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Aruna Turaka, MD

Aruna Turaka, MD

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Publications

Journal Articles

  1. Hemraj Pal, Ankush Singhal, T Aruna, Renuka Jena. Quality of life in breast cancer patients. Hospital Today Vol. VII (1): 23-29; Jan 2002.

  2. Siddarth Nanda, Munish Gairola, Aruna T, S.Chander. Carcinoma of Ureter: A case report. J Obst. Gynae & Family welfare Vol VII (28), 14-15; April 2001.

  3. Aruna Turaka, Suman Bhasker, Kiran Turaka, PK Julka. Late metastases from Retinoblastoma to the mandible. Bangladesh J Child Health. Vol 28 (2): 69-70; 2004.

  4. Bhaskar S, Bajpai V, Turaka A. Palliative radiotherapy in Paediatric Malignancies. Singapore Med J. 49 (12): 998, 2008.

  5. Turaka A, Freedman GM, Li T, Anderson PR, Swaby R, Nicolaou N, Goldstein L, Sigurdson ER, Bleicher RJ. Young Age is Not Associated with Increased Local Recurrence for DCIS Treated by Breast-Conserving Surgery and Radiation. Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2009 July 1; 100 (1): 25-31.

  6. Aruna Turaka, Rosaleen B Parsons, Mark K. Buyyounouski. Lung Cancer Presents As Addisonian Crisis Secondary To A Solitary Pituitary Metastasis. Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice. December, 8 (4): 229-232, 2009.
    [This article 'Lung cancer presents as Addisonian crisis secondary to a solitary pituitary metastasis' in Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice was featured on MDLinx.com site. http://www.mdlinx.com/pulmonologylinx/news-article.cfm/3011404].

  7. Aruna Turaka, Tianyu Li, Navesh K. Sharma, Linna Li, Nicos Nicolaou, Ranee Mehra, Barbara Burtness, Roger B. Cohen, Miriam N. Lango, Eric M. Horwitz, John A. Ridge and Steven J. Feigenberg. Increased Recurrences Using Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy in the Postoperative setting. Published ahead of print in American J of Clinical Oncology, December 30, 2009.

  8. A.Turaka, T Li, N. Nicolaou, M. N. Lango, B. Burtness, E. M. Horwitz, J. A. Ridge, S. J. Feigenberg. The use of a Low Neck Field (LNF) and intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT): No clinical detriment of IMRT to an anterior LNF during the treatment of Head and Neck Cancer. Published ahead of print in Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, April 10, 2010.

  9. Aruna Turaka, M.D., Tianyu Li, M.S., Jian Q. Yu, M.D, FRCPC., Nicos Nicolaou, M.D., Barbara Burtness, M.D., Miriam N. Lango, M.D., John A. Ridge, M.D, FACS., and Steven J. Feigenberg, M.D. Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) for Thyroid Cancer. January 14, 2010 "Thyroid Science", 5(1):CLS1-8, 2010.

  10. Lango MN, Topham NS, Perlis CS, Flieder DB, Weaver MW, Turaka A, Patel SA, Ridge JA. Surgery in the Multimodality Treatment of Sinonasal Malignancies. Curr Probl Cancer. 2010 Sep-Oct; 34(5):304-21.

  11. Matthew Johnson, Aruna Turaka*, and Steven J. Feigenberg. Head and Neck Cancer Metastasis to the Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) tube site: A Report of Two Cases. Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice, Cambridge University Press 11 Nov 2010.

  12. Aruna Turaka, Rosaleen B. Paarsons. A rare complication of a CT guided Biopsy.  Case report: Journal of Thoracic Oncology, Vol 6 (8): 1438, August 2011.

  13. A. Turaka, M. K. Buyyounouski, A. L. Hanlon, E. M. Horwitz, R. E. Greenberg, B. Movsas; Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA; Temple University, Philadelphia, PA; Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI. Hypoxic Prostate/Muscle PO2 (P/M PO2) Ratio Predicts for Biochemical Failure in Patients with Localized Prostate Cancer: Long-term Results: Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2011 Oct 8. [Epub ahead of print].

  14. Aruna Turaka*, Rosaleen B. Parsons, Mark K. Buyyounouski. Radiotherapy Techniques used for the Pituitary Metastasis: Report of Four Cases. Manuscript accepted for publication to“Tumori”on 7/8/2011.

