Department / Division:
Radiation Oncology / Radiation Oncology

Address:
DUMC 3085
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone:
919-660-2100

Office Telephone:
919-668-7336

Fax Telephone:
919-668-7345

• MD, University of Arizona College of Medicine, 1976

• Internal Medicine, University of Arizona, 1977-1978
• Radiation Oncology, University of Arizona, 1978-1979

• PhD, Physics, Johns Hopkins University (Maryland), 1968

Clinical Interests:
Head and neck, prostate, and gynecologic cancers; soft-tissue sarcomas; general radiotherapy; prostate brachytherapy

Research Interests:
My current interests relate to clinical and translational studies of prostate cancer and cancer of the head and neck.

Representative Publications:
Miles EF, Nelson JW, Alkaissi AK, Das S, Clough RW, Anscher MS, Oleson JR. Equivalent uniform dose, D(90), and V(100) correlation with biochemical control after low-dose-rate prostate brachytherapy for clinically low-risk prostate cancer.  Brachytherapy.  2008 Apr-Jun;7(2):206-11. (2008) Abstract

Kasibhatla M, Clough RW, Montana GS, Oleson JR, Light K, Steffey BA, Jones EL. Predictors of severe gastrointestinal toxicity after external beam radiotherapy and interstitial brachytherapy for advanced or recurrent gynecologic malignancies.  Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys.  2006 Jun 1;65(2):398-403. (2006) Abstract

Jones E, Alvarez Secord A, Prosnitz LR, Samulski TV, Oleson JR, Berchuck A, Clarke-Pearson D, Soper J, Dewhirst MW, Vujaskovic Z. Intra-peritoneal cisplatin and whole abdomen hyperthermia for relapsed ovarian carcinoma.  Int J Hyperthermia.  2006 Mar;22(2):161-72. (2006) Abstract

Jones EL, Oleson JR, Prosnitz LR, Samulski TV, Vujaskovic Z, Yu D, Sanders LL, Dewhirst MW. Randomized trial of hyperthermia and radiation for superficial tumors.  J Clin Oncol.  2005 May 1;23(13):3079-85. (2005) Abstract

Briggs JH, Algan O, Miller TP, Oleson JR. External beam radiation therapy in the treatment of patients with extranodal stage IA non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.  Am J Clin Oncol.  2002 Feb;25(1):34-7. (2002) Abstract

Thrall DE, Prescott DM, Samulski TV, Rosner GL, Denman DL, Legorreta RL, Dodge RK, Page RL, Cline JM, Lee J, Case BC, Evans SM, Oleson JR, Dewhirst MW. Radiation plus local hyperthermia versus radiation plus the combination of local and whole-body hyperthermia in canine sarcomas.  Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys.  1996 Mar 15;34(5):1087-96. (1996) Abstract

Clegg ST, Das SK, Fullar E, Anderson S, Blivin J, Oleson JR, Samulski TV. Hyperthermia treatment planning and temperature distribution reconstruction: a case study.  Int J Hyperthermia.  1996 Jan-Feb;12(1):65-76. (1996) Abstract

Oleson JR. Eugene Robertson Special Lecture. Hyperthermia from the clinic to the laboratory: a hypothesis.  Int J Hyperthermia.  1995 May-Jun;11(3):315-22. (1995) Abstract

Prescott DM, Charles HC, Sostman HD, Dodge RK, Thrall DE, Page RL, Tucker JA, Harrelson JM, Leopold KA, Oleson JR. Therapy monitoring in human and canine soft tissue sarcomas using magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1994 Jan 15;28(2):415-23. (1994) Abstract

Oleson JR, Samulski TV, Leopold KA, Clegg ST, Dewhirst MW, Dodge RK, George SL. Sensitivity of hyperthermia trial outcomes to temperature and time: implications for thermal goals of treatment.  Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys.  1993 Jan 15;25(2):289-97. (1993) Abstract

Leopold KA, Oleson JR, Clarke-Pearson D, Soper J, Berchuck A, Samulski TV, Page RL, Blivin J, Tomberlin JK, Dewhirst MW. Intraperitoneal cisplatin and regional hyperthermia for ovarian carcinoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1993 Dec 1;27(5):1245-51. (1993) Abstract

Bentel GC, Oleson JR, Clarke-Pearson D, Soper JT, Montana GS. Transperineal templates for brachytherapy treatment of pelvic malignancies--a comparison of standard and customized templates. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1990 Sep;19(3):751-8. (1990) Abstract

Roemer RB, Oleson JR, Cetas TC. Oscillatory temperature response to constant power applied to canine muscle. Am J Physiol. 1985 Aug;249(2 Pt 2):R153-8. (1985) Abstract

Oleson JR, Sim DA, Manning MR. Analysis of prognostic variables in hyperthermia treatment of 161 patients. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1984 Dec;10(12):2231-9. (1984) Abstract

Oleson JR, Babbs CF, Parks LC. Improved preferential tumor hyperthermia with regional heating and systemic blood cooling: a balanced heat transfer method. Radiat Res. 1984 Mar;97(3):488-98. (1984) Abstract

Oleson JR, Assaad A, Dewhirst MW, DeYoung DW, Grochowski KJ, Sim DA. Regional hyperthermia by magnetic induction in a beagle dog model: analysis of thermal dosimetry. Radiat Res. 1984 Jun;98(3):445-55. (1984) Abstract

Oleson JR. Hyperthermia by magnetic induction: I. Physical characteristics of the technique. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1982 Oct;8(10):1747-56. (1982) Abstract

Oleson JR. An accurate probe for mapping strong HF magnetic fields. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 1982 Aug;29(8):581-3. (1982) Abstract

Hill, H.A., Stebbins, R.T., and Oleson, J.R., "The Finite Fourier Transform Definition of an Edge on the Solar Disc", Astrophysical Journal 200:484-498, 1975.

(1975)

Oleson, J.R., Zanoni, C.A., Hill, H.A., Healy, A.W., Clayton, P.D., and Patz, D.L., "SCERLA:  An Astrometric Telescope for Experimental Relativity ", Applied Optics 13:206-211, 1974.

(1974)