The climate and health impact of U.S. radiation therapy: estimating greenhouse gas emissions, DALYs, and potential of hypofractionation

Katie E. Lichter, Alyssa Asaro, Muhammad Mustafa Qureshi, Minh Tam Truong, Akash Parekh, Alon Witztum, Chirjiv Anand, Genevieve S. Silva, Trevor J. Royce, Nicholas G. Zaorsky, Surbhi Grover, May Abdel-Wahab, Zakaria El Kouzi, Sherif M. Gadoue, Cassandra Thiel, Matthew J. Eckelman, Nicolas Prionas, Sue S. Yom, Osama Mohamad

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DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2025.111161
Published: 2026-01
Container: Radiotherapy and Oncology
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.radonc.2025.111161,
  title = {The climate and health impact of U.S. radiation therapy: estimating greenhouse gas emissions, DALYs, and potential of hypofractionation},
  author = {Katie E. Lichter and Alyssa Asaro and Muhammad Mustafa Qureshi and Minh Tam Truong and Akash Parekh and Alon Witztum and Chirjiv Anand and Genevieve S. Silva and Trevor J. Royce and Nicholas G. Zaorsky and Surbhi Grover and May Abdel-Wahab and Zakaria El Kouzi and Sherif M. Gadoue and Cassandra Thiel and Matthew J. Eckelman and Nicolas Prionas and Sue S. Yom and Osama Mohamad},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Radiotherapy and Oncology},
  doi = {10.1016/j.radonc.2025.111161},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2025.111161}
}

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TI  - The climate and health impact of U.S. radiation therapy: estimating greenhouse gas emissions, DALYs, and potential of hypofractionation
AU  - Katie E. Lichter
AU  - Alyssa Asaro
AU  - Muhammad Mustafa Qureshi
AU  - Minh Tam Truong
AU  - Akash Parekh
AU  - Alon Witztum
AU  - Chirjiv Anand
AU  - Genevieve S. Silva
AU  - Trevor J. Royce
AU  - Nicholas G. Zaorsky
AU  - Surbhi Grover
AU  - May Abdel-Wahab
AU  - Zakaria El Kouzi
AU  - Sherif M. Gadoue
AU  - Cassandra Thiel
AU  - Matthew J. Eckelman
AU  - Nicolas Prionas
AU  - Sue S. Yom
AU  - Osama Mohamad
PY  - 2026
JO  - Radiotherapy and Oncology
DO  - 10.1016/j.radonc.2025.111161
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Lichter, K. E., Asaro, A., Qureshi, M. M., Truong, M. T., Parekh, A., Witztum, A., Anand, C., Silva, G. S., Royce, T. J., Zaorsky, N. G., Grover, S., Abdel-Wahab, M., Kouzi, Z. E., Gadoue, S. M., Thiel, C., Eckelman, M. J., Prionas, N., Yom, S. S., & Mohamad, O. (2026). The climate and health impact of U.S. radiation therapy: estimating greenhouse gas emissions, DALYs, and potential of hypofractionation. Radiotherapy and Oncology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2025.111161

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