Dr. Peter F Orio D.O.
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
3851 Roger Brooke Dr Mche-Qd (creds) San Antonio TX, 78234About
Dr. Peter Orio practices Radiation Oncology in San Antonio, TX. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Orio 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.
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RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- 15-Year biochemical relapse free survival in clinical Stage T1-T3 prostate cancer following combined external beam radiotherapy and brachytherapy; Seattle experience.
- High-dose-rate brachytherapy for prostate cancer in a previously radiated patient with polyethylene glycol hydrogel spacing to reduce rectal dose: case report and review of the literature.
- Dosimetric quality and evolution of edema after low-dose-rate brachytherapy for small prostates: implications for the use of newer isotopes.
- Placement of empty catheters for an HDR-emulating LDR prostate brachytherapy technique: comparison to standard intraoperative planning.
- Incidence and determinants of 1-month mortality after cancer-directed surgery.
- Who bears the greatest burden of aggressive treatment of indolent prostate cancer?
- Incidence and Predictors of Upgrading and Up Staging among 10,000 Contemporary Patients with Low Risk Prostate Cancer.
- Risk of prostate cancer mortality in men with a history of prior cancer.
- Shifting brachytherapy monotherapy case mix toward intermediate-risk prostate cancer.
- Is supplemental external beam radiation therapy necessary for patients with higher risk prostate cancer treated with 103Pd? Results of two prospective randomized trials.
- Occult High-risk Disease in Clinically Low-risk Prostate Cancer with ≥50% Positive Biopsy Cores: Should National Guidelines Stop Calling Them Low Risk?
- National trends and determinants of proton therapy use for prostate cancer: A National Cancer Data Base study.
- Association Between Treatment at a High-Volume Facility and Improved Survival for Radiation-Treated Men With High-Risk Prostate Cancer.
- The decreased use of brachytherapy boost for intermediate and high-risk prostate cancer despite evidence supporting its effectiveness.
- Prostate Brachytherapy Case Volumes by Academic and Nonacademic Practices: Implications for Future Residency Training.
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