Application Deadline is March 11th, 2022.  

Please contact Heather Bowe, hbowe@uwhealth.org  with questions.

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RTOW ESSAY COMPETITION APPLICATION 2022

2020 Paper Competition Winners

1st place:  Alexa Peterson- "The Use of Mindfulness and Meditation in Radiation Oncology Patients:  A Literature Review

2nd place:  Jaclyn Wanie- "Cancer Caregivers:  The Forgotten Community"

3rd place:  Margaret Koehn- "Locoregional and Systemic Therapies for Triple Negative Breast Cancer"

2019 essay competition winners:

1^st place:  Courtney Kocken, MRI Guided Adaptive Lung Cancer Radiotherapy

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2^nd place:  Alexandra Radle, The Use of Three-Dimensional Printed Bolus in Radiation Oncology: A Literature Review

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3^rd place:  Kylan Ruck, Evoloving to Heavy Ion Species:  Carbon Ion Therapy for Radiation Therapy Treatment

         PAPER14 CARBON.docx 

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2018 essay competition winners:

1^st  – Peter Krien – A current Study of Job Satisfaction in Radiation Therapy

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2^nd – Julia Bower – Stress and burnout within Radiation Therapy: Causes and Solutions

paper8.doc

3^rd – Erika Bassler – Assessment and comparison of superflab, 3d printed, and Brass Mesh Bolus in Post-Mastectomy Radiation Therapy  

paper12.doc

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2017 essay competition winners:

1st place Dylan Tripoli ($125)- Normal Chest and Abdominal Tumor Motion in Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning:  A Review of Recommendations and Investigation of Current Practices

Tripoli- Spring Paper Presentation.pptx 

2nd place TIE ($75 each) Kaitlin Klinger- A Cancer Diagnosis During Pregnancy:  Is Radiation Therapy an Option?

Klinger- RTOW paper presentation.pptx

Sophia Lamey- Advances in Personalized Medicine in Oncology:  A Refresher for the Practicing Radiation Therapist

rtow paper-sophie.pptx

3rd place ($50) Matt Kosch- Advantages and Recent Implementation of Fiducials in IGRT

Matthew Kosch Research Essay Presentation.pptx

 

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The 2016 Essay competition winners are as follows:

• 1)      Dana Peterson – Secondary Malignancies in Childhood Cancer Survivors Treated…

• 2)      Chelsea Hagen – Comparison of Proton Therapy…

• 3)      TIE

• a.      Summer Evrard – Understanding and overcoming Barriers…

• b.     Andrea Diehl – Alternative approaches for the Management…

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