  15. Lu Wang, Ph.D., Steve Feigenberg, M.D., James Fan, Ph.D., Lihui Jin, Ph.D., Aruna Turaka, M.D., Lili Chen, Ph.D., Charlie M. Ma, Ph.D. Target Relocalization Accuracy and PTV Margin Verification using Three-dimensional Cone-Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) in Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) of Lung Cancers. Manuscript accepted for publication to“Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics (JACMP)”, 11/15/2011.

  16. Natasha Townsend, Aruna Turaka*, Mitchell R. Smith. Lacrimal Gland Lymphoma:  A Report of Case Series and Role of Radiation Therapy. Manuscript accepted for publication to“Oman Journal of Ophthalmology (OJO)”, 1/6/2012.

* denotes Corresponding author

Text Book Chapters

  1. Aruna Turaka, Michael Unger. Endobronchial high dose rate brachytherapy for lung cancer: Interventional Pulmonology Text, edited by Pablo Diaz-Jimenez and Alicia Rodriguez, 2012.

Editorials

  1. Age bows out as factor in cancer recurrence for women with ductal carcinoma, October10, 2008: Diagnostic Imaging
  2. Examine | Mammography: Ductal Carcinoma in Situ: Young age and radiation therapy
  3. Assessment of a Postsurgical Radiation Therapy for Thyroid Cancer Patients.

Editorial Services

  1. 2011: Editor, Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Oncology
  2. 2012: Editor, Radiology OMICS group

