5GEeY8M%2F3367HY6QFk%3D&amp;reserved=0\" href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redjournal.org%2Farticle%2FS0360-3016(26)00087-8%2Fabstract&amp;data=05%7C02%7CRadOncAdmin%40med.usc.edu%7Cd111040f1b9b45765f5908de7cae2154%7Ca63249ac3e0b4a249e0cc90ab9891e30%7C1%7C0%7C639085284545371825%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=OBnXKnUEvgLK%2BPgYtZyfeTEPl5GEeY8M%2F3367HY6QFk%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-outlook-id=\"bf57067c-093e-4b62-af21-b4ba507b9f2b\">https:\/\/www.redjournal.org\/article\/S0360-3016(26)00087-8\/abstract<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Joshua Schiff, MD <\/b>&#8211; gave an invited talk on advances in lung SBRT at the Keck School of Medicine Advances in Diagnosis, Staging, and Management of Complex Pulmonary Diseases Conference.<\/p>\n<p><b>Joshua Schiff, MD<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Resident Dr. Ahari and Dr Schiff were invited to write a manuscript on adaptive and non-adaptive DTU which was just published in the Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice: <a id=\"OWA3fda12e1-a33d-6c91-9620-425d2d3b6e97\" class=\"OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cambridge.org%2Fcore%2Fjournals%2Fjournal-of-radiotherapy-in-practice%2Farticle%2Fpractical-considerations-for-implementing-an-adaptive-or-nonadaptive-directtounit-radiotherapy-programme%2FF83AF55B53AA04349B2825B6FB56C8C3&amp;data=05%7C02%7CRadOncAdmin%40med.usc.edu%7Cc8a76e9da7774654831c08de7df211ee%7Ca63249ac3e0b4a249e0cc90ab9891e30%7C1%7C0%7C639086675818847143%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=A0f1nGHFPI3eeah5eFPtxmG4JP6Zy7RwcIfdIlynSN8%3D&amp;reserved=0\" href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cambridge.org%2Fcore%2Fjournals%2Fjournal-of-radiotherapy-in-practice%2Farticle%2Fpractical-considerations-for-implementing-an-adaptive-or-nonadaptive-directtounit-radiotherapy-programme%2FF83AF55B53AA04349B2825B6FB56C8C3&amp;data=05%7C02%7CRadOncAdmin%40med.usc.edu%7Cc8a76e9da7774654831c08de7df211ee%7Ca63249ac3e0b4a249e0cc90ab9891e30%7C1%7C0%7C639086675818847143%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=A0f1nGHFPI3eeah5eFPtxmG4JP6Zy7RwcIfdIlynSN8%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-outlook-id=\"bc0ce590-68b7-4241-9c8f-c98042b03d1e\">Practical considerations for implementing an adaptive or non-adaptive direct-to-unit radiotherapy programme | Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice | Cambridge Core<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Hualin Zhang, PhD \u00a0&#8211; <\/b>The 2026 Radiosurgery Society (RSS) International SFRT\/Flash Symposium and the RSS Annual Meeting were held in Orlando, Florida, from March 17 to March 21, 2026. Dr. Zhang co moderated the symposium with Dr. Sha Chang of University of North Carolina on March 18, 2026, covering a total of 17 presentations. Dr. Zhang also moderated an oral SFRT presentation session during the RSS Annual Meeting on March 19, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><b>Lauren Lukas, MD<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a0delivered a presentation titled \u201cClinical Insights on 2D and 3D SFRT with Bispecific and Cellular Therapy in Hematologic Malignancies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Salim Balik, PhD and Hualin Zhang, PhD<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Dr. Balik was invited to speak on \u201cGRID Collimator based SFRT Physics Commissioning and Clinical Implementation Workflow,\u201d but due to a clinical schedule conflict, Dr. Zhang presented on his behalf. Another invited speaker from China was also unable to attend, and Dr. Zang additionally presented their talk, \u201c3D SFRT Experience at Fujian Union Hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Adam Garsa, MD<\/b> &#8211; For the forthcoming May issue of USC Health, a patient story will run\u00a0featuring a tonsil cancer patient treated by\u00a0Dr. Garsa.<\/p>\n<p><b>Joshua Schiff, MD<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; featured on Keck Medicine social media for Physician\u2019s Week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>February \u00a02026<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><b>Congratulations Dr. Kaley Woods, PhD<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; on winning sponsor funding for her GammaTile Spine Proposal.<\/p>\n<p><b>Dr. Zhilei (Julie) Shen, PhD<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; As President of the AAPM Southern California Chapter (AAPM-SCC), Dr. Zhilei (Julie) Shen organized the 2026 AAPM-SCC Mid-Winter Symposium, held at the Universal City Hilton Hotel last Friday Jan. 30, 2026. The symposium attracted more than 150 attendees, including medical physicists, dosimetrists, therapists, residents, students, and CDPH officers. This meeting has been approved by CAMPEP for 6.81 credits, by ASRT for 8.25 credits, by MDCB for 8 credits, and by CDPH for 7 credits. The event was supported by 29 industry sponsors and featured eight invited speakers. Dr. Shen also delivered an invited talk titled \u201cDose Summation\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><b>Gamma Knife Update<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; our USC team is working diligently to implement the new Gamma Knife Espirit to Keck Medicine of USC and CNS Rad oncs and neurosurgeons currently undergoing hands-on Clinical applications training.