William Parker
Title:
Mr.
Academic title(s):
Associate Member, Medical Physics Unit, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
Clinical Chief, Department of Medical Physics, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Health Centre (MUHC)
Chief, Residency Training Program in Radiation Oncology Physics, MUHC
Assistant Professor, Department of Oncology, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
Group:
Assistant Professor
Degree(s):
MSc, Medical Physics (McGill '95)
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Location:
Glen Hospital
Selected publications:
- O.E. Rahma, G. Yothers. T.S. Hong, M.M. Russell, Y.N.You, W. Parker, S.A. Jacobs, L.H. Colangelo, P.C. Lucas, M.J. Gollub, W.A. Hall, L.A. Kachnic, N. Vijayvergia, M.A. O'Rourke, B.A. Faller, R.K. Valicenti, T.E. Schefter, K.M. Moxley, R. Kainthla, P.J. Stella, E. Sigurdson, N. Wolmark, T.J. George, Use of Total Neoadjuvant Therapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: Initial Results From the Pembrolizumab Arm of a Phase 2 Randomized Clinical Trial, JAMA Oncol. 2021 Aug 1;7(8):1225-1230. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.1683.PMID: 34196693.
- C.K. Glide-Hurst, P. Lee, A.D. Yock, J.R. Olsen, M. Cao, F. Siddiqui, W. Parker, A. Doemer, Y. Rong, A.U. Kishan, S.H. Benedict, X.A. Li, B.A. Erickson, J.W. Sohn, Y. Xiao, E. Wuthrick, Adaptive Radiation Therapy (ART) Strategies and Technical Considerations: A State of the ART Review From NRG Oncology. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2021 Mar 15;109(4):1054-1075. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.10.021. Epub 2020 Oct 24. PMID: 33470210.
- H.M. Patrick, T. Hijal, L. Souhami, C.R. Freeman, W. Parker, L. Joly, J. Kildea, A Canadian Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: Is There a Silver Lining for Radiation Oncology Patients? Adv Radiat Oncol. 2020 Jun 29;5(4):774-776. doi: 10.1016/j.adro.2020.06.016. PMID: 32775791; PMCID: PMC7323646.
- M. Serban, C. Lambert, R. Ruo, C. Maietta, W. Parker, M.D.C. Evans, T. Hijal, Computed tomography-based virtual simulation versus ultrasound-based clinical setup in electron breast boost radiotherapy: Methodology for CT-based electron virtual simulation, Phys Med. 2019 Nov;67:100-106. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2019.10.030. Epub 2019 Nov 6.
- J.J. Coen, P. Zhang, P.J. Saylor, C.T. Lee, C.L. Wu, W. Parker, T. Lautenschlaeger, A.L. Zietman, J.A. Efstathiou, A.B. Jani, O. Kucuk, L. Souhami, J.P. Rodgers, H.M. Sandler, W.U. Shipley, Bladder Preservation With Twice-a-Day Radiation Plus Fluorouracil/Cisplatin or Once Daily Radiation Plus Gemcitabine for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer: NRG/RTOG 0712-A Randomized Phase II Trial, J Clin Oncol. 2019 Jan 1;37(1):44-51. doi: 10.1200/JCO.18.00537. Epub 2018 Nov 15. PubMed PMID: 30433852; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6354769.
- G.M. Videtic, R. Paulus, A.K. Singh, J.Y. Chang, W. Parker, K.R. Olivier, R.D. Timmerman, R.R. Komaki, J.J. Urbanic, K.L. Stephans, S.S. Yom, C.G. Robinson, C.P. Belani, P. Iyengar, M.I. Ajlouni, D.D. Gopaul, J.B. Gomez Suescun, R.C. McGarry, H. Choy, J.D. Bradley, Long-term Follow-up on NRG Oncology RTOG 0915 (NCCTG N0927): A Randomized Phase 2 Study Comparing 2 Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Schedules for Medically Inoperable Patients With Stage I Peripheral Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2019 Apr 1;103(5):1077-1084. doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.11.051. Epub 2018 Dec 1. PubMed PMID: 30513377; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6454873.
- J. Albers, W. Parker, J. Kildea, C. Pembroke, S. Faria, Chest wall pain following lung stereotactic body radiation therapy using 48Gy in three fractions: A search for predictors, Cancer Radiother. 2019 Apr;23(2):98-103. doi: 10.1016/j.canrad.2018.07.140. Epub 2019 Apr 2. PubMed PMID: 30952561.
- R. Llorente, N. Kopek, S. Faria, W. Parker, R. Ruo et al, Dosimetric Comparison of Endorectal Brachytherapy with Three Image Guided Radiation Therapy Modalities for the Delivery of a Rectal Tumor Boost, J Oncol Res Ther: JONT-164. DOI: 10.29011/2574-710X. 000064 (2018).
Awards, honours, and fellowships:
Fellow, Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine (FCCPM), 2022
New York State, License (Therapeutic Radiology), 2003