Dr. Eric L. Chang, MD, FASTRO
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
1441 Eastlake Ave Nor G-356 Los Angeles CA, 90033About
Dr. Chang uses advanced radiation therapy techniques to treat a variety of benign and malignant brain tumors, and spine tumors. He is considered a world authority in the use of radiation therapy in th ...
Education and Training
University of Medicine And Dentistry of New Jersey New Brunswick MD 1991
Board Certification
RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Diagnosis and management of central nervous system metastases from breast cancer.
- Phase III study of efaproxiral as an adjunct to whole-brain radiation therapy for brain metastases.
- Role of stereotactic radiosurgery and fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy in the management of intracranial ependymoma.
- Portal imaging practice patterns of children's oncology group institutions: Dosimetric assessment and recommendations for minimizing unnecessary exposure.
- Automatic target localization and verification for on-line image-guided stereotactic body radiotherapy of the spine.
- Dosimetric effect of translational and rotational errors for patients undergoing image-guided stereotactic body radiotherapy for spinal metastases.
- Stereotactic body radiosurgery for spinal metastases: a critical review.
- Emerging role of proton beam radiation therapy for chordoma and chondrosarcoma of the skull base.
- Management of spinal metastases from renal cell carcinoma using stereotactic body radiotherapy.
- Stereotactic body radiation therapy for spinal metastases.
- Irradiation of spinal metastases: should we continue to include one uninvolved vertebral body above and below in the radiation field?
- A quality assurance procedure to evaluate cone-beam CT image center congruence with the radiation isocenter of a linear accelerator.
- Radiation-induced middle ear and mastoid opacification in skull base tumors treated with radiotherapy.
- Cost-effectiveness analysis of a randomized study comparing radiosurgery with radiosurgery and whole brain radiation therapy in patients with 1 to 3 brain metastases.
- Prospective evaluation of spinal reirradiation by using stereotactic body radiation therapy: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center experience.
Awards
- Sigma Xi Research Society 1990
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Fellowship Winner 1993
- American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Award, Methods in Clini 1997
- The American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO), Howard H. Wong Fel 1997
- The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO), 2001
- Named in Strathmore's Who's Who, 2002-2003
- Highest rating for teaching in all categories by Residents, 2008 2011
- Listed in Best Doctors in America, 2009-2010, 2011-2012
- James D. Cox Mentorship Award 2011
Professional Memberships
- Member merican Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)
- Member Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG)
- Member American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
- Member Children's Oncology Group (COG)
- Member Radiologic Society of North America (RSNA)
- Member American Radium Society
- Member Society of Neuro-Oncology (SNO)
- Member International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society (ISRS)
- Member North American Skull Base Society (NASBS)
- Member Pediatric Radiation Oncology Society (PROS)
- Member American College of Radiology (ACR)
- Member Harris County Medical Society
- Member Texas Medical Association
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