<\/p>\n<p><b>Eric Chang, MD<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; patient success story. \u00a0Dr. Chang&#8217;s patient regains the life she loves through cutting edge Stereotactic-radiosurgery<\/p>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><b>Gamma Knife Update<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; we will be having our new system start with the new gamma knife espirit Feb 23 with scheduling of nine gamma knife patients. CNS team will be spending time with Elekta consultants to get up to speed with new machine as quickly as possible<\/div>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><b>Dr. Zhilei (Julie) Shen, PhD<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Dr. Shen contributed to an article titled \u201cSurvey of work-from-home experiences among medical physicists in Southern California during and after the COVID-19 pandemic\u201d, published in Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics.<\/div>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>January \u00a02026<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Joshua Schiff, MD<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; accepted to the NRG Oncology Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer Committee<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lauren Lukas, MD &#8211; <\/strong>accepted to the NRG Oncology Immunotherapy Subcommittee.<\/p>\n<p><b>Zhengzheng Xu, PhD<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; accepted as the member of NRG medical physics core subcommittee.<\/p>\n<p><b>Adam Garsa, MD<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; accepted as member of NRG Oncology Head and Neck Cancer Committee<\/p>\n<p><strong>Congratulations to Jason Ye, MD and PMOB team<\/strong> &#8211; for delivering the first BgRT\u00a0case at Pasadena last week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Congratulations Julie Shen, PHD <\/strong>&#8211; appointed as an Association Editor for the Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics (JACMP) for the 2026-2028 term<\/p>\n<p><strong>May Lin Tao, MD and\u00a0Eric Chang, MD<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; blog article by Dr. Tao and Chang, <u><a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.keckmedicine.org%2Fphysician-hub%2F7-big-changes-in-radiation-oncology%2F%3Futm_source%3Dlinkedin%26utm_medium%3Dorganic-social%26utm_content%3D1767661860&amp;data=05%7C02%7CGevik.Petrossian%40med.usc.edu%7C78a1dbda295b40ea0aca08de4e473b41%7Ca63249ac3e0b4a249e0cc90ab9891e30%7C1%7C0%7C639034264997209157%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=PhFZ%2BDHSdMC%2F5q6pLszvk%2FOSPcVlYLrGjJXo5vJ5ON8%3D&amp;reserved=0\">\u201c7 Big Changes in Radiation Oncology\u201d<\/a><\/u>\u00a0was published on <u><a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fposts%2Fkeck-medicine-of-usc_7-big-changes-in-radiation-oncology-activity-7414111218199867392-_N12%3Futm_source%3Dshare%26utm_medium%3Dmember_desktop%26rcm%3DACoAACur_AsBIXKR-3AWMjz7oMkUiYFLsVg-Mck&amp;data=05%7C02%7CGevik.Petrossian%40med.usc.edu%7C78a1dbda295b40ea0aca08de4e473b41%7Ca63249ac3e0b4a249e0cc90ab9891e30%7C1%7C0%7C639034264997241145%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=AF3vE6HIN48tisw6%2BkEPPZaIhI4Spw4dzmShGQfQN9c%3D&amp;reserved=0\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Physics Department Publication <\/strong>&#8211; Yutaka Natsuaki, Salim Balik, Benjamin Ziemer, and Zhilei (Julie) Shen have a review article published recently titled \u201cTomotherapy-based stereotactic radiosurgery and stereotactic body radiation therapy\u201d.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><b>Patient Story<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; see link to the story a patient named Niki Kozak posted to the Keck Medicine website. (<a title=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.keckmedicine.org%2Fmagazine%2Fstate-of-the-art-radiosurgery-gives-melanoma-patient-a-new-lease-on-life%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CGevik.Petrossian%40med.usc.edu%7C63b9a7a2a45a497d730808de53cd7456%7Ca63249ac3e0b4a249e0cc90ab9891e30%7C1%7C0%7C639040339041939830%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=3NqIlpYS1cD%2Ftu6KjFLeJdf6%2F%2FcRYj0%2BttOVf6yr2YY%3D&amp;reserved=0\" href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.keckmedicine.org%2Fmagazine%2Fstate-of-the-art-radiosurgery-gives-melanoma-patient-a-new-lease-on-life%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CGevik.Petrossian%40med.usc.edu%7C63b9a7a2a45a497d730808de53cd7456%7Ca63249ac3e0b4a249e0cc90ab9891e30%7C1%7C0%7C639040339041939830%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=3NqIlpYS1cD%2Ftu6KjFLeJdf6%2F%2FcRYj0%2BttOVf6yr2YY%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Patient Story Link<\/a>)<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\n<p><strong>AAPM Southern California Chapter Mid-Winter