M. Katin
University of Miami
9 Papers
44 Citations
M. Katin is an academic researcher from University of Miami. The author has contributed to research in topics: Radiation therapy & Brachytherapy. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 9 publications.
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Papers
Radiation therapy in the management of medically inoperable carcinoma of the lung: results and implications for future treatment strategies.
D.E. Dosoretz,M. Katin,Peter H. Blitzer,James H. Rubenstein,Sharon Salenius,Mohammad Rashid,Razak A. Dosani,George Mestas,Alan D. Siegel,Tejvir T. Chadha,Thongadi Chandrahasa,Stephen E. Hannan,Saligrama B. Bhat,Michael P. Metke +13 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that radical radiation therapy is an effective treatment for small tumors when treated to doses of 65 Gray or more, especially for T1 tumors.
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Local control in medically inoperable lung cancer: An analysis of its importance in outcome and factors determining the probability of tumor eradication
D.E. Dosoretz,D. Galmarini,James H. Rubenstein,M. Katin,Peter H. Blitzer,Sharon Salenius,Razak A. Dosani,Mohammad Rashid,George Mestas,Stephen E. Hannan,Tejvir T. Chadha,Saligrama B. Bhat,Alan D. Siegel,Thongadi Chandrahasa,Michael P. Metke +14 more
TL;DR: Radical radiation therapy is an effective treatment for small (T1 or < 3 cm) tumors when treated to doses of 65 Gy or more, and should be offered as an alternative to surgery in elderly or infirm patients.
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Medically inoperable lung carcinoma: The role of radiation therapy
Daniel E. Dosoretz,M. Katin,Peter H. Blitzer,James H. Rubenstein,D. Galmarini,Graciela R. Garton,S. Salenius +6 more
TL;DR: A review of the literature and a series of 245 patients shows that RT can provide significant tumor shrinkage, improved symptoms, and in a small but not negligible number of patients, cure.
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Low doses of prophylactic cranial irradiation effective in limited stage small cell carcinoma of the lung.
James H. Rubenstein,D.E. Dosoretz,M. Katin,Peter H. Blitzer,Sharon Salenius,Patrick A. Floody,William N. Harwin,Thomas E. Teufel,Michael G. Raymond,James A. Reeves,Lowell L. Hart,Michael J. McCleod,Alejandro Pizarro,Antonio L. Gabarda,Van G. Rana +14 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluated the efficacy of cranial irradiation (PCI) at low doses for the prevention of brain metastasis in small cell lung cancer, and found that relatively low doses of PCI have accomplished a significant reduction in the incidence of cancer metastasis with little toxicity.
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