Dr. Timothy N. Showalter M.D.
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
111 S 11th St Bodine Center Philadelphia PA, 19107About
Dr. Timothy Showalter practices Radiation Oncology in Philadelphia, PA. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Showalter specializes in treating cancer with radiation, using radiation therapy to treat a wide variety of cancers. Radiation therapy uses carefully targeted and regulated doses of high-energy radiation to kill cancer cells.
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Medical Oncology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- High-dose-rate surface brachytherapy to boost elongated, curvilinear incisional scars after extrapleural pneumonectomy for malignant pleural mesothelioma treated with adjuvant intensity-modulated radiation therapy.
- Aggressive Trimodality Therapy for T1N2M1 Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer with Synchronous Solitary Brain Metastasis: Case Report and Rationale.
- Reirradiation of head and neck cancer with high-dose-rate brachytherapy: a customizable intraluminal solution for postoperative treatment of tracheal mucosa recurrence.
- In reply to Dr. King (Adjuvant radiotherapy after prostatectomy: does waiting for a detectable prostate-specific antigen level make sense?).
- Safety and efficacy of radiation therapy as secondary prophylaxis for heterotopic ossification of non-hip joints.
- Can early implementation of salvage radiotherapy for prostate cancer improve the therapeutic ratio? A systematic review and regression meta-analysis with radiobiological modelling.
- Post-prostatectomy image-guided radiation therapy: evaluation of toxicity and inter-fraction variation using online cone-beam CT.
- Postprostatectomy radiation therapy: an evidence-based review.
- Comparative effectiveness research for prostate cancer radiation therapy: current
- The impact of brachytherapy on prostate cancer-specific mortality for definitive radiation therapy of high-grade prostate cancer: a population-based analysis.
- Implanted dosimeters identify radiation overdoses during IMRT for prostate cancer.
- Assessing the value of an optional radiation oncology clinical rotation during the core clerkships in medical school.
- Prognostic factors and outcomes after definitive treatment of female urethral cancer: a population-based analysis.
- Late toxicity rates following definitive radiotherapy for prostate cancer.
- Patterns of care for elderly men diagnosed with favorable-risk prostate cancer from 2004 to 2008: a population-based analysis.
Clinical Trials
- Antiandrogen Therapy and Radiation Therapy With or Without Docetaxel in Treating Patients With Prostate Cancer That Has Been Removed by Surgery
- Phase 1/2 Study to Determine Optimal Dose for Treating Bone Metastases Using Novel STAT-RT Workflow
- Shorter Duration Radiotherapy to Treat Prostate Cancer After Removal of the Prostate
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