hosted by <\/strong><strong>Julie Shen, PhD<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; As the chapter president, Dr. Shen will host the AAPM Southern California Chapter Mid-Winter symposium at Hilton Universal Hotel\u00a0on <strong>Friday 1\/30\/2026<\/strong>. Credits are offered for physicists, dosimetrists, and therapists. Early registration is encouraged. <strong>Last day for early-birth registration is Tuesday, January 20th<\/strong>. If you are a student, resident, or post-doc, your registration will be refunded after attending. For more information, please visit the chapter website: <u><a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__http:\/aapm-scc.org\/__;!!JkGBRS3n8cDS!kACltX-OQ53UZb6QAXGaZvGTjVSyp7axNRE5YS_6eHCQDk_9jDkKxA0VLsLfoSL_S11jsgUdQ1iKZDiSEGalj2mCmg$\" data-outlook-id=\"425e4e44-3159-4499-8868-ba528873b0e6\">aapm-scc.org<\/a><\/u>.\u00a0 For registration, please visit here: <u><a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/scc-aapm.square.site\/__;!!JkGBRS3n8cDS!kACltX-OQ53UZb6QAXGaZvGTjVSyp7axNRE5YS_6eHCQDk_9jDkKxA0VLsLfoSL_S11jsgUdQ1iKZDiSEGbda2cYfQ$\">Southern California Chapter of the AAPM<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<div class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><b>Eric Chang, MD,\u00a0Britney Chau, MD, Adam Garsa, MD\u00a0&#8211; <\/b>contributed to the article Modern Radiosurgery Approaches for Brain Metastases, published in\u00a0Devita\u2019s\u00a0The Cancer Journal. <b>Per Dr. Chang&#8217;s request, please see attached article for reference\u00a0in current management of brain metastases patients.<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>December \u00a02025<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><b>Breast Cancer Symposium<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; our 13th annual USC Multi &#8211; Disciplinary Breast Cancer Symposium is scheduled for January 17, 2026. (<a title=\"https:\/\/keckusc.cloud-cme.com\/course\/courseoverview?P=5&amp;EID=10023\" href=\"https:\/\/keckusc.cloud-cme.com\/course\/courseoverview?P=5&amp;EID=10023\">Webpage link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><b>KMC Gingerbread House Contest<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Congratulations Radiation Oncology Department on winning the gingerbread contest. 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Published in Supportive and Palliative Care 19:4:270-278, Dec 2025 (see attachment)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>September<\/strong><em><strong> 2025<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n<p role=\"presentation\"><strong>New Publication<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Zhengzheng Xu, Salim Balik, Kaley Woods, Andrew Lim, Jason Ye, Eric Chang, K. Lyons, Lijun Ma, Zhilei Shen, Lauren Lukas, Hualin Zhang. Stereotactic\u00a0core ablative radiation therapy for small hypoxic tumors: impact of dosimetric approaches and consequent optimization strategy in the context of spatially fractionated radiation therapy. Frontiers in Oncology. Vol. 15. 2025. <a title=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/journals\/oncology\/articles\/10.3389\/fonc.2025.1568959\/full\" href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/journals\/oncology\/articles\/10.3389\/fonc.2025.1568959\/full\">Link to Publication<\/a><\/p>\n<div role=\"presentation\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><b>Aram Modrek, M.D., Ph.D.<\/b> &#8211; attended the American Brain Tumor Association\u2019s alumni research network (sponsored by the ABTA). They met with nearly a hundred other brain tumor researchers from around the country to discuss and share research ideas, collaborate, and network.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>August 2025<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><b>May Lin Tao, MD<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Dr. Tao co-authored a new paper titled &#8220;Physician and Software Assessed Cosmetic Outcomes Following Whole Breast or Partial Breast <span class=\"outlook-search-highlight\" data-markjs=\"true\">Radiation<\/span> Therapy for Breast Cancer\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><b>Jason Ye, MD<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; New publication titled &#8220;Factors Associated With Local Control and Toxicity of Hypofractionated Radiotherapy for Early and Late-Stage Ultracentral Lung Tumors\u201d. \u00a0Joint effort\u00a0by Dr. Ye and Medical students as part of the CHLA\/SORF program.