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Robert Timmerman is affiliated with The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a concentration on subfields including pulmonary and respiratory medicine, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, radiation, oncology, and cancer research. The main topics covered in their work include advanced radiotherapy techniques, lung cancer diagnosis and treatment, medical imaging techniques and applications, cancer genomics and diagnostics, breast cancer treatment studies, brain metastases and treatment, and glioma diagnosis and treatment.

Their publication record features frequent appearances in notable venues such as the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Practical Radiation Oncology, Radiotherapy and Oncology, and Cancer Research.

  • International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Practical Radiation Oncology
  • Radiotherapy and Oncology
  • Cancer Research

Robert Timmerman has collaborated extensively with several coauthors, including Raquibul Hannan, Aurélie Garant, Puneeth Iyengar, Neil Desai, and Chul Ahn.

  • Raquibul Hannan
  • Aurélie Garant
  • Puneeth Iyengar
  • Neil Desai
  • Chul Ahn

Among recent publications, the following are authored or coauthored by Timmerman:

  • A Story of Hypofractionation and the Table on the Wall (2021), International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
  • Personalized Ultrafractionated Stereotactic Adaptive Radiotherapy (PULSAR) in Preclinical Models Enhances Single-Agent Immune Checkpoint Blockade (2021), International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
  • Stereotactic Radiosurgery vs Conventional Radiotherapy for Localized Vertebral Metastases of the Spine (2023), JAMA Oncology
  • Accelerated Hypofractionated Image-Guided vs Conventional Radiotherapy for Patients With Stage II/III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Poor Performance Status (2021), JAMA Oncology
  • Phase II Trial of Stereotactic Ablative Radiation for Oligoprogressive Metastatic Kidney Cancer (2022), European Urology Oncology

Best Publications

  • Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Inoperable Early Stage Lung Cancer

    Robert Timmerman;Rebecca Paulus;James Galvin;Jeffrey Michalski

  • Stereotactic body radiation therapy: The report of AAPM Task Group 101

    Stanley H. Benedict;Kamil M. Yenice;David S Followill;James M. Galvin

  • Excessive Toxicity When Treating Central Tumors in a Phase II Study of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Medically Inoperable Early-Stage Lung Cancer

    Robert Timmerman;Ronald McGarry;Constantin Yiannoutsos;Lech Papiez

  • Radiation dose-volume effects in the lung.

    Lawrence B Marks;Soren M Bentzen;Joseph O Deasy;Feng-Ming Spring Kong

  • Stereotactic body radiation therapy for early-stage non-small-cell lung carcinoma: four-year results of a prospective phase II study.

    Achilles J. Fakiris;Ronald C. McGarry;Constantin T. Yiannoutsos;Lech Papiez

  • Consolidative Radiotherapy for Limited Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Phase 2 Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Puneeth Iyengar;Zabi Wardak;David E. Gerber;Vasu Tumati

  • Extracranial Stereotactic Radioablation*: Results of a Phase I Study in Medically Inoperable Stage I Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

    Robert Timmerman;Lech Papiez;Ronald McGarry;Laura Likes

  • American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) and American College of Radiology (ACR) practice guideline for the performance of stereotactic body radiation therapy.

    Louis Potters;Brian Kavanagh;James M. Galvin;James M. Hevezi

  • Impact of Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy Technique for Locally Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Secondary Analysis of the NRG Oncology RTOG 0617 Randomized Clinical Trial

    Stephen G. Chun;Chen Hu;Hak Choy;Ritsuko U. Komaki

  • Universal survival curve and single fraction equivalent dose: useful tools in understanding potency of ablative radiotherapy.

    Clint Park;Lech Papiez;Shichuan Zhang;Michael Story

  • Stereotactic body radiation therapy of early-stage non-small-cell lung carcinoma: phase I study.

    Ronald C. McGarry;Lech Papiez;Mark Williams;Tia Whitford

  • An overview of hypofractionation and introduction to this issue of seminars in radiation oncology

    Robert D. Timmerman

  • Survival and Neurologic Outcomes in a Randomized Trial of Motexafin Gadolinium and Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy in Brain Metastases

    Minesh P. Mehta;Patrick Rodrigus;C. H J Terhaard;Aroor Rao

  • Stereotactic body radiation therapy in multiple organ sites.

    Robert D. Timmerman;Brian D. Kavanagh;L. Chinsoo Cho;Lech Papiez

  • A phase I trial of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for liver metastases.

    Tracey E. Schefter;Brian D. Kavanagh;Robert D. Timmerman;Higinia R. Cardenes

  • Safety and Efficacy of a Five-Fraction Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Schedule for Centrally Located Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: NRG Oncology/RTOG 0813 Trial.

    Andrea Bezjak;Rebecca Paulus;Laurie E. Gaspar;Robert D. Timmerman

  • Stereotactic body radiation therapy for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer: Executive Summary of an ASTRO Evidence-Based Guideline

    Gregory M.M. Videtic;Jessica Donington;Meredith Giuliani;John Heinzerling

  • 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: NRG Oncology RTOG 0915 (NCCTG N0927)

    Gregory M.M. Videtic;Chen Hu;Anurag K. Singh;Joe Y. Chang

  • Stereotactic body radiation therapy: A novel treatment modality

    Simon S. Lo;Achilles J. Fakiris;Eric L. Chang;Nina A. Mayr

  • Radiation DoseVolume Effects in the Lung

    Lawrence B.. Marks;Soren M. Bentzen;Joseph O. Deasy;Feng-Ming Kong

Frequent Co-Authors

Chul Ahn
Chul Ahn The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Steve B Jiang
Steve B Jiang The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Laurie E. Gaspar
Laurie E. Gaspar University of Colorado Denver
Minesh P. Mehta
Minesh P. Mehta University of Maryland, Baltimore
Andrea Bezjak
Andrea Bezjak Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
John H. Suh
John H. Suh Cleveland Clinic
Yair Lotan
Yair Lotan The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Walter J. Curran
Walter J. Curran Emory University
Jeff M. Michalski
Jeff M. Michalski Washington University in St. Louis
Lei Xing
Lei Xing Stanford University

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