Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • M.D., National University of Colombia Faculty of Medicine (Columbia) 1960
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Professor of Radiation Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Clinical Science Departments 2006 - 2013
  • Clinical Professor of Radiation Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Clinical Science Departments 1997 - 2006
  • Consulting Professor of Radiation Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Clinical Science Departments 1994 - 1997
  • Professor of Radiation Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Clinical Science Departments 1991 - 1994
  • Professor of Radiology in the Department of Radiology, Radiology, Clinical Science Departments 1983 - 1991
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Koontz, BF, Das, S, Temple, K, Bynum, S, Catalano, S, Koontz, JI, Montana, GS, and Oleson, JR. "Dosimetric and radiobiologic comparison of 3D conformal versus intensity modulated planning techniques for prostate bed radiotherapy." Med Dosim 34, no. 3 (2009): 256-260.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Montana, GS. "Synopsis of history of American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology 1958-2008." Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 72, no. 2 (October 1, 2008): 315-322.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Swarm, R, Anghelescu, DL, Benedetti, C, Boston, B, Cleeland, C, Coyle, N, DeLeon-Casasola, OA, Eidelman, A, Eilers, JG, Ferrell, B, and al, E. "Adult cancer pain: Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology™." JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network 5, no. 8 (2007): 726-751.
    • Riedel, RF, Wang, X, McCormack, M, Toloza, E, Montana, GS, Schreiber, G, and Kelley, MJ. "Impact of a multidisciplinary thoracic oncology clinic on the timeliness of care." Journal of Thoracic Oncology : Official Publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer 1, no. 7 (September 2006): 692-696.  Full Text
    • Kasibhatla, M, Clough, RW, Montana, GS, Oleson, JR, Light, K, Steffey, BA, and Jones, EL. "Predictors of severe gastrointestinal toxicity after external beam radiotherapy and interstitial brachytherapy for advanced or recurrent gynecologic malignancies." International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 65, no. 2 (2006): 398-403.  Full Text
    • Ingram, SS, Seo, PH, Sloane, R, Francis, T, Clipp, EC, Doyle, ME, Montana, GS, and Cohen, HJ. "The association between oral health and general health and quality of life in older male cancer patients." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 53, no. 9 (September 2005): 1504-1509.  Full Text
    • Montana, GS. "Carcinoma of the vulva: combined modality treatment." Curr Treat Options Oncol 5, no. 2 (April 2004): 85-95. (Review)  Link to Item
    • Rocha, AT, McCormack, M, Montana, G, and Schreiber, G. "Location and upstaging for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer." Chest 125, no. 4 (2004): 1424-1430.  Full Text
    • Kang, SK, Chou, RH, Dodge, RK, Clough, RW, Kang, H-SL, Hahn, CA, Whitehurst, AW, Buckley, NJ, Kim, JH, Joyner, RE, Montana, GS, Ingram, SS, and Anscher, MS. "Gastrointestinal toxicity of transperineal interstitial prostate brachytherapy." Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 53, no. 1 (May 1, 2002): 99-103.  Link to Item
    • Ingram, SS, Seo, PH, Martell, RE, Clipp, EC, Doyle, ME, Montana, GS, and Cohen, HJ. "Comprehensive assessment of the elderly cancer patient: the feasibility of self-report methodology." Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 20, no. 3 (February 2002): 770-775.  Full Text
    • Kang, SK, Chou, RH, Dodge, RK, Clough, RW, Kang, HL, Bowen, MG, Steffey, BA, Das, SK, Zhou, SM, Whitehurst, AW, Buckley, NJ, Kim, JH, Joyner, RE, Sarmina, I, Montana, GS, Ingram, SS, and Anscher, MS. "Acute urinary toxicity following transperineal prostate brachytherapy using a modified Quimby loading method." International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 50, no. 4 (July 2001): 937-945.  Full Text