<\/p>\n<p><b>Jason Ye, MD and Daphne Stewart, MD<\/b>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0recently did an online video discussion multidisciplinary breast cancer management. <a title=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.onclive.com%2Foncchats%2Fcoordinated-care-in-breast-oncology&amp;data=05%7C02%7CRadOncAdmin%40med.usc.edu%7C0f599bb39a5244d6c80b08ddd6114b40%7Ca63249ac3e0b4a249e0cc90ab9891e30%7C1%7C0%7C638902091976571075%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=4GHMHLYvAMtCY%2Fj%2Bm7TRO4XnXOGIc10UZ33bpjy%2FDhI%3D&amp;reserved=0\" href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.onclive.com%2Foncchats%2Fcoordinated-care-in-breast-oncology&amp;data=05%7C02%7CRadOncAdmin%40med.usc.edu%7C0f599bb39a5244d6c80b08ddd6114b40%7Ca63249ac3e0b4a249e0cc90ab9891e30%7C1%7C0%7C638902091976571075%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=4GHMHLYvAMtCY%2Fj%2Bm7TRO4XnXOGIc10UZ33bpjy%2FDhI%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-outlook-id=\"0ab38e0a-ce57-402e-9e82-83eb0de90a1c\">Coordindated\u00a0Care in Breast <span class=\"outlook-search-highlight\" data-markjs=\"true\">Oncology<\/span> series episodes 1-7<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Eric Chang, MD <\/b>&#8211; co-authored the article \u201c Long-term Results From a phase 1 Study of Spinal Cord Constraint Relaxation With Single Session Spine Stereotactic Radiosurgery in the Primary Management of Patients With\u00a0Inoperable, Previously Unirradiated Spinal Metastases With Epidural Extension\u201d. <a title=\"https:\/\/authors.elsevier.com\/c\/1lb7-1Hx52Nt1B\" href=\"https:\/\/authors.elsevier.com\/c\/1lb7-1Hx52Nt1B\" data-outlook-id=\"6318224c-d7ca-4806-8383-13e993d9f4a6\">Link to Article<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Zhilei (Julie) Shen, PhD<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; elected as the secretary of the Northern American Chinese Medical Physicists Association (NACMPA) during the 2025 AAPM meeting. She will serve a two-year term from 2026 to 2027.<\/p>\n<p><b>Physics Announcement<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; at the 2025 AAPM Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., the USC Medical Physics team showcased their research, hosted a booth at the residency fair, attended the President\u2019s Symposium featuring KSOM Dean Carolyn Melzer, and took part in the 2025 AAPM Advocacy Day to raise awareness of the field of Medical Physics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Congratulations to the ARS AUC GI Committee<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; For Publication of the Executive Summary of the American Radium Society Appropriate Use Criteria for the Management of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis From Different Tumor Origins: Systematic Review and Guidelines in Cancer Medicine. <a title=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fonlinelibrary.wiley.com%2Fdoi%2F10.1002%2Fcam4.71043&amp;data=05%7C02%7CGevik.Petrossian%40med.usc.edu%7C91920e8b7ec44d27d08408ddd1074d44%7Ca63249ac3e0b4a249e0cc90ab9891e30%7C1%7C0%7C638896551490257679%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=vilgL1%2BZLy1v1RlklFL6RtdHOhccGFedPJf%2BdpRd8uY%3D&amp;reserved=0\" href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fonlinelibrary.wiley.com%2Fdoi%2F10.1002%2Fcam4.71043&amp;data=05%7C02%7CGevik.Petrossian%40med.usc.edu%7C91920e8b7ec44d27d08408ddd1074d44%7Ca63249ac3e0b4a249e0cc90ab9891e30%7C1%7C0%7C638896551490257679%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=vilgL1%2BZLy1v1RlklFL6RtdHOhccGFedPJf%2BdpRd8uY%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-outlook-id=\"0d1598bd-8f20-4f9c-a16e-2304035fd7ac\">Access Here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>July 2025<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Announcement Eric Chang, MD<\/strong> &#8211; would like to report and celebrate Radiation Oncology Department&#8217;s outstanding patient experience scores at 99%tile in all categories. Radiology, <span data-markjs=\"true\">Oncology<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Benjamin Ziemer, PhD<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; served on the writing committee helping publish a practice parameter titled &#8220;ACR-ARS Practice Parameter for the Performance of Stereotactic Body <span data-markjs=\"true\">Radiation<\/span>Therapy&#8221;.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2F40548549%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CGevik.Petrossian%40med.usc.edu%7Ca140219855904eee43ac08ddc620c1cf%7Ca63249ac3e0b4a249e0cc90ab9891e30%7C1%7C0%7C638884566173311788%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=zovk1NbH1OQLjncWqqxS2b0XAW74jdBr0A7NiR5%2F7GE%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Link to Practice Parameter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jason Ye, MD<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Dr. Ye has been serving as the vice chair of the American Radium Society Appropriateness Use Criteria Breast Committee. The group recently published their latest guidelines for regional nodal irradiation for breast cancer. Article attached.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Adam Garsa, MD and Jason Ye, MD<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Drs. Garsa and Ye published the \u201cACR-ARS Practice Parameter for Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)\u201d in the American Journal of Clinical Oncology. This is a national practice guideline for the use of image-guided radiation therapy in radiation oncology, sponsored by the American College of Radiology and the American Radium Society.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/journals.lww.com\/amjclinicaloncology\/abstract\/9900\/acr_ars_practice_parameter_for_image_guided.302.aspx\">Link to Abstract<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jason Ye, MD and Justin Park, MD<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Drs. 