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Ralph Brasacchio

TitleAssociate Professor
InstitutionSchool of Medicine and Dentistry
DepartmentRadiation Oncology
AddressUniversity of Rochester Medical Center
School of Medicine and Dentistry
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 647
Rochester NY 14642
Other Positions
TitleAssociate Professor
InstitutionSchool of Medicine and Dentistry
DepartmentUrology

 
 Awards And Honors
1987     National Institutes of Health Research Traineeship Grant  | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
1990     Clinical Research Elective in immunologic aspects of rheumatologic, infectious, and oncologic diseases  | National Institutes of Health
1993 - 1994Clinical Oncology Fellow  | American Cancer Society
1998     Philip Rubin / Mayer Mitchell Award for Excellence in Teaching
 
 Selected Publications
  • Mustian KM, Roscoe JA, Palesh OG, Sprod LK, Heckler CE, Peppone LJ, Usuki KY, Ling MN, Brasacchio RA, Morrow GR. Polarity Therapy for cancer-related fatigue in patients with breast cancer receiving radiation therapy: a randomized controlled pilot study. Integr Cancer Ther. 2011 Mar; 10(1):27-37.
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  • Corbin K, Fisher S, Sahasrabudhe D, Pandya K, Brasacchio R, Constine LS. Five tumors over six years in eighth decade of life. Cancer Invest. 2008 Jul; 26(6):634-7.
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  • Yu Y, Podder TK, Zhang YD, Ng WS, Misic V, Sherman J, Fuller D, Rubens DJ, Strang JG, Brasacchio RA, Messing EM. Robotic system for prostate brachytherapy. Comput Aided Surg. 2007 Nov; 12(6):366-70.
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  • Rubens DJ, Yu Y, Barnes AS, Strang JG, Brasacchio R. Image-guided brachytherapy for prostate cancer. Radiol Clin North Am. 2006 Sep; 44(5):735-48, viii-ix.
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  • Podder T, Clark D, Sherman J, Fuller D, Messing E, Rubens D, Strang J, Brasacchio R, Liao L, Ng WS, Yu Y. Vivo motion and force measurement of surgical needle intervention during prostate brachytherapy. Med Phys. 2006 Aug; 33(8):2915-22.
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  • Pilepich MV, Paulus R, St Clair W, Brasacchio RA, Rostock R, Miller RC. Phase III study of pentosanpolysulfate (PPS) in treatment of gastrointestinal tract sequelae of radiotherapy. Am J Clin Oncol. 2006 Apr; 29(2):132-7.
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  • Rubin P, Brasacchio R, Katz A. Solitary metastases: illusion versus reality. Semin Radiat Oncol. 2006 Apr; 16(2):120-30.
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  • Podder TK, Sherman J, Messing EM, Rubens DJ, Fuller D, Strang JG, Brasacchio RA, Yu Y. Needle insertion force estimation model using procedure-specific and patient-specific criteria. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2006; 1:555-8.
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  • Podder TK, Sherman J, Fuller D, Messing EM, Rubens DJ, Strang JG, Brasacchio RA, Yu Y. In-vivo measurement of surgical needle intervention parameters: a pilot study. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2006; 1:3652-5.
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  • Yu Y, Podder T, Zhang Y, Ng WS, Misic V, Sherman J, Fu L, Fuller D, Messing E, Rubens D, Strang J, Brasacchio R. Robot-assisted prostate brachytherapy. Med Image Comput Comput Assist Interv. 2006; 9(Pt 1):41-9.
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  • Sherman J, Podder TK, Misic V, Fu L, Fuller D, Winey B, Messing EM, Rubens DJ, Strang JG, Brasacchio R, Yu Y. Efficacy of prostate stabilizing techniques during brachytherapy procedure. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2006; 1:563-6.
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  • Fu L, Ng WS, Liu H, O'Dell W, Rubens D, Strang J, Schell MC, Brasacchio R, Liao L, Messing E, Yu Y. Bouquet brachytherapy: feasibility and optimization of conically spaced implants. Brachytherapy. 2005; 4(1):59-63.
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  • Singh D, Yi WS, Brasacchio RA, Muhs AG, Smudzin T, Williams JP, Messing E, Okunieff P. Is there a favorable subset of patients with prostate cancer who develop oligometastases? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2004 Jan 1; 58(1):3-10.
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  • Liu H, Cheng G, Yu Y, Brasacchio R, Rubens D, Strang J, Liao L, Messing E. Automatic localization of implanted seeds from post-implant CT images. Phys Med Biol. 2003 May 7; 48(9):1191-203.
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  • Strang JG, Rubens DJ, Brasacchio RA, Yu Y, Messing EM. Real-time US versus CT determination of pubic arch interference for brachytherapy. Radiology. 2001 May; 219(2):387-93.
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  • Messing EM, Zhang JB, Rubens DJ, Brasacchio RA, Strang JG, Soni A, Schell MC, Okunieff PG, Yu Y. Intraoperative optimized inverse planning for prostate brachytherapy: early experience. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1999 Jul 1; 44(4):801-8.
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  • Yu Y, Zhang JB, Brasacchio RA, Okunieff PG, Rubens DJ, Strang JG, Soni A, Messing EM. Automated treatment planning engine for prostate seed implant brachytherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1999 Feb 1; 43(3):647-52.
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  • Lancet JE, Rapoport AP, Brasacchio R, Eberly S, Raubertas RF, Linder T, Muhs A, Duerst RE, Abboud CN, Packman CH, DiPersio JF, Constine LS, Rowe JM, Liesveld JL. Autotransplantation for relapsed or refractory Hodgkin's disease: long-term follow-up and analysis of prognostic factors. Bone Marrow Transplant. 1998 Aug; 22(3):265-71.
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