"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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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2016 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2019 | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| 2020 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Radiation Oncology" by people in Profiles.
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Milestones 2.0: Refining the Competency-Based Assessment of Radiation Oncology Medical Residents. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2023 01 01; 115(1):12-18.
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Can Physics Consults Improve Patient-Centered Care in Radiation Oncology? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2023 01 01; 115(1):244-246.
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Development of a United States Radiation Oncology Curricular Framework: A Stakeholder Delphi Consensus. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2023 Apr 01; 115(5):1030-1040.
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AAPM Task Group 298: Recommendations on certificate program/alternative pathway candidate education and training. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2022 Dec; 23(12):e13777.
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The addition of pelvic lymph node treatment to prostate bed salvage radiotherapy - Authors' reply. Lancet. 2022 09 17; 400(10356):885-886.
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Attitudes and access to resources and strategies to improve quality of radiotherapy among US radiation oncologists: A mixed methods study. J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol. 2022 Oct; 66(7):993-1002.
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The addition of androgen deprivation therapy and pelvic lymph node treatment to prostate bed salvage radiotherapy (NRG Oncology/RTOG 0534 SPPORT): an international, multicentre, randomised phase 3 trial. Lancet. 2022 05 14; 399(10338):1886-1901.
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Immunotherapy for the Neoadjuvant Management of Resectable Intrathoracic Cancers: Let's Not Forget Radiotherapy. JAMA Oncol. 2022 03 01; 8(3):333-334.
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Estimating the Practice-Level and National Cost Burden of Treatment-Related Prior Authorization for Academic Radiation Oncology Practices. JCO Oncol Pract. 2022 06; 18(6):e974-e987.
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ASO Visual Abstract: The Impact of Radiotherapy Delay in Breast-Conservation Patients Not Receiving Chemotherapy and the Rationale for Dichotomizing the Radiation Oncology Time-Dependent Standard into Two Quality Measures. Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 12; 28(Suppl 3):572-573.