    • Montana, GS, Thomas, GM, Moore, DH, Saxer, A, Mangan, CE, Lentz, SS, and Averette, HE. "Preoperative chemo-radiation for carcinoma of the vulva with N2/N3 nodes: a gynecologic oncology group study." Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 48, no. 4 (November 1, 2000): 1007-1013.  Link to Item
    • Gebara, WJ, Weeks, KJ, Jones, EL, Montana, GS, and Anscher, MS. "Carcinoma of the uterine cervix: a 3D - CT analysis of dose to the internal, external and common iliac nodes in tandem and ovoid applications." Radiother Oncol 56, no. 1 (July 2000): 43-48.  Link to Item
    • Vollmer, RT, and Montana, GS. "The dynamics of prostate-specific antigen after definitive radiation therapy for prostate cancer." Clin Cancer Res 5, no. 12 (December 1999): 4119-4125.  Link to Item
    • Vollmer, RT, and Montana, GS. "Predicting tumor failure in prostate carcinoma after definitive radiation therapy: limitations of models based on prostate-specific antigen, clinical stage, and Gleason score." Clin Cancer Res 5, no. 9 (September 1999): 2476-2484.  Link to Item
    • Moore, DH, Thomas, GM, Montana, GS, Saxer, A, Gallup, DG, and Olt, G. "Preoperative chemoradiation for advanced vulvar cancer: a phase II study of the Gynecologic Oncology Group." International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 42, no. 1 (August 1998): 79-85.  Full Text
    • Bean, JM, Montana, GS, Clough, RW, King, SC, Bentel, GC, Marks, LB, and Anscher, MS. "Standard vs conformal radiation therapy for adenocarcinoma of the prostate: no difference." Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 1, no. 4 (June 1998): 216-222.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Gebara, WJ, Weeks, KJ, Hahn, CA, Montana, GS, and Anscher, MS. "Computed axial tomography tandem and ovoids (CATTO) dosimetry: three-dimensional assessment of bladder and rectal doses." Radiation Oncology Investigations 6, no. 6 (January 1998): 268-275.  Full Text
    • Weeks, KJ, and Montana, GS. "Three-dimensional applicator system for carcinoma of the uterine cervix." Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 37, no. 2 (January 15, 1997): 455-463.  Link to Item
    • Montana, GS, Hanlon, AL, Brickner, TJ, Owen, JB, Hanks, GE, Ling, CC, Komaki, R, Marcial, VA, Thomas, GM, and Lanciano, R. "Carcinoma of the cervix: patterns of care studies: review of 1978, 1983, and 1988-1989 surveys." International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 32, no. 5 (July 1995): 1481-1486.  Full Text
    • KAVANAGH, BD, BENTEL, GC, and MONTANA, GS. "5 DOSIMETRIC CONSIDERATIONS IN PERINEAL TEMPLATES - REPLY." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS 32, no. 2 (May 15, 1995): 556-556.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Wu, JJ, King, SC, Montana, GS, McKinstry, CA, and Anscher, MS. "The efficacy of postprostatectomy radiotherapy in patients with an isolated elevation of serum prostate-specific antigen." Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 32, no. 2 (May 15, 1995): 317-323. (Review)  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Deore, SM, Ahmad, M, Yaparpalvi, R, Fontenla, DP, Sood, BM, Vikram, B, Kavanagh, BD, Bentel, GC, and Montana, GS. "Five dosimetric considerations in perineal templates: Regarding Kavanagh et al., IJROBP 30:508; 1994 [5]." International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 32, no. 2 (1995): 555-556.  Full Text
    • Kavanagh, BD, Bentel, GC, and Montana, GS. "In response to Deore et al." International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 32, no. 2 (1995): 556--.
    • Kavanagh, BD, Bentei, GC, and Montana, GS. "Soft tissue complication rates after low dose rate brachytherapy using customized perineal templates [8]." International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 30, no. 2 (1994): 508--.
    • Anscher, M, and Montana, G. "Management of periocular basal cell carcinoma: Mohs' micrographic surgery versus radiotherapy. II. Radiotherapy." Survey of Ophthalmology 38, no. 2 (1993): 203-210.  Full Text
    • Anscher, MS, Montana, GS, Dodge, R, Gaydica, EF, Dewhirst, MW, and Prosnitz, LR. "The lack of impact of treatment time on the outcome of definitive radiotherapy for carcinoma of the prostate." International Journal of Oncology 3, no. 4 (1993): 707-711.