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Please join us in congratulating Dr. Ma on this honor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>April 2025<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><b>Congratulations to Arthur Olch, PhD, FAAPM<\/b> &#8211; Arthur Olch&#8217;s work has been recognized by Wiley as top viewed article titled &#8220;A Comprehensive Review of 30 years of Pediatric Clinical Trial Radiotherapy Dose Constraints&#8221; in Pediatric Blood &amp; Cancer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>May Lin Tao, MD<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Congratulations on being recognized as a Los Angeles Business Journal 2025 Woman of Influence in Healthcare. The issue is now available online. <a id=\"OWA14614a77-afa2-c068-2dc3-a296f0d274cf\" title=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flabusinessjournal.com%2Fcustom-content%2Fwomen-of-influence-health-care-2025-may-lin-tao%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CGevik.Petrossian%40med.usc.edu%7C75b27dddfa58453f533808dd7dd8aaf6%7Ca63249ac3e0b4a249e0cc90ab9891e30%7C1%7C0%7C638805091707529059%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=n%2BNhYNGN8sF0LuOD1qr00GwULQK46c3jfty5GOMO47E%3D&amp;reserved=0\" href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flabusinessjournal.com%2Fcustom-content%2Fwomen-of-influence-health-care-2025-may-lin-tao%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CGevik.Petrossian%40med.usc.edu%7C75b27dddfa58453f533808dd7dd8aaf6%7Ca63249ac3e0b4a249e0cc90ab9891e30%7C1%7C0%7C638805091707529059%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=n%2BNhYNGN8sF0LuOD1qr00GwULQK46c3jfty5GOMO47E%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">Link to Article<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Congratulations, Lauren Lukas, MD\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Dr. Lukas treated our first VMAT Total lymphoid irradiation case at Norris using this specialized technique. This is our first case in collaboration with the USC Norris Blood and Marrow Transplant Program to treat mycosis fungoides with a conditioning regimen of total skin electron beam therapy, total lymphoid irradiation, and antithymocyte globulin (TSEBT-TLI-ATG) prior to allogeneic stem cell transplant. Many thanks to Dr. Salim Balik for all his work on the VMAT TLI planning technique.<\/p>\n<p><strong>First week\u00a0of Newport Beach<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Since opening Monday 3\/31, Newport Beach has already seen the first consult and has a new start this Monday, April 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>March 2025<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><b>Newport Beach update &#8211;<\/b>\u00a0We are excited to share that we passed our inspection with CDPH yesterday and licenses are effective immediately. We will have our physicians staffed starting Monday\u00a0March 31st and officially open to the public. Elizabeth Zhang-Velten, MD and Hirsch Matani, MD will be our two physicians at Newport Beach, and Eric Chang, MD will be serving as interim Medical Director. We are excited for this new venture and to partner with our USC Med Oncs. in Newport Beach and Irvine in addition to other referring providers in the community.<\/p>\n<p><b>New residency program members<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 We are pleased to announce that Dr. Om Sakhalkar of Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University and Dr. Swati Vanaparthy of MediCiti Institute of Medical Sciences have matched into our Radiation Oncology residency program starting on July 1, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Diane Ling, MD \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Coauthored the new ASTRO Rectal Cancer guideline. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.practicalradonc.org%2Farticle%2FS1879-8500(24)00304-7%2Ffulltext&amp;data=05%7C02%7CGevik.Petrossian%40med.usc.edu%7Cef36af4803324de479f808dd6315b415%7Ca63249ac3e0b4a249e0cc90ab9891e30%7C1%7C0%7C638775667041075350%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2BnQp9L1YW37uWrxhDdlQNUIzUAYnkUJgyNtoFvcs6gM%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Link to ASTRO Rectal Cancer guideline<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>107<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Annual Meeting of American Radium Society\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 This year\u2019s Annual Meeting of the ARS (the oldest oncology meeting in the United States) will be held in Seattle, WA at the Grand Hyatt Hotel on April 3-6<sup>th<\/sup>, 2025. Dr. Chang will be the presiding President of the American Radium Society. Seven members of USC Radiation oncology will be representing by attending the meeting, five members will be making scientific presentations in both oral and poster format from: Dr. Hye Ri Han, Dr. Justin Park, Dr. Christine Yang, Dr. Brittney Chau, and Dr. Lijun Ma. Dr. Ye will be attending and representing Keck Medicine of USC by serving as ARS AUC Breast Committee member. Let\u2019s cheer them on and give them our support!!!!!