Research Interests
Photodynamic Therapy, Spheroid Tumor Models, High Dose Rate Brachytherapy.
Kaposi Sarcoma protocol
Recurrent chest wall lesions protocol
Clinical Services
External beam radiation therapy to all anatomical sites
High dose rate brachytherapy, GYN HDR and LDR intracavitary implants
Prostate implants and interstitial implantation to other sites
Image Guided Radiation Therapy and Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy
Stereotactic radiosurgery and radiotherapy
Total body irradiation
Selected Publications and Presentations
Cuenca RE, Allison R, Downie G, Sibata C. Breast cancer with chest wall progression: treating with Photodynamic Therapy, Annals of Surgical Oncology, in press.
Lee TK, Allison R, O'Brien KF, Khazanie PG, Johnke RM, Brown R, Bloch RM, Tate ML, Dobbs LJ, Kragel PJ., Ginseng reduces the micronuclei yield in lymphocytes after irradiation., Mutat Res. 2004 Jan 10;557(1):75-84.
Kovacs CJ, Daly BM, Evans MJ, Johnke RM, Lee TK, Karlsson UL, Allison R, Eaves GS, Biggs LM., Cytokine profiles in patients receiving wide-field + prostate boost radiotherapy (xRT) for adenocarcinoma of the prostate. Cytokine. 2003 Sep 21;23(6):151-63
Lee TK, Allison R, O'Brien KF, Johnke RM, Christie KI, Naves JL, Kovacs CJ, Arastu H, Karlsson UL., Lymphocyte radiosensitivity correlated with pelvic radiotherapy morbidity.Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2003 Sep 1;57(1):222-9.
Lee TK, Allison R, O'Brien KF, Naves JL, Karlsson UL, Wiley AL.,Persistence of micronuclei in lymphocytes of cancer patients after radiotherapy. Radiat Res. 2002 Jun;157(6):678-84
Mang TS, Allison R, Hewson G, Snider W, Moskowitz R., A phase II/III clinical study of tin ethyl etiopurpurin (Purlytin)-induced photodynamic therapy for the treatment of recurrent cutaneous metastatic breast cancer. Cancer J Sci Am. 1998 Nov-Dec;4(6):378-84
Allison R, Mang TS, Wilson BD. Photodynamic therapy for the treatment of nonmelanomatous cutaneous malignancies. Semin Cutan Med Surg. 1998 Jun;17(2):153-63.
Allison R, Mang TS, Henson G, Snider W, Daugherty D, Photodynamic therapy for chest wall progression from breast cancer is an underutilized treatment modality, Cancer; 2001 Vol. 91 (1): 1-8.
Allison R, Schulsinger A, Postprostatectomy Radiation offers Durable Salvage, International Journal of Cancer 2000; Vol. 90; 331-335.
Allison R and Mang TS, Photodynamic therapy for chest wall progression from breast cancer is an underutilized treatment modality. , American Radium Society London England, 2000.
Allison R and Mang TS, Photodynamic therapy for breast cancer, SPIE, The International Society for Optical Engineering, San Jose, CA, 2000.
Allison R and Mang TS, Exploiting Photobleaching Kinetics in the treatment of chest wall progression of breast cancer. American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, Reno, Nevada, 2000.
Plunkett R, Allison R, Grand W, "Stereotactic Neurosurgical Biopsy." Neurosurgical Review. 1999, 22: 117-120.
Allison R, Barry T, Thurber A. "Spinal Cord Dose is Higher Then Expected in Head and Neck Radiation." Medical Dosimetry. 1999. Vol. 24 (2), 135-139.
