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William T. Kearns, M.S.

Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology

Contact Information

Academic: 336-713-6523 | Department: 336-713-6523

Email: kearnswt@wakehealth.edu

Education & Training

B.S., Wake Forest University , 1993
M.S., University of Cincinnati , 1995

Memberships

Am Assn Of Physicists In Med
Am Soc Of Therapeutic Rad & On

William T. Kearns, M.S.

Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology

Contact Information

Academic: 336-713-6523 | Department: 336-713-6523

Email: kearnswt@wakehealth.edu

Recent Publications

Peiffer AM, Leyrer CM, Greene-Schloesser DM, Shing E, Kearns WT, Hinson WH, Tatter SB, Ip EH, Rapp SR, Robbins ME [deceased], Shaw EG, Chan MD. Neuroanatomical target theory as a predictive model for radiation-induced cognitive decline. Neurology. 2013;80(8):747-753.

Kilburn JM, Kuremsky JG, Blackstock AW, Kearns WT, Hampton CJ, Hinson WH, Miller AA, Petty WJ, Urbanic JJ. Thoracic reirradiation in patients with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) as first or second course of treatment [abstract]. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012;84(3 Suppl):S604.

Urbanic JJ, Soike M, Hampton CJ, Lucas J, Hinson W, Kearns W, Blackstock AW. Long-term follow-up and patterns of failure for patients with medically inoperable stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) [abstract]. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012;84(3 Suppl):S609.

Leyrer CM, Peiffer AM, Greene-Schloesser DM, Kearns WT, Hinson WH, Tatter SB, Rapp SR, Robbins ME, Shaw EG, Chan MD. Normal tissue complication modeling of the brain: dose-volume histogram analysis of neurocognitive outcomes of two CCOP trials [abstract]. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2011;81(2 Suppl):S184-S185.

Paulsson AK, Chan MD, Peiffer AM, Hinson WH, Kearns WT, Lesser GJ, Ellis TL, Tatter SB, Shaw EG, McMullen KP. Decreased CTV margin size does not affect patterns of failure for glioblastoma treated with concurrent radiotherapy and temozolomide [abstract]. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2011;81(2 Suppl):S183.

Peiffer AM, Leyrer CM, Greene-Schloesser D, Kearns WT, Hinson WH, Tatter SB, Rapp SR, Robbins ME, Shaw EG, Chan MD. Normal tissue complication modeling of the brain: dose-volume histogram analysis of neurocognitive outcomes of two CCOP trials [abstract]. Neuro Oncol. 2011;13(Suppl 3):73.

Hinson WH, Kearns WT, deGuzman AF, Bourland JD. Photon spectral characteristics of dissimilar 6 MV linear accelerators. Med Phys. 2008;35(5):1698-1702.

Hampton CJ, Kearns WT, Urbanic JJ, McMullen KP, Blackstock AW, Hinson WH. Impact of individualized target volumes on stereotactic body radiotherapy treatment planning (SBRT): volumetric analysis [abstract]. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2008;72(1 Suppl):S617.

Hampton CJ, Kearns WT, Urbanic JJ, McMullen KP, Blackstock AW, Hinson WH. Impact of individualized target volumes on stereotactic body radiotherapy treatment planning (SBRT): dosimetric analysis [abstract]. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2008;72(1 Suppl):S625-S626.

Kearns WT, Urbanic JJ, Hampton CJ, McMullen KP, Blackstock AW, Stieber VW, Hinson WH. Radiation safety issues with positron-emission/computed tomography simulation for stereotactic body radiation therapy. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2008;9(3):141-146.

Urbanic JJ, McMullen KP, Stieber VW, Hinson WH, Kearns WT, Hampton CJ, Lovato JF, Livengood K, Rosdahl R, Blackstock AW. A phase I/II dose-escalation/efficacy study, of single fraction stereotactic body radiotherapy (SF-SBRT) for metastatic cancer [abstract]. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2008;72(1 Suppl):S140.

Scarantino CW, Prestidge BR, Anscher MS, Ferree CR, Kearns WT, Black RD, Bolick NG, Beyer GP. The observed variance between predicted and measured radiation dose in breast and prostate patients utilizing an in vivo dosimeter. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2008;72(2):597-604.

Ekstrand KE, Hinson WH, Kearns W, Bourland JD, deGuzman AF, McMullen KP, Stieber VW. Optically guided linac radiosurgery with a Leksell head frame as an adjunct to gamma knife treatment. Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2007;6(2):123-126.

Hinson WH, Kearns WT, Ellis TL, Sprinkle D, Cullen T, Smith PG, Stieber VW. Reducing set-up uncertainty in the Elekta Stereotactic Body Frame using Stealthstation software. Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2007;6(3):181-186.

Ekstrand K, Munley M, Kearns W, Hinson W, deGuzman A. Light-radiation field coincidence for small stereotactic fields [abstract]. Med Phys. 2007;34(6):2466.

Hampton CJ, Kearns WT, Hinson WH. New tools and methodology for stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) simulation using 4DCT [abstract]. Med Phys. 2007;34(6):2474.

Hinson WH, Kearns WT, deGuzman AF, Bourland JD. Photon spectral characteristics of dissimilar 6MV linear accelerators [abstract]. Med Phys. 2007;34(6):2481.

Hinson WH, Kearns WT, Hampton CJ, Urbanic JJ, Blackstock AW, McMullen KP, Stieber VW. SBRT simulations using PET/CT: radiation safety concerns [abstract]. Med Phys. 2007;34(6):2488.

Kearns WT, Bourland JD, Hinson WH, Hampton CJ, Munley MT. Implementation and special considerations for dedicated PET/CT simulation in radiation oncology [abstract]. Med Phys. 2007;34(6):2398.

Kearns WT, Hinson WH, Hampton CJ, Butler JM, Urbanic JJ, Starnes D, deGuzman AF, Stieber VW. Radiation safety issues with PET/CT simulation for stereotactic body radiotherapy [abstract]. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2006;66(3 Suppl):S712-S713.

Urbanic JJ, Hinson WH, Stieber VW, Butler JM, Kearns WT, Hampton CJ, Blackstock AW. Heterogeneity corrections in stereotactic body radiotherapy (54 Gy in 3 fractions) for lung tumors significantly alter delivered dose [abstract]. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2006;66(3 Suppl):S479-S480.