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Congratulations to Drs. May Lin Tao, MD and Dr. Jason Ye, MD <\/strong>&#8211;<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>As recently presented at our weekly chart rounds, Dr. Tao and Dr. Ye are treating our department\u2019s first small batch of benign diseases like osteoarthritis, plantar fasciitis, etc. with Low Dose Radiation Therapy (LDRT).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Drs. Elizabeth\u00a0Zhang-Velten, MD and Hirsch Matani, MD<\/strong>\u00a0are leading the way in terms of developing marketing brochures to increase awareness of LDRT for benign disease in the community.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Drs. Hye Ri Han, MD and Diane Ling, MD \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Coauthored the article<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cCan We Have the Best of Both Worlds? Considerations for Combining Oncoplastic Reconstruction with Partial Breast Irradiation\u201d feature.\u00a0<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2F40024440%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CGevik.Petrossian%40med.usc.edu%7Cef36af4803324de479f808dd6315b415%7Ca63249ac3e0b4a249e0cc90ab9891e30%7C1%7C0%7C638775667041088963%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=jH1bJ99X%2Bj9SdArC0wkdvut4x7Fxng%2F5izmZdsWu58U%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Link to Abstract<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Drs. Lauren Lukas, MD and Hualin Zhang, PhD\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Coauthored a new abstract publication titled \u201cImmune Effects of Spatially Fractionated Radiation Therapy in Triple Negative Breast Cancer\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Drs. Lauren Lukas, MD;\u00a0 Hualin Zhang, PhD; and Zhengzheng Xu, PhD<\/strong>&#8211; Coauthored a new abstract publication titled \u201cFeasibility of a Lead FRID Collimator for Electron GRID Therapy\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Drs. Hye Ri Han, MD; Hualin Zhang, PhD; and Lauren Lukas, MD\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Coauthored a new abstract publication titled \u00a0\u201cThreshold Dose in Spatially Fractionated Radiation Therapy for Preclinical Triple-Negative Breast Cancer\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Joshua Schiff, MD, PhD\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Senior coauthor of a new publication titled \u201cWorkflow considerations for implementing a cone-beam CT-guided adaptive radiotherapy program\u201d published in Applied Radiation Oncology. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.appliedradiationoncology.com\/articles\/workflow-considerations-for-implementing-a-cone-beam-ct-guided-adaptive-radiation-therapy-program\">Link to Article<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Drs. Arthur Olch, PhD; Hualin Zhang, PhD; and Kenneth Wong, MD\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; coauthored a new abstract publication titled \u201cShotCaller: An Automated Target Placement Algorithm to Streamline Spatially Fractioned Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning\u201d, about software to assist in SFRT treatment planning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>May Lin Tao, MD\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Dr. Tao was featured in the article \u201cRadiation Oncology: Leading Teams in Technology, Training and Beyond\u201d on Keck Medicine Physician Hub site.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.keckmedicine.org\/physician-hub\/radiation-oncology-leading-teams-in-technology-training-and-beyond\/\">Link to Article<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Arthur Olch, PhD, FAAPM<\/b><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>\u2013 Congratulations to Dr. Olch, who will be granted emeritus status upon his retirement by USC, effective July 1, 2025. This prestigious honor signifies honorable retirement from his assigned duties. This award is a testament to his unwavering service and is a well-deserved recognition of your contributions. We eagerly anticipate your continued presence in our academic community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>February 2025<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><b>Eric Chang, MD, FARS, FASTRO<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Dr. Chang\u2019s article \u201c A Personalized Approach to Spinal Cord Ependymoma,\u201d is now available online.<a title=\"https:\/\/authors.elsevier.com\/a\/1kecf1Hx52K0qw\" href=\"https:\/\/authors.elsevier.com\/a\/1kecf1Hx52K0qw\" data-outlook-id=\"79ed1fde-219e-47a7-aa0b-ffe91271b8b1\">Link to Article<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Drs.