William Parker
Title:
Mr.
Academic title(s):
Associate Member, Medical Physics Unit, ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University
Clinical Chief, Department of Medical Physics, ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University Health Centre (MUHC)
Chief, Residency Training Program in Radiation Oncology Physics, MUHC
Assistant Professor, Department of Oncology, ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University
Group:
Assistant Professor
Degree(s):
MSc, Medical Physics (ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ '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