Abstracts

  1. T. Ganesh, V. Subramani, R Joshi, T. Aruna, R. Sharma, N. Gopishankar, G. Rath, All Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. Treatment Planning in HDR Intracavitary Brachytherapy: Comparison of critical organ doses as estimated by orthogonal radiographs based planning and image based planning. Med. Phys. Volume 32, Issue 6, pp. 1961-1962 (June 2005).
  2. A. Turaka, B.K. Mohanti, S.Chander, S.V.S. Deo, R. Jena, G.K. Rath; All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. Quality of Life Assessment in patients above 60 and below 50 years of age during and after curative radiotherapy in Head and Neck cancers. Journal of Clinical Oncology Vol 24, No 18 S (I), 293S, June 2006, (Abstract No# 5552).
    Citation: Radiation therapy in the elderly: More side effects and complications? Jaime Gomez-Millan. Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology. Volume 71, Issue 1, July 2009, Pages 70-78
  3. S. Bhasker, A. Turaka, B K. Mohanti, V. Bajpai. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. Palliative Radiotherapy in Pediatric malignancies. Journal of Clinical Oncology Vol 24, No 18 S (I), 514S, June 2006, (Abstract No# 9050).
  4. A. Turaka, B. K. Mohanti, S. Chander, R. Jena, S. V. Deo. Acute and late effects of radical radiotherapy in elderly head and neck cancer patients. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2007 ASCO Annual Meeting Proceedings Part I. Vol 25, No. 18S (June 20 Supplement), 2007, (Abstract No# 16515).
  5. Turaka A, Freedman G, Li T, Bleicher R, Swaby R, Nicolaou N, Goldstein L, Sigurdson E, Anderson P. Young Age is Not Associated with Increased Local Recurrence for DCIS Treated by Breast-Conserving Surgery and Radiation. Int J of Rad Oncol Biol Phys 72, 1S, S151, 2008, (Abstract No# 1085).
  6. Linna Li MD, Yan Chen PhD, Aruna Turaka MD, Nicos Nicolaou MD, Steven J Feigenberg MD. The use of an intermediate risk volume dose constraint in head and neck IMRT can increase hotspots. Presented at the American Radium Society, 2009 Annual Meeting, April 25-29, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  7. Aruna Turaka, Tianyu Li, Navesh K. Sharma, Linna Li, Nicos Nicolaou, Ranee Mehra, Barbara Burtness, Roger B. Cohen, Miriam N. Lango, Eric M. Horwitz, John A. Ridge and Steven J. Feigenberg. Increased loco-regional failures using Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) in the postoperative setting. Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA. Presented as Poster for the American Head and Neck Society Meeting, May 30- 31, 2009 Phoenix, Arizona (Abstract No# 21215).
  8. A.Turaka, M. K. Buyyounouski, A. L. Hanlon, E. M. Horwitz, R. E. Greenberg, B. Movsas; Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA; Temple University, Philadelphia, PA; Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI. Hypoxic Prostate/Muscle PO2 (P/M PO2) Ratio Predicts for Biochemical Failure in Patients with Localized Prostate Cancer: Long-term Results: Journal of Clinical Oncology; vol 27, 15 S (I-II), 267S, May 20, 2009, (Abstract No# 5136).
  9. Linna Li, M.D., Brian Lally, M.D., George R. Simon, Aruna Turaka, M.D., Ranee Mehra, M.D., Abraham Lebenthal, M.D., Walter Scott, M.D., , M.D., Nicolas. K. Kuritzky, M.D., Steven J. Feigenberg M.D. Second Primary Lung Cancer in Non Small Cell Lung Cancer Survivors: Implications for long term follow up and screening. Abstract presented as Poster Discussion to the 13th World Congress on Lung Cancer, Moscone west, San Francisco, July 31- August 4, 2009.
  10. Navesh K. Sharma, DO, PhD, Kruti Patel, BS, Karen J. Ruth, MS, Aruna Turaka, MD, Mark K. Buyyunouski, MD, Hossein Borghaei, DO, Jian Q. Yu, MD, FRCPC, Lu Wang, PhD, Earl King, MD, Walter J. Scott, MD, Benjamin Movsas, MD, and Steven J. Feigenberg, MD. Tumor Histology and Initial SUVmax predict for a greater than 55% decrease on post SBRT PET Scans: Implications in using PET as a surrogate for local control. Abstract presented as poster presentation to the ASTRO Translational Advances in Radiation Oncology and Cancer Imaging meeting, September 11-12, 2009, St. Louise, MO.
  11. A.Turaka, T Li, N. Nicolaou, M. N. Lango, B. Burtness, E. M. Horwitz, J. A. Ridge, S. J. Feigenberg. The use of a Low Neck Field (LNF) and intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT): No clinical detriment of IMRT to an anterior LNF during the treatment of Head and Neck Cancer. Int J of Rad Oncol Biol Phys 75, 3S, S 427, 2009, (Abstract No# 2548).