<\/strong><b> Frances Chow, MD &amp; Elizabeth Zhang-Velten, MD<\/b> &#8211; Big thank you to both for speaking on behalf of USC Brain Tumor Center and USC Comprehensive Cancer Center with Cancer Network on research and Clinical trials Keck Medicine is leading in this space. (Feb 17) <a title=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cancernetwork.com%2Fview%2Fpromising-trials-may-have-an-impact-in-the-brain-tumor-environment&amp;data=05%7C02%7CGevik.Petrossian%40med.usc.edu%7C75965757ec874e0f10c108dd528f9ed0%7Ca63249ac3e0b4a249e0cc90ab9891e30%7C1%7C0%7C638757498986893832%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=dkj59LsSsmfODB1E3Yb5a5MHewToxavZThu1xxIoRL4%3D&amp;reserved=0\" href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cancernetwork.com%2Fview%2Fpromising-trials-may-have-an-impact-in-the-brain-tumor-environment&amp;data=05%7C02%7CGevik.Petrossian%40med.usc.edu%7C75965757ec874e0f10c108dd528f9ed0%7Ca63249ac3e0b4a249e0cc90ab9891e30%7C1%7C0%7C638757498986893832%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=dkj59LsSsmfODB1E3Yb5a5MHewToxavZThu1xxIoRL4%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Link to Q&amp;A<\/a>. Another interview, highlighting Keck\u2019s ongoing research, a clinical trial studying aerosolized medicine to treat astrocytoma and meningioma, and another studying the efficacy of an individualized vaccine to treat glioblastoma. (Feb18) <a title=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cancernetwork.com%2Fview%2Fnewer-alternative-treatment-methods-may-improve-brain-tumor-care&amp;data=05%7C02%7CGevik.Petrossian%40med.usc.edu%7C75965757ec874e0f10c108dd528f9ed0%7Ca63249ac3e0b4a249e0cc90ab9891e30%7C1%7C0%7C638757498986902961%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=JISqHw%2FGYp9ufjV%2FPLgs6JUXj7CnpbieA6Q9pD9nRyo%3D&amp;reserved=0\" href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cancernetwork.com%2Fview%2Fnewer-alternative-treatment-methods-may-improve-brain-tumor-care&amp;data=05%7C02%7CGevik.Petrossian%40med.usc.edu%7C75965757ec874e0f10c108dd528f9ed0%7Ca63249ac3e0b4a249e0cc90ab9891e30%7C1%7C0%7C638757498986902961%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=JISqHw%2FGYp9ufjV%2FPLgs6JUXj7CnpbieA6Q9pD9nRyo%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Link to Interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>May Lin Tao, MD, MSHS<\/strong> &#8211; Dr. Tao has treated the department\u2019s first two osteoarthritis patients with low dose radiation therapy in the community based on ASTRO and German guidelines. Congratulations to her on breaking new ground for RT indications at Keck Medicine of USC!!!!<\/p>\n<p><b>Eric L. Chang MD FARS, FACR, FASTRO<\/b> &#8211; Named as Top Radiation Oncologist for 2025 by Castle Connolly.\u00a0 These Oncologist represent the top 7% of all U.S. practicing physicians, and are best-in-class healthcare providers, embodying excellence in clinical care as well as interpersonal skills. <a title=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.castleconnolly.com%2Ftop-doctors%2Feric-l-chang-radiation-oncology-85cc004042&amp;data=05%7C02%7CGevik.Petrossian%40med.usc.edu%7C75965757ec874e0f10c108dd528f9ed0%7Ca63249ac3e0b4a249e0cc90ab9891e30%7C1%7C0%7C638757498986884699%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=uX9sWgW4UUCRxNCHjUTynRbdm%2B5wU7wvlO8kYFYzll8%3D&amp;reserved=0\" href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.castleconnolly.com%2Ftop-doctors%2Feric-l-chang-radiation-oncology-85cc004042&amp;data=05%7C02%7CGevik.Petrossian%40med.usc.edu%7C75965757ec874e0f10c108dd528f9ed0%7Ca63249ac3e0b4a249e0cc90ab9891e30%7C1%7C0%7C638757498986884699%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=uX9sWgW4UUCRxNCHjUTynRbdm%2B5wU7wvlO8kYFYzll8%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Link to Caste Connolly profile<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>January 2025<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Lijun Ma, PhD <\/strong>&#8211; Has been ranked #1 for\u00a0Radiosurgical\u00a0specialty on\u00a0experscape.com\u00a0and ranked 23 among all Medical Physicist: worldwide for specialty experts<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Lijun Ma, PhD <\/strong>&#8211; Has been elected as a Fellow of American College of Radiology ( FACR)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Multiple Faculty &#8211;<\/strong> \u00a0Drs. Lauren Lukas, Jason Ye, Kenneth Wong, Hye Ri Han, and Hualin Zhang along with colleagues from Pathology and Medical Oncology recently had an article titled \u201cTargeting EZH2 to mitigate immune checkpoint resistance in ARID1A-deficient triple-negative breast cancer\u201d published in Advances in Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>December 2024<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Dr. Zhaoyang Fan, PHD &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Recently had an article title \u201cInterleaved flow\u2010sensitive dephasing (iFSD): Toward enhanced blood flow suppression and preserved T<sub>1<\/sub>\u00a0weighting and overall signals in 3D TSE\u2010based neuroimaging in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine\u201d published online.