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Last published 2025
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R.J. Megahed

Researcher

Also affiliated: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (2023); Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation (2024); Institute of Orthopedic Research and Education (2018)

Faculty Researcher

2 h-index 16 pubs 14 cited

  • Humans
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Thyroid Neoplasms
  • Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine
  • Scalp
  • Re-Irradiation
  • Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Female

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

R.J. Megahed's research focuses on the application of radiation therapy for various cancer types, particularly in the head and neck region and thyroid. Recent publications investigate the utilization of postoperative radiation therapy for medullary thyroid cancer, spatial fractionation of radiation therapy for head and neck malignancies, and dosimetric variations in head and neck cancer patients undergoing intensity-modulated proton therapy. Megahed also studies liver-sparing total body irradiation for acute lymphoblastic leukemia and interstitial brachytherapy for soft tissue sarcomas. Collaborations include work with Gary D. Lewis, Santanu Samanta, Mausam Patel, and Mumtaz Patel, with whom Megahed has co-authored multiple publications. The researcher's work also explores the potential of dual-energy spectral CT parameters for assessing treatment response in head and neck cancer.

Metrics

  • h-index: 2
  • Publications: 16
  • Citations: 14

Selected Publications

  • Evaluation of Dosimetric Variations from Anatomical Changes in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Treated with Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy (2026)
    International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics DOI OpenAlex
  • Evaluation of dosimetric variations from anatomical changes in head and neck cancer patients treated with intensity modulated proton therapy (2026)
  • Liver-Sparing Total Body Irradiation Using Helical Tomotherapy for Relapsed Pre-B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (2025)
    Cureus DOI OpenAlex
  • Interstitial Brachytherapy for Soft Tissue Sarcomas: Outcomes and Patterns of Failure Patterns from a Single Institution Experience (2025)
    International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics DOI OpenAlex
  • Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy with Robust Optimization to Mitigate Inter-Fractional Variations (2025)
    International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics DOI OpenAlex
  • Dual-Energy Spectral CT Quantitative Parameters as Potential Indicator of Response Assessment in Head-Neck Cancer Treatment: A Preliminary Study (2025)
    International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics DOI OpenAlex
  • Utilizing in-Room Cone-Beam CT to Streamline Gynecological Brachytherapy Workflow (2025)
    International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics DOI OpenAlex
  • SETD2 Loss Predicts Response to Chemoradiotherapy in Rectal Cancer: Clinical Outcomes and Preclinical Validation in Orthotopic Models (2025)
    International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics DOI OpenAlex
  • P0114 (2025)
    Brachytherapy DOI OpenAlex
  • Spectral CT Imaging for the Visualization of Hyaluronic Acid Based Rectal Spacers prior to Radiation Therapy (2024)
    International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics DOI OpenAlex
  • Spatially Fractionated Radiation Therapy for Bulky Head and Neck Malignancies: A Single Institution Experience (2024)
    International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Put on Your Thinking Cap: A Fungating Scalp Mass (2024)
    International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Re-irradiation of recurrent head and neck cancers using pulsed reduced dose rate radiotherapy: An institutional series (2024)
    Oral Oncology 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • One Year Experience of a Radiation Oncology Semi-weekly Head & Neck Contour Peer Review at a Single Institution (2024)
    International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics DOI OpenAlex
  • Re-Irradiation of Recurrent Head and Neck Cancers Using Pulsed Reduced Dose Rate Radiotherapy: An Institutional Series (2024)
    medRxiv DOI OpenAlex

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