  12. Aruna Turaka, Tianyu Li, Yan Chen, Robert A. Price Jr., Nicos Nicolaou, Barbara Burtness, Miriam N. Lango, John A. Ridge and Steven J. Feigenberg. Predictors of Outcomes and Toxicities among the Postoperative Head and Neck Cancer Patients treated with Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT). Abstract presented as poster to the 2010 Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium, Feb 25-27, 2010, Chandler, AZ.
  13. Ben Weinberg, Aruna Turaka, Tianyu Li, Joshua Silverman, Nicos Nicolaou, Barbara Burtness, Miriam N. Lango, John A. Ridge and Steven J. Feigenberg. Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) in the Treatment of Oropharyngeal Carcinoma: Clinical outcomes and relation of parotid gland volume with xerostomia. Abstract accepted for Poster presentation for the American Head and Neck Society Meeting (AHNS), April 28 – 29, 2010, Los Vegas, Nevada (Abstract ID: #30655).
  14. A. Turaka, T. Li, W. Lubbe, M. R. Smith, M. M. Millenson, R. J. Schilder, H. Borghaei, A. D. Cohen, T. I. Al-Saleem, N. Nicolaou. Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA. Curative radiation therapy for primary ocular lymphomas: Demonstration of dose response. Abstract accepted for publication for the 2010 ASCO Annual Meeting, June 4-8, 2010 (Abstract # 42060).
  15. C. Aggarwal, B. Egleston, L. Li, H. Borghaei, R. Mehra, N. Somaiah, A. Turaka, W. J. Scott, C. J. Langer, G. R. Simon. Role of surgery in patients with stage IIIA non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); Lessons learned from a tertiary referral cancer center experience. Abstract accepted as poster for the 2010 ASCO Annual Meeting, June 4-8, 2010.
  16. C. Aggarwal, B. Egleston, L. Li, H. Borghaei, R. Mehra, N. Somaiah, A. Turaka, W. J. Scott, C. J. Langer, G. R. Simon. Role of surgery in patients with stage IIIA non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); Lessons learned from a tertiary referral cancer center experience. Journal of Clinical Oncology 28:15s, 2010 (suppl; Abstract # 7066).
  17. W. J. Scott,, C. Aggarwal, B. Egleston, A. Lebenthal, H. Borghaei, R. Mehra, N. Somaiah, A. Turaka, and G. R. Simon. Influence of surgical interventions on survival in patients with stage IIIB Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) - The Fox Chase Cancer Center experience. Journal of Clinical Oncology 28:15s, 2010 (suppl; Abstract # 7067).
  18. Aruna Turaka, Ben Weinberg, Tianyu Li, Nicos Nicolaou, Barbara Burtness, Miriam N. Lango, John A. Ridge and Steven J. Feigenberg. Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) in the Treatment of Oropharyngeal Carcinoma: Clinical outcomes and relation of parotid gland volume with xerostomia. Abstract presented as poster for the 52nd AAPM Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, July 18-22, 2010 (Abstract # 12605).
  19. Aruna Turaka, Cattaneo Richard, Tianyu Li, Nicos Nicolaou, Miriam N. Lango, Barbara Burtness, John A. Ridge and Steven J. Feigenberg. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for the Para-nasal sinus malignancies: Outcomes from Fox Chase Cancer Center (FCCC). Abstract presented as poster for the 52nd AAPM Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, July 18-22, 2010 (Abstract # 12575).
  20. L Jin, R Price, L Wang, J Fan, A. Turaka, M Buyyounouski, C Ma. Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA. Dosimetric impact of beam margin on 3D conformal treatment plan in the lung cancer Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy. Abstract presented as poster for the 52nd AAPM Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, July 18-22, 2010 (Abstract # 13510).
  21. Aruna Turaka, Zhu Fang, Mark K. Buyyounouski, Eric M. Horwitz, Deborah Watkins-Bruner, Andre A. Konski, and Alan Pollack. Conventional versus Hypofractionated IMRT: Results of Late GI and GU Toxicity and Quality of Life from a Phase III Trial. International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics Vol. 78, Issue 3, Supplement, Page S67, 1 November, 2010 (Abstract # 142).
  22. Mark K. Buyyounouski, Tianyu Li, Aruna Turaka, David Y.T. Chen, Eric M. Horwitz. Interval to biochemical failure (IBF) is highly prognostic for distant metastases and mortality after salvage radiation therapy. International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics Vol. 78, Issue 3, Supplement, Page S 348, 1 November 2010 (Abstract # 2323).