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Link to article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1002%2Fmrm.30391&amp;data=05%7C02%7CGevik.Petrossian%40med.usc.edu%7C2f391016ae364c972efa08dd1b9987f2%7Ca63249ac3e0b4a249e0cc90ab9891e30%7C1%7C0%7C638697068710346904%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=PUOiuk9aC%2Fdkgs08HMHouR6dzMJUplEZ3SIfzfDdTtQ%3D&amp;reserved=0\">http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/mrm.30391<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Dr. Eric Chang &#8211; <\/strong>Dr. Chang\u2019s new 2nd Edition Book Adult CNS Radiation Oncology has been published as a definitive textbook (850 pages) on brain tumors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Link to Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flink.springer.com%2Fbook%2F10.1007%2F978-3-031-67878-3&amp;data=05%7C02%7CGevik.Petrossian%40med.usc.edu%7C638140f74d634d6f503d08dd162d2ecf%7Ca63249ac3e0b4a249e0cc90ab9891e30%7C1%7C0%7C638691105571168651%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=5qR2wS%2F9AIsAfZufLjNWbXl4C8JU79xHsmP%2Bn0xHoW8%3D&amp;reserved=0\">https:\/\/link.springer.com\/book\/10.1007\/978-3-031-67878-3<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Dr. Eric Chang<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Had an article published in\u00a0<em>Cancers<\/em> that he contributed to, \u201cThe Role of CT and MR Imaging in Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy of the Spine: From Patient Selection and Treatment Planning to Post-Treatment Monitoring.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Link to Article:<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__http:\/www.mdpi.com\/2072-6694\/16\/21\/3692__;!!JkGBRS3n8cDS!h2wyXwCmr_JQEO0VoB-%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%208W2cNHJlK45ISm7PcQFLAG8D6-zV8MpB3HGm4qNWdQeJ6sXYiCfUOqet5TZHAfOA$\">https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__http:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2072-6694\/16\/21\/3692__;!!JkGBRS3n8cDS!h2wyXwCmr_JQEO0VoB-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8W2cNHJlK45ISm7PcQFLAG8D6-zV8MpB3HGm4qNWdQeJ6sXYiCfUOqet5TZHAfOA$<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Dr. Eric Chang \u2013 <\/strong>Dr. Chang recently had an article he co-authored, published online titled \u201c<em>An Update to the American Radium Society\u2019s Appropriate Use Criteria of Lower Grade Gliomas: Integration of IDH Inhibitors<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Link to Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fauthors.elsevier.com%2Fc%2F1k8o8cA0-IfeC&amp;data=05%7C02%7CGevik.Petrossian%40med.usc.edu%7C4c765216e2c04573210d08dd0e6b1e79%7Ca63249ac3e0b4a249e0cc90ab9891e30%7C1%7C0%7C638682576981428526%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=aumdrS%2FkIT5iRPMOXBEacmEwzP3el3vV0XDb6YokzAE%3D&amp;reserved=0\">https:\/\/authors.elsevier.com\/c\/1k8o8cA0-IfeC<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Hualin Zhang, PhD \u2013 <\/strong>Was awarded the Fellow of American Association of Physicists in Medicine (FAAPM)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Hualin Zhang, PhD \u2013 <\/strong>Had a new SFRT paper titled is &#8221; Optimizing GRID and Lattice Spatially Fractionated Radiation Therapy: Innovative Strategies for Radioresistant and Bulky Tumor Management&#8221; published in the Journal of Seminars in Radiation Oncology<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<strong>Hualin Zhang, PhD \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Had another new SFRT paper published titled The Radiosurgery Society Working Groups on GRID, LATTICE, Microbeam, and FLASH Radiotherapies: 2022 &#8211; 2023 Advancements Symposium and Subsequent Progress Made&#8221;, Pract Radiat Oncol. 2024 Oct 22: S1879. doi: 10.1016\/j.prro.2024 .09.015.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Phuong Dang and Julie Shen \u2013 <\/strong>Our medical physics resident, Dr. Phuong Dang, won third place in the residency\/Post Doctoral category at the AAPM Southern California Chapter Norm Baily Student competition. The event had 8 industry sponsorships, Dr. Zada was the keynote speaker, and event was organized by our Dr. Julie Shen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>November 2024<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>GO2 Foundation Walk &#8211; <\/strong>On October 12, 2024, Dr. Ye joined the USC\/Norris Cancer Center Team at the Annual GO2 SoCal Lung Cancer 5k Walk\/Run. This year, the team raised over $4,000 in support\u00a0of lung cancer care and research and won third place in fundraising efforts (beating City of Hope!).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Khoi Huynh, PhD &#8211; <\/strong>Dr. Kho Huynh, post graduate, has secured his first grant. The award is the Margaret Kersten Ponty Endowed Post doctoral Fellowship award in oncology Research at the Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and will help support ongoing research efforts in Dr. Modrek\u2019s lab<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Drs. Eric Chang and Jason Ye \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0Were awarded an exact Sciences Grant for $20,000 to help fund the annual Breast Symposium<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Aram Modrek and Syeda Narjis Fatima \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0Both Drs. 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