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Chief, Palliative Radiation Oncology Service, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Department of Radiation Oncology
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Director, Spine Radiotherapy Program, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Department of Radiation Oncology
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Co-Director, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, Radiation Oncology Track, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Department of Radiation Oncology
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Chief, Clinical Operations, Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology
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Department: Radiation Oncology
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e5 Schad MD, Butala AA, Peters GW: Beyond 1 Month: A Broader Look at the ROBOMET Trial Results. Journal of Clinical Oncology 43(31): 3422-3423, September 2025.
15d Freeman CW, Mattay R, Kahn CE Jr., Loevner L, Butala AA, Malhotra NR, Hassankhani A: Time is Spine: A Novel Radiology Reporting System for Optimizing Spine Oncology Decision-Making and Reducing Time to Treatment. American Journal of Neuroradiology 46(11): 2420-2427, Nov 2025.
16b Chen XS, Zhang L, Ajithkumar T, Butala AA, Kim MM, Mayo CM, Rosen BS, Shen CJ, Murray L: Practice Patterns of Reirradiation for Brain and Spinal Tumors – An International Survey from the Reirradiation Collaborative Group (ReCOG). Practical Radiation Oncology 15(6): 545-552, Nov-Dec 2025.
159 Alexander DA, Scheuermann R, Messing I, Malhotra N, Peters GW, Butala AA: Assessing the Impact of Intrafraction Shifts on Critical OAR Doses in a Standardized Spine SBRT Program. American Association of Physicists in Medicine Annual Meeting July 2025 Notes: Washington DC.
171 Xu E, Karsalia R, Gabriel E, Napole A, Hejazi-Garcia C, Kost J, McClintock S, Schuster JM, Butala AA, Peters GW, Hassankhani A, Knollman H, Freeman C, Malhotra N: Preoperative Prediction of Postoperative Needs after Spinal Tumor Surgery. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery 250: 108752, Mar 2025.
14d Bakhtiar M, Butala AA, Berlin EE, Metz JM, Bradley JD, Jones JA, Lukens JN, Paydar I, Taunk NK: Factors Associated With and Characteristics of Patients Receiving Proton Therapy at the End of Life. International Journal of Particle Therapy 11: 100014, Apr 2024.
c1 Friedes C, Butala AA: Palliative Radiotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer. Annals of Palliative Medicine 13(1): 1-4, Jan 2024.
174 Butala AA, Lee DY, Patel RR, Latif NA, Haggerty AF, Paydar I, Jones JA, Taunk NK.: A Retrospective Study of Rapid Symptom Response in Bleeding Gynecologic Malignancies With Short Course Palliative Radiation Therapy: Less is More. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 61(2): 377-383, February 2021.
ec Butala AA, Lo SS, Jones JA: Advanced radiotherapy for metastatic disease-a major stride or a futile effort? Annals of Palliative Medicine 8(3): 337-351, July 2019.
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1b6 Messing I, Alexander D, Scheuermann R, Hubley E, Baron J, Berger M, Riina MD, Hassankhani A, Freeman C, Malhotra NR, Peters GW, Butala AA: Reirradiation with Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Spinal Metastases: Planning Procedure from a High-Volume Multi-Disciplinary Spine Oncology Program (SOaR2). Practical Radiation Oncology December 2025 Notes: In Press.e5 Schad MD, Butala AA, Peters GW: Beyond 1 Month: A Broader Look at the ROBOMET Trial Results. Journal of Clinical Oncology 43(31): 3422-3423, September 2025.
15d Freeman CW, Mattay R, Kahn CE Jr., Loevner L, Butala AA, Malhotra NR, Hassankhani A: Time is Spine: A Novel Radiology Reporting System for Optimizing Spine Oncology Decision-Making and Reducing Time to Treatment. American Journal of Neuroradiology 46(11): 2420-2427, Nov 2025.
16b Chen XS, Zhang L, Ajithkumar T, Butala AA, Kim MM, Mayo CM, Rosen BS, Shen CJ, Murray L: Practice Patterns of Reirradiation for Brain and Spinal Tumors – An International Survey from the Reirradiation Collaborative Group (ReCOG). Practical Radiation Oncology 15(6): 545-552, Nov-Dec 2025.
159 Alexander DA, Scheuermann R, Messing I, Malhotra N, Peters GW, Butala AA: Assessing the Impact of Intrafraction Shifts on Critical OAR Doses in a Standardized Spine SBRT Program. American Association of Physicists in Medicine Annual Meeting July 2025 Notes: Washington DC.
171 Xu E, Karsalia R, Gabriel E, Napole A, Hejazi-Garcia C, Kost J, McClintock S, Schuster JM, Butala AA, Peters GW, Hassankhani A, Knollman H, Freeman C, Malhotra N: Preoperative Prediction of Postoperative Needs after Spinal Tumor Surgery. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery 250: 108752, Mar 2025.
14d Bakhtiar M, Butala AA, Berlin EE, Metz JM, Bradley JD, Jones JA, Lukens JN, Paydar I, Taunk NK: Factors Associated With and Characteristics of Patients Receiving Proton Therapy at the End of Life. International Journal of Particle Therapy 11: 100014, Apr 2024.
c1 Friedes C, Butala AA: Palliative Radiotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer. Annals of Palliative Medicine 13(1): 1-4, Jan 2024.
174 Butala AA, Lee DY, Patel RR, Latif NA, Haggerty AF, Paydar I, Jones JA, Taunk NK.: A Retrospective Study of Rapid Symptom Response in Bleeding Gynecologic Malignancies With Short Course Palliative Radiation Therapy: Less is More. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 61(2): 377-383, February 2021.
ec Butala AA, Lo SS, Jones JA: Advanced radiotherapy for metastatic disease-a major stride or a futile effort? Annals of Palliative Medicine 8(3): 337-351, July 2019.
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