  23. Z Husain, N Sharma, A Hanlon, M Yu, W Chen, A.Mirimiran, A Dhople, M Buyyounouski, A Turaka, S Feigenberg. Low Pretreatment PET SUV Predicts for Increased Local Failure Following Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Lung Cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics Vol. 78, Issue 3, Supplement, Page S 525, 1 November 4, 2010 (Abstract # 2717).
  24. H. Borghaei, A. Turaka, T. Li, M. R. Smith, R. J. Schilder, N. Nicolaou. Curative radiation therapy for primary ocular lymphomas: Demonstration of dose response. International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics Vol. 78, Issue 3, Supplement, Page S556, 1 November 4, 2010 (Abstract # 2788).
  25. Cattaneo Richard, Aruna Turaka, Tianyu Li, Nicos Nicolaou, Miriam N. Lango, Barbara Burtness, John A. Ridge and Steven J. Feigenberg. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for the Para-nasal sinus malignancies: Outcomes from Fox Chase Cancer Center (FCCC). International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics Vol. 78, Issue 3, Supplement, Page S478-S479, 1 November 4, 2010 (Abstract # 2616).
  26. Pavlos Papavasiliou, Rodrigo Arrangoiz, Aruna Turaka, Clifford Perlis, Miriam Lango, Michael Yu, Jeffrey Farma. Preoperative FDG-PET/CT changes management in patients with Merkel Cell Carcinoma. Ann Surg Oncol, 18 (Suppl 1): S112, 2011 (Abstract # P 244).
  27. J. Oxenberg, W Scott T. Li, E, Ross, A. Lebenthal, P. Shah, A. Turaka, H Borghaei, M. Goldberg, S. Feigenberg, B. Movsas, C Langer. Is Neoadjuvant Chemo-Radiation A Risk Factor for 90-day Mortality after Pneumonectomy? Journal of Thoracic Oncology, Vol 6 (6), Supplement 2: S 455, June 2011 (Abstract # MO 02.07).
  28. A Turaka, Z. Fang, W. J. Scott, P. C. Shah, R. Mehra, C. Aggarwal, H. Borghaei, E. King, S. J. Feigenberg, C. Langer. Trimodality treatment (Carboplatin + Paclitaxel + Radiation Therapy and Surgery) of Locally Advanced Lung Cancer: The Fox Chase Cancer Center Experience. Abstract accepted as Poster to the 53rd Annual Meeting American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO), October 2-6, 2011, Miami Beach, FL (Abstract # 1136).
  29. A. Turaka, C. T. Murphy, Z. Fang, J. M. Farma, M. N. Lango, H. Wu, P. Engstrom, N. Nicolaou, C. Perlis. Merkel Cell Carcinoma and Sentinel Lymph Node Evaluation: Outcomes from a Single Institution. Abstract accepted as Poster to the 53rd Annual Meeting American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO), October 2-6, 2011, Miami Beach, FL (Abstract # 1609)
  30. Galloway T J, Turaka A, Ruth K, Mehra R, Lango MN, Burtness B, Ridge JA, Horwitz EM. Low Rates of Gastrostomy Tube Dependence in Patients with Small Primary Oropharynx Cancer Treated without Pharyngeal Constrictor Avoidance. Abstract accepted as Poster to the 53rd Annual Meeting American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO), October 2-6, 2011, Miami Beach, FL (Abstract # 1547).C. T. Murphy, A. Turaka, Z. Fang, J. M. Farma, M. N. Lango, H. Wu, P.
  31. Engstrom, T. Galloway, N. Nicolaou, C. Perlis. Adjuvant Radiotherapy in Merkel Cell Carcinoma: A 20-year Experience at a Single Institution. Abstract accepted as Poster to the 53rd Annual Meeting American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO), October 2-6, 2011, Miami Beach, FL (Abstract # 821).
  32. Aruna Turaka, Tianyu Li, Adam D. Cohen, Nicos Nicolaou, Barbara Pro , Michael M. Millenson, Valentine Robu, Tahseen I. Al-Saleem, Mitchell R. Smith. Results of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy for Stage I Primary Extranodal Lymphoma of the Head and Neck: A report of 5 cases. Abstract accepted as Poster to the 2011 Pan Pacific Lymphoma Conference, August 15-19, 2011, Koloa, Hawaii.
  33. Mauricio Gamez, Aruna Turaka, Tianyu Li, Thomas Galloway, Barbara Burtness, Miriam N. Lango, John A. Ridge and Steven J. Feigenberg, Jian Q. Yu. The Use Of F18FluoroDeoxyGlucose Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scanning in Predicting Treatment Response. Abstract presented as Oral presentation to the RSNA 97th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, November 27December 2, 2011, McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois.
  34. Aruna Turaka, Tianyu Li, Adam D. Cohen, Barbara Pro, Valentine Robu, Tahseen I. AlSaleem, Mitchell R. Smith. Results of Radiation Therapy for Primary Extranodal Lymphoma of the Head and Neck: A Report of Case Series. Abstract accepted as Poster to the Lymphoma and Myeloma 2011 Meeting (An International Congress on Hematological Malignancies) October 2022, 2011, New York, NY (Abstract P 02).

