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Oana Craciunescu

Professor of Radiation Oncology
Radiation Oncology
Box 3295 Med Ctr, Durham, NC
40 Medicine Circle Duke South, Box 3295, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Radiation Oncology · 2021 - Present Radiation Oncology, Clinical Science Departments

In the News


Published September 15, 2020
Special Interest Feature: Women’s Professional Subcommittee
Published January 3, 2018
Study Shows Stem Cell Transplant Is Better Than Drug Therapy for Scleroderma
Published December 11, 2004
MRI Can Predict Breast Cancer's Response to Chemotherapy

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Recent Publications


Commissioning of the Varian universal interstitial cylinder system for HDR brachytherapy of gynecological cancer.

Journal Article J Appl Clin Med Phys · February 2025 PURPOSE: This paper outlines the commissioning of the Varian (VMS, Varian Medical Systems, Palo Alto, CA) Universal Interstitial Cylinder (UIC) applicator set for Ir-192 HDR brachytherapy. The UIC was commissioned for use with CT and MRI and a custom phant ... Full text Link to item Cite

Evaluation of cumulative dose distributions from external beam radiation therapy using CT-to-CBCT deformable image registration (DIR) for cervical cancer patients.

Journal Article J Appl Clin Med Phys · January 2025 PURPOSE: To investigate dose differences between the planning CT (pCT) and dose calculated on pre-treatment verification CBCTs using DIR and dose summation for cervical cancer patients. METHODS: Cervical cancer patients treated at our institution with 45 G ... Full text Link to item Cite

Retrospective assessment of HDR brachytherapy dose calculation methods in locally advanced cervical cancer patients: AcurosBV vs. AAPM TG43 formalism.

Journal Article J Appl Clin Med Phys · January 2025 PURPOSE: This retrospective analysis was completed to investigate the use of a model-based dose calculation algorithm (MBDCA) AcurosBV, for use in HDR BT treatments for locally advanced cervical cancer treated with tandem and ovoid applicators with interst ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Cross-disciplinary Training in Medical Physics

Inst. Training Prgm or CMECo-Mentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2007 - 2013

Unified Approach to Hyperthermia Modeling and Planning

ResearchResearch Assistant · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2000 - 2002

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Education, Training & Certifications


Duke University · 1998 Ph.D.