    • Rodriguez, GC, Soper, JT, Berchuck, A, Oleson, J, Dodge, R, Montana, G, and Clarke-Pearson, DL. "Improved palliation of cerebral metastases in epithelial ovarian cancer using a combined modality approach including radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and surgery." J Clin Oncol 10, no. 10 (October 1992): 1553-1560.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Montana, GS, Anscher, MS, Mansbach, CM, Daly, N, Delannes, M, Carke-Pearson, D, and Gaydica, EF. "Topical application of WR-2721 to prevent radiation-induced proctosigmoiditis. A phase I/II trial." Cancer 69, no. 11 (June 1, 1992): 2826-2830.  Link to Item
    • Kavanagh, B, Anscher, M, Leopold, K, Deutsch, M, Gaydica, E, Dodge, R, Allen, K, Allen, D, Staub, EW, Montana, G, Crawford, J, and Wolfe, W. "Patterns of failure following combined modality therapy for esophageal cancer, 1984-1990." International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 24, no. 4 (1992): 633-642.
    • Lanciano, RM, Martz, K, Montana, GS, and Hanks, GE. "Influence of age, prior abdominal surgery, fraction size, and dose on complications after radiation therapy for squamous cell cancer of the uterine cervix: A patterns of care study." Cancer 69, no. 8 (1992): 2124-2130.
    • Weeks, KJ, Montana, GS, and Bentel, GC. "Design of a plastic minicolpostat applicator with shields." Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 21, no. 4 (September 1991): 1045-1052.  Link to Item
    • Bachaud, JM, Fu, RC, Delannes, M, Izar, F, Martel, P, David, JM, Subinski, RE, Daly, NJ, and Montana, GS. "Nonrandomized comparative study of irradiation alone or in combination with surgery in stage Ib, IIa and 'proximal' IIb carcinoma of the cervix." Radiotherapy and Oncology 22, no. 2 (1991): 104-110.
    • Montana, GS, Martz, KL, and Hanks, GE. "Patterns and sites of failure in cervix cancer treated in the U.S.A. in 1978." International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 20, no. 1 (January 1991): 87-93.  Full Text
    • Bentel, GC, Oleson, JR, Clarke-Pearson, D, Soper, JT, and Montana, GS. "Transperineal templates for brachytherapy treatment of pelvic malignancies--a comparison of standard and customized templates." Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 19, no. 3 (September 1990): 751-758.  Link to Item
    • Soisson, AP, Soper, JT, Clarke-Pearson, DL, Berchuck, A, Montana, G, and Creasman, WT. "Adjuvant radiotherapy following radical hysterectomy for patients with stage IB and IIA cervical cancer." Gynecologic Oncology 37, no. 3 (June 1990): 390-395.  Full Text
    • Anscher, MS, Gadd, D, Marchetti, L, Storch, S, Lenahan, CR, Gaydica, EF, and Montana, GS. "The multidisciplinary approach to adenocarcinoma of the prostate at Moore Regional Hospital." North Carolina medical journal 50, no. 10 (1989): 547-555.
    • Montana, GS, and Fowler, WC. "Carcinoma of the cervix: analysis of bladder and rectal radiation dose and complications." Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 16, no. 1 (January 1989): 95-100.  Link to Item
    • Montana, GS, Fowler, WC, Varia, MA, Walton, LA, and Mack, Y. "Analysis of results of radiation therapy for stage IB carcinoma of the cervix." Cancer 60, no. 9 (November 1987): 2195-2200.  Full Text
    • Montana, GS, Fowler, WC, Varia, MA, Walton, LA, Mack, Y, and Shemanski, L. "Carcinoma of the cervix, stage III. Results of radiation therapy." Cancer 57, no. 1 (January 1986): 148-154.  Full Text
    • Montana, GS, Fowler, WC, Varia, MA, Walton, LA, and Mack, Y. "Analysis of results of radiation therapy for Stage II carcinoma of the cervix." Cancer 55, no. 5 (March 1985): 956-962.  Full Text
    • Chafe, W, Fowler, WC, Currie, JL, Davis, ML, Walton, LA, and Montana, G. "Single-fraction palliative pelvic radiation therapy in gynecologic oncology: 1,000 rads." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 148, no. 5 (1984): 701-705.