Presentations:

Oral

  • "Evaluation of Primary Dermis-fat graft (DFG) compared with Acrylic sphere implant following Evisceration". Scientific session presentation at the 60th AIOS Conference, 2002, Ahmadabad, India.
  • "Zoledronic acid, a new Bisphosphonate effective in the treatment of bone metastases": Experience from All Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. Scientific session presentation at the 25th AROI, Nov 2003, Kochi, India.
  • Conventional versus Hypofractionated IMRT: Results of Late GI and GU Toxicity and Quality of Life from a Phase III Trial. 52nd Annual Meeting American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO), San Diego, October 31- November 4, 2010.

Poster Discussion

  1. "Young Age is Not Associated with Increased Local Recurrence for DCIS Treated by Breast-Conserving Surgery and Radiation". Scientific session presentation at the 50th Annual Meeting American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO), September 21 – 25, 2008, Boston, MA.
  2. "Second Primary Lung Cancer in Non Small Cell Lung Cancer Survivors: Implications for long term follow up and screening". Scientific session presentation at the 13th World Congress on Lung Cancer, Moscone west, San Francisco, July 31- August 4, 2009.

Poster

  1. "Limb saving surgery, survival and prognostic factors for Osteosarcoma": All Institute of Medical Sciences Experience, Department of Radiotherapy, All Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. Scientific session presentation at the ASCO-PAN ASIA Cancer Conference (A-PACC), 24-26th February’2002, New Delhi, India
  2. "Quality of Life Assessment in patients above 60 and below 50 years of age during and after curative radiotherapy in Head and Neck cancers". Scientific session presentation at the 7th International Conference on Geriatric Oncology: Cancer in the Elderly, September 27-28, 2002 Boston, USA
  3. "Zoledronic acid, a new Bisphosphonate effective in the treatment of bone metastases from Breast cancer": Experience from All Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. Scientific session presentation at the 2nd International Conference of Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre, 26th &27th April’2003, New Delhi.
  4. "Impact of CT slice thickness on 3-D conformal radiotherapy": All Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. Scientific session presentation at the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO), October, 2004, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  5. "Treatment Planning in HDR Intracavitary Brachytherapy: Comparison of critical organ doses as estimated by orthogonal radiographs based planning and image based planning". All Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. Scientific session presentation at the 47th American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Annual meeting, July 24-28, 2005, Washington, Seattle, USA.
  6. "Palliative Radiotherapy in Pediatric malignancies". All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. Scientific session presentation at the 13th International Conference of the Indian Association of Palliative Care, 9-12 February 2006 and the 42nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), June 2-6, 2006, Atlanta, GA, USA
  7. "Quality of Life Assessment in patients above 60 and below 50 years of age during and after curative radiotherapy in Head and Neck cancers". Scientific session presentation at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), June 2-6, 2006, Atlanta, GA, USA.
  8. "Acute and late effects of radical radiotherapy in elderly head and neck cancer patients". Accepted for publication in the 43rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), June 2-5, 2007, Chicago, IL, USA.
  9. "The use of an intermediate risk volume dose constraint in head and neck IMRT can increase hotspots". Scientific session presentation at the American Radium Society, 2009 Annual Meeting, April 25-29, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  10. "Increased loco-regional failures using Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) in the postoperative setting". Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA. Scientific session presentation at the American Head and Neck Society Meeting (AHNS), May 30- 31, 2009 Phoenix, Arizona.
  11. "Hypoxic Prostate/Muscle PO2 (P/M PO2) Ratio Predicts for Biochemical Failure in Patients with Localized Prostate Cancer: Long-term Results". Scientific session presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), May 29 to June 2009, Orlando, Florida, USA.
  12. "The use of a Low Neck Field (LNF) and intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT): No clinical detriment of IMRT to an anterior LNF during the treatment of Head and Neck Cancer". Scientific session presentation at the 51st Annual Meeting American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO), November 1-5, 2009, Chicago, IL.
  13. "Tumor Histology and Initial SUVmax predict for a greater than 55% decrease on post SBRT PET Scans: Implications in using PET as a surrogate for local control". Scientific session presentation at the ASTRO Translational Advances in Radiation Oncology and Cancer Imaging meeting, September 11-12, 2009, St. Louise, MO.
  14. "Predictors of Outcomes and Toxicities among the Postoperative Head and Neck Cancer Patients treated with Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)". Scientific session presentation at the 2010 Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium, Feb 25-27, 2010, Chandler, AZ.
  15. "Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) in the Treatment of Oropharyngeal Carcinoma: Clinical outcomes and relation of parotid gland volume with xerostomia". Scientific session presentation at the American Head and Neck Society Meeting (AHNS), April 28 – 29, 2010, Los Vegas, Nevada and the 52nd AAPM Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, July 18-22, 2010.
  16. "Role of surgery in patients with stage IIIA non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); Lessons learned from a tertiary referral cancer center experience". Scientific session presentation at the 2010 ASCO Annual Meeting, June 4-8, 2010.
  17. "Influence of surgical interventions on survival in patients with stage IIIB Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) - The Fox Chase Cancer Center experience". Scientific session presentation at the 2010 ASCO Annual Meeting, June 4-8, 2010.
  18. "Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for the Para-nasal sinus malignancies: Outcomes from Fox Chase Cancer Center (FCCC)". Scientific session presentation at the 52nd AAPM Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, July 18-22, 2010 and 52nd Annual Meeting American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO), San Diego, October 31- November 4, 2010.
  19. "Dosimetric impact of beam margin on 3D conformal treatment plan in the lung cancer Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy". Scientific session presentation at the 52nd AAPM Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, July 18-22, 2010.
  20. "Interval to biochemical failure (IBF) is highly prognostic for distant metastases and mortality after salvage radiation therapy". Scientific session presentation at the 52nd Annual Meeting American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO), San Diego, October 31- November 4, 2010.
  21. "Low Pretreatment PET SUV Predicts for Increased Local Failure Following Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Lung Cancer". Scientific session presentation at the 52nd Annual Meeting American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO), San Diego, October 31- November 4, 2010.
  22. "Curative radiation therapy for primary ocular lymphomas: Demonstration of dose response". Scientific session presentation at the 52nd Annual Meeting American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO), San Diego, October 31- November 4, 2010.

