Gender Representation Among Academic US Radiation Oncology Department Chairs: Who are They?

Purpose: Women are underrepresented in academic radiation oncology (RO), particularly in leadership positions. In this study, we sought to better understand the characteristics of individuals who currently serve as academic RO chairpersons at institutions with an associated Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-accredited RO residency training program.

Methods And Materials: We created a database of academic RO chairpersons in the United States by using publicly available sources, including residency training program websites, hospital/institutional websites, Doximity, LinkedIn, the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) website, the American College of Radiation Oncology website, and the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System National Provider Identifier Registry.

Academic and Geographic Employment Outcomes for Graduating Residents in Radiation Oncology: 2015-2022.

Purpose: Little is known about how the academic and geographic employment outcomes of new radiation oncology (RO) graduates have changed over time. In this study, we sought to trace the evolution of these outcomes for all RO residents who graduated between 2015 and 2022.

Methods And Materials: Using publicly available data sources, we identified the first permanent, clinical employment positions accepted by graduating members of the RO residency classes of 2015 to 2022.

Gender Differences in the Research Productivity of Radiation Oncology Resident Graduates in the United States: 2015 to 2019.

Purpose: It is well-documented that gender disparities exist in academic radiation oncology departments. The purpose of this study was to analyze gender differences in research productivity during residency among recent graduates of radiation oncology training programs in the United States (US).

Methods And Materials: We used several publicly available sources to create a database of US radiation oncology residents who graduated between 2015 and 2019.

The Rise of Open Access Journals in Radiation Oncology: Influence on Resident Research, 2015 to 2019.

Purpose: While a rising share of scientific research articles are being published in open access (OA) journals, their impact on resident research in radiation oncology is unknown. Thus, we sought to determine the number, content, and costs of first-author, PubMed-searchable articles radiation oncology residents in the United States (US) published in OA journals in recent years.

Methods And Materials: We built a database of first-author, PubMed-searchable articles published by US radiation oncology residents who graduated between 2015 and 2019.

Oligoprogression of Solid Tumors on Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: The Impact of Local Ablative Radiation Therapy.

The breakthrough of a limited number of clones while on immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), known as oligoprogression, has been previously described. The benefit of ablative radiation therapy (RT) directed at these clones, as opposed to changing systemic therapy, is unclear. We analyzed 30 patients with advanced solid tumors, the majority of whom (23/30, 86.

Geographic Employment Outcomes for Graduating Residents in Radiation Oncology: 2021.

Purpose: In light of the persistent disparity in the prevalence of radiation oncologists between rural and urban areas in the United States, we sought to characterize the geographic employment outcomes of the radiation oncology (RO) residency class of 2021.

Methods And Materials: We identified the employment positions accepted by 2021 RO residency graduates using publicly available information. Then, we classified each position as academic or nonacademic and determined the rural-urban continuum code and core-based statistical area (CBSA) of each position, residency program, and medical school associated with the 2021 graduates.

Characterization of rib fracture development following liver directed stereotactic body radiation therapy.

Purpose: Rib fractures are a well-described complication following thoracic stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). However, there are limited data in the setting of liver-directed SBRT.

Methods: Patients who underwent liver SBRT from 2014 to 2019 were analyzed.

Moving beyond Definitive Therapy: Increasing Physical Activity in Survivors of Cancers of the Head and Neck.

As chemotherapeutic, radiation, and surgical techniques have improved, there has been a dramatic improvement in survival in patients diagnosed with cancers of the head and neck. As a result, a heightened focus on survivorship by clinicians will increasingly prove necessary. In particular, medical care teams will have to pay special attention to mitigating the long-term sequelae of definitive cancer treatments, many of which act as barriers to exercise.

The Holman Research Pathway in Radiation Oncology: 2010 to 2019.

Purpose: There has not been an assessment of the Holman Research Pathway (HRP) in radiation oncology (RO) in nearly 10 years. In this study, we sought to review the demographic characteristics, research productivity during and after residency, job placements, and National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant funding of RO residents who completed the HRP in the modern era.

Methods And Materials: We created a comprehensive database of RO residents who completed the HRP between 2010 and 2019.

Radiation Oncology Resident Research Productivity in the United States: 2015 to 2019.

Purpose: Multiple efforts have been made in recent years to establish national benchmarks for research productivity among US radiation oncology residents. Morgan et al found a mean of 1.01 first-author, PubMed-searchable articles published by US radiation oncology residents over 4 years of residency between 2002 and 2007, whereas Verma et al found a mean of 1.