    • Hershatter, BW, and Montana, GS. "Poland's syndrome and lymphoma." American Journal of Diseases of Children 137, no. 12 (1983): 1211-1212.
    • Montana, GS, Allen, DG, Varia, MA, Williams, D, and McCafferty, BB. "Small cell carcinoma of the lung. Results of combination chemotherapy and radiation therapy." North Carolina medical journal 44, no. 11 (1983): 711-713.
    • Montana, GS, Jr, WCF, Varia, MA, Walton, LA, Kirsch, M, Halle, JS, and McCafferty, BB. "Carcinoma of the cervix stage IB: Results of treatment with radiation therapy." International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 9, no. 1 (1983): 45-49.
    • SURWIT, EA, FOWLER, WC, and MONTANA, GS. "Radical Hysterectomy with Preoperative Intracavity Therapy for Stage IB Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Cervix." Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 34, no. 4 (April 1979): 338-339.  Full Text
    • Surwit, EA, Jr, WCF, and Montana, GS. "Radical hysterectomy with preoperative intracavitary therapy for stage IB squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix." International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 4, no. 9-10 (1978): 865-871.
    • Welander, CE, Montana, GS, Saylor, WL, Palumbo, L, and Fowler, W. "Factors affecting survival in stage I and stage II carcinoma of the cervix." Obstetrics and Gynecology 46, no. 4 (1975): 439-443.
    • Montana, GS, and McMillan, C. "Leukemia and irradiation." North Carolina Medical Journal 34, no. 10 (1973): 785-788.
    • Montana, GS, Meacham, WF, and Caldwell, WL. "Brain irradiation for metastatic disease of lung origin." Cancer 29, no. 6 (1972): 1477-1480.
    • Caldwell, WL, and Montana, GS. "New concepts in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease." Journal of the Tennessee Medical Association 63, no. 7 (1970): 561-567.
    • Montana, GS, Hellman, S, Essen, CFV, and Kligerman, MM. "Carcinoma of the tongue and floor of the mouth. Results of radical radiotherapy." Cancer 23, no. 6 (1969): 1284-1289.
    • Spencer, RP, and Montana, G. "Per cent uptake per gram. A parameter in following thyroid function." Investigative Radiology 3, no. 5 (1968): 382-383.
    • Spencer, RP, Montana, G, Scanlon, GT, and Evans, OR. "Uptake of selenomethionine by mouse and in human lymphomas, with observations on selenite and selenate." Journal of Nuclear Medicine 8, no. 3 (1967): 197-208.
    • Spencer, RP, and Montana, G. "Effect of radioiodide therapy on thyroid length and estimated weight." Journal of Nuclear Medicine 7, no. 9 (1966): 708-710.

  • Conference Papers

    • Aneja, S, Roberts, KB, Wilson, LD, Haffty, BG, Montana, GS, and Yu, JB. "A 35-year History of Radiation Therapy Utilization Across the United States." November 1, 2012.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Seo, PH, Sloane, R, Ingram, SS, Misra, D, Clipp, EC, Montana, GS, and Cohen, HJ. "The relationship between older cancer survivors' reports of depression, anxiety and pain to health providers' findings and mortality." June 20, 2006.  Link to Item
    • Montana, GS. "Historical review of the treatment of carcinoma of the cervix: the point of point A." 2005.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • KIRKPATRICK, J, CALINGAERT, B, CLOUGH, R, OLESON, J, QUARANTA, B, HAHN, C, MONTANA, G, INGRAM, S, and ANSCHER, M. "Adjuvant and salvage radiotherapy following radical prostatectomy." September 2004.  Full Text

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