Submitted for Publication/ Meetings

  1. Aruna Turaka, Steven J. Feigenberg, Rosaleen B. Parsons, Navesh K. Sharma, Brian E. Lally, Mark K. Buyyounouski. Radiotherapy for the Pituitary Metastasis: Report of Three Cases. Submitted to Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology.
  2. Aruna Turaka, M.D., Steven J. Feigenberg, M.D. NOT THE TYPICAL BUTTERFLY. Submitted to "Clinical Nuclear Medicine".
  3. Aruna Turaka. A rare complication of a CT guided Biopsy. Submitted to the RadiologyInfo.org Image Contest, RSNA.
  4. A. Turaka, M. K. Buyyounouski, A. L. Hanlon, E. M. Horwitz, R. E. Greenberg, B. Movsas; Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA; Temple University, Philadelphia, PA; Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI. Hypoxic Prostate/Muscle PO2 (P/M PO2) Ratio Predicts for Biochemical Failure in Patients with Localized Prostate Cancer: Long-term Results: Manuscript submitted for publication to Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys.
  5. Lu Wang, Ph.D., Steve Feigenberg, M.D., James Fan, Ph.D., Lihui Jin, Ph.D., Aruna Turaka, M.D., Lili Chen, Ph.D., Charlie M. Ma, Ph.D. Target Relocalization Accuracy and PTV Margin Verification using Three-dimensional Cone-Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) in Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) of Lung Cancers. Manuscript submitted for publication to Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys.
  6. Pavlos Papavasiliou, MD, Rodrigo Arrangoiz, MD, Aruna Turaka, MD, Clifford Perlis, MD, Miriam Lango, MD, Michael Yu, MD, Jeffrey Farma, MD. Preoperative FDG-PET/CT changes management in patients with Merkel Cell Carcinoma. Abstract submitted to the Society of Surgical Oncology, March 2-6, 2011—San Antonio, Texas.
  7. Aruna Turaka, Tianyu Li, Adam D. Cohen, Nicos Nicolaou, Barbara Pro , Michael M. Millenson, Valentine Robu, Tahseen I. Al-Saleem, Mitchell R. Smith. Results of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy for Stage I Primary Extranodal Lymphoma of the Head and Neck: A report of 5 cases. Abstract submitted to the American Head and Neck Society meeting (AHNS) 2011, April 27-28, Chicago IL.

Press releases

2008 ASTRO: DCIS and Breast cancer
Early Breast Cancer No More Likely to Return in Young Women
09.23.08, 8:00 PM ET. WEDNESDAY, Sept. 24 (Health Day News).

Young Women With Early Form Of Breast Cancer No More Likely To ...

HealthImaging.com - Cancer recurrence in women with DCIS isn’t ...

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Cancer Issues - Age & Breast Cancer Recurrence

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DCIS Recurrence Rate Low in Young Women

2009 ASCO: Hypoxia and Prostate cancer:
Low Oxygen Levels In Prostate Tumors Can Predict Recurrence. ScienceDaily (May 15, 2009).
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2010 AAPM: Panasal sinus malignancies and IMRT
WASHINGTON, July 13, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The 52nd meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) convenes from July 18 - 22, 2010 in Philadelphia, PA.
7) IMRT SAFE AND EFFECTIVE FOR TREATING CANCERS OF PARANASAL SINUS. ABSTRACT [PDF]

ASTRO 2010
Conventional versus Hypofractionated IMRT: Results of Late GI and GU Toxicity and Quality of Life from a Phase III Trial:
ASTRO: High-dose, Short-course Radiation for Prostate Cancer Does Not Increase Side Effects or Reduce Quality of Life
http://www.checkorphan.org/grid/news/treatment/high-dose-short-course-radiation-for-prostate-cancer-does-not-increase-side-effects
http://www.urosource.com: High-dose, short-course radiation for PCa does not increase side effects
http://www.physorg.com/news207821488.html

PNS and IMRT:
ASTRO: Precisely Targeted Radiation Controls Sinus Cancer with Fewer Side Effects
http://esciencenews.com/articles/2010/11/01/precisely.targeted.radiation.controls.sinus.cancer.with.fewer.side.effects
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20101101/IMRT-safe-and-effective-treatment-for-paranasal-tumors-Study.aspx
http://feedmyscience.com/news/Precisely+targeted+radiation+controls+sinus+cancer+with+fewer+side+effects
www.canceradvice.org/folic-acid-supplementation--long-term-safety-is.html

Courses Attended

  1. III Annual National Conference in Breast Cancer, 8-9th March’99, All Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
  2. VI Annual Conference of Northern Chapter of AROI, 2-3rd October’99, CME Ludhiana, India.
  3. CME on recent trends in Management of Lymphoma, 26-27th August’2000, Chandigarh, India.
  4. Oncology Update 2000, 9-10th September’ 2000, New Delhi, India.
  5. ACADIMA-2000, A Mega Conference of twelve specialties, 20-22nd October’2000, New Delhi, India.
  6. IX Bienniel National Conference of Indian Society of Oncology, 9-12th November’2000, Hyderabad, India.
  7. 22nd National Conference Association of Radiation Oncologists, AROI-2000, 26-29th December’2000, Jaipur, India.
  8. Head & Neck Oncology Conference, 2-3rd January’2001, New Delhi, India.
  9. WHO Workshop & training program for Cancer screening and Awareness, 1-2nd October’2001, New Delhi, India.
  10. ASCO-PAN ASIA Cancer Conference (A-PACC), 24-26th February’2002, New Delhi, India.
  11. 2nd Foundation course on Palliative care, 6-7th February’2003, New Delhi, India.
  12. 8th ICON Meeting & Expanding Horizons for oncology PGs: Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, 8th -16th February, 2003.
  13. 2nd International Conference of Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre, 26th &27th April’2003, New Delhi, India.
  14. 3rd National Conference of Foundation for Head & Neck Oncology, 2-5 October 2003, New Delhi, India.
  15. 15. 3rd International Conference of Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre, 24th &25th April’2004, New Delhi, India.
  16. 42nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), June 2-6, 2006, Atlanta, GA, USA.
  17. Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) Semiannual meeting, June 19-22, 2008, Philadelphia, PA.
  18. 50th Annual Meeting American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO), September 21 – 25, 2008, Boston, MA, USA.
  19. Cesium-131 Brachytherapy Workshop at the Chicago Prostate Center (CPC), October 16th and 17th, 2008, Chicago, IL, USA.
  20. American Head and Neck Society (AHNS) 2009 Annual Meeting, May 30-31, 2009 at the JW Marriot Desert Ridge in Phoenix, AZ, USA.
  21. 45th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), May 29 - June 2, 2009, in Orlando, Florida, USA.
  22. 51st Annual Meeting American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), November 1 – 5, 2009, Chicago, IL, USA.
  23. 52nd Annual Meeting The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), July 18-22, 2010, Philadelphia PA, USA.
  24. 52nd Annual Meeting American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), October 31- November 4, 2010, San Diego CA, USA.

Video video

Introductory Video of Dr. Turaka

Radiation Oncology
Attending Physician

lung cancer treatment team.
Meet other members of the
lymphoma, leukemia and myeloma treatment team.
Meet other members of the
neuro-oncology (Brain cancer) treatment team.

Fox Chase Cancer Center
333 Cottman Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19111-2497

To make an appointment, call:
215-214-3271.

For general information, call:
1-888-FOX CHASE.
An oncology certified nurse will assist you.

Clinical Expertise:

Lung cancer, CNS malignancies, Lymphomas

Medical Education:

MBBS, Guntur Medical College, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India, 1996

Residency:

Senior Resident, Department of Radiation Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India, 2005;
Resident in Radiation Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India, 2002

Certification:

Delhi Medical Counsel Registration, Certificate in Radiation Oncology

Professional Societies:

Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (AROI);
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO);
American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO)

Awards and Honors:

Travel grant for the 2011 Pan Pacific Lymphoma Conference, Island of Kauai, Hawaii;
Adjudged “Poster of Distinction” Award at the AHNS 2009 Annual Meeting on the IMRT dataoutcomes of Head and Neck Cancer patients treated at Fox Chase Cancer Center.

Research Interests:

Lung cancer, Lymphoma