Radiation Oncology

Beth A. Erickson-Wittmann, MD Professor of Radiation Oncology Department of Radiation Oncology 8701 Watertown Plank Road Milwaukee, WI 53226 (414) 805-4460

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Patient Care Emphases

• General Radiation Oncology
• Brachytherapy
• Tumors of the Eye and Orbit
• Gynecological Cancers
• Colorectal Cancer
• Hepatobiliary Cancer
• Pancreatic Cancer

Clinical Practice Locations

• Radiation Oncology Clinic at Froedtert & Medical College Clinics: (414) 805-4400

Research Interests 

• Image-based brachytherapy for gynecologic cancers
• Functional imaging for cervix cancers

Education

• Doctor of Medicine,  Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI (1984).

Training

• Recertified American Board of Radiology (2000).
• Board Certified American Board of Radiology (1988).
• Residency Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Milwaukee, WI (1984-1988).

Representative Publications

• Erickson B.  CT guidance assists brachytherapy for gynecologic disease. Diagnostic Imaging 167-171, November, 2000.
• Erickson, B.  MRI and ultrasound assist brachytherapy for gynecologic diseases.  Diagnostic Imaging 78-83, December, 2000.
• Firat S, Erickson B.  Selective irradiation for the treatment of recurrent ovarian carcinoma involving the vagina or rectum. Gynecologic Oncology, 80, 213-220, 2001.
• Decker WE, Erickson B, Albano K, Gillin M.  Comparison of traditional low dose rate to optimized and non-optimized high dose rate tandem and ovoid dosimetry.  Int J Rad Onc Biol Phys. 50(2): 561-567, 2001.
• Allen J, Erickson S, Griffith O, Prost R, Erickson B.  In vivo (H1) proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy for cervical carcinoma.  Am J Clin Oncol. 24(5): 522-529, 2001.
• Mai J. Erickson B, Gillin M.  Comparison of four different dose optimization methods for high dose rate intracavitary radiation for treatment of cervical cancer.  Int J Rad Onc Bio Phys, 51(4):1131-1141, 2001.  Recipient of MCW Cancer Center 2001 Trainee Research Paper Award.
• Mai J, Erickson B., Rownd J, Gillin M. CT-guided HDR dose prescription for cervical carcinoma: The importance of the uterine wall thickness.  Brachytherapy, 1:27-35, 2002.
• Jones R, Gore E, Mieler W, Murray K, Gillin M, Albano K, Erickson B.  Post-treatment visual acuity in patients treated with episcleral plaque therapy for choroidal melanoma: 
   dose and dose rate effects.  Int J Radiation Oncology Biol Phys, 52(4):989-995, 2002.
• Nag S, Chao C, Erickson B, Fowler J, Gupta N, Martinez A, Thomadsen B. The American Brachytherapy Society recommendations for low dose rate brachytherapy for carcinoma of the cervix.  Int J Rad Onc Bio Phys, 52(1):33-48, 2002.
• Firat S, Erickson B, Murray K.  High dose whole abdominal and pelvic irradiation for treatment of ovarian carcinoma: Long-term toxicity and outcomes.  Int J Rad Onc Biol Phys 57(1):201-207, 2003.
• Erickson, B  The Sculpted Pear: An Unfinished Brachytherapy Tale.  Presidential Address for the American Brachytherapy Society, May 2003.  Brachytherapy, 2(4):189-199, 2003.
• Eifel P, Moughan J, Erickson B, Iarocci T, Grant D, Owen J.  Patterns of radiotherapy practice for patients with squamous carcinoma of the uterine cerix. A Patterns of Care Study.  Accepted to Int J Rad Onc Bio Phy.
• Nag S, Cardenes H, Chang S, Das I, Erickson B, Ibbott G, Lowenstein J, Roll J, Thomadsen B, Varia M.  Proposed Guidelines for Image-based Intracavitary Brachytherapy for Cervical Carcinoma-A Report from the Image-Guided Brachytherapy Working Group.  In press Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 2004.
• Rich T, Harris J, Abrams RA, Erickson B, Doherty M, Paradelo J, Small Jr W, Safran H, Wanebo H: A phase II study of external irradiation and weekly Paclitaxel for non-metastatic, unresectable pancreatic cancer: A preliminary report of RTOG protocol 98-12 Submitted to American Journal of Clinical Oncology.

• Akansel G, Hendrix L, ERICKSON B, Demirci A, Papke A, Arslan A, Ciftci E. MRI patterns in orbital malignant lymphoma and atypical lymphocytic infiltrates. European Journal of Radiology 53:175-181, 2005.

• Guerrero M, Li XA, Ma J, Linder J, Deyoung C, ERICKSON B. Simultaneous integrated intensity-modulated radiotherapy boost for locally advanced gynecological cancer: Radiobiological and dosimetric considerations.  Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 62(3): 933-939, 2005.

• Kun LE, Ang K, ERICKSON B, Harris J, Hoppe R, Leibel S, Davis L, Hattery R. Maintenance of certification for radiation oncology. Int J Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 62(2): 303-308, 2005.

• ERICKSON B. Image-based brachytherapy: A forum for collaboration between Radiation Oncologists and Diagnostic Radiologists. J Am Coll Radiol 2:753-758, 2005.

• Potter R, Dimopoulos J, Kiristis C, Lang S, Haie-Meder C, Briot E, Dumas I, Van Limbergen E, DeBrabandere M, Nulens A, ERICKSON B, Rownd J, Petrow P. Recommendations for image-based intracavitary brachytherapy of cervix cancer: the GYN GEC ESTRO Working Group point of view: in regard to Nag et al. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 62(1): 293-295, author reply 295-296 2005.

• ERICKSON B, Eifel P, Moughan J, et al. Patterns of brachytherapy practice for patients with carcinoma of the cervix: (1996-1999): A Patterns of Care Study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 63(4): 1083-1092, 2005.

• Small W, ERICKSON B, Kwakwa F. American Brachytherapy Society survey regarding practice patterns of postoperative irradiation for endometrial cancer: Current status of vaginal brachytherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 63(5):1502-1507, 2005.

• Potter R, Haie-Meder C, Van Limbergen E, Barillot I, DeBrabandere M, Dimopoulos J, Dumas I, ERICKSON B, Lang S, Nulens A, Petrow P, Rownd J, Kirisits C. Recommendations form gynaecological (GYN) GEC ESTRO working group (II): Concepts and terms in 3D image-based treatment planning in cervix cancer brachytherapy-3D dose volume parameters and aspects of 3D image-based anatomy, radiation physics, radiobiology. Radiotherapy and Oncology 78:67-77, 2006.

• Greven KM, Levenback C, Chao CK, Delaney T, Del Priore G, Eifel P, ERICKSON BA, Followhill D, Gaffney D, Garcia M, Gerszten K, Grigsby P, Henderson R, Hricak H, Hsu J, Jhingrin A, Kay A, Kudelka A, Lukka H, Mutch D, Nag S, Rotman M, Shefter T, Smith W, Stehman F, Souhami L, Wenzel L, Winter KA, Wolfson A, Radiation Therapy Oncology Group. Radiation Therapy Oncology Group. Research Plan 2002-2006. Gynecologic Cancer Working Group. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 51(3 Suppl 2):58-59.

• Vejabhuti C, Harris G, ERICKSON B, Nishino H, Chevez-Barrios P, Chang C. BCL10 Expression in Ocular Adnexal Lymphomas. Submitted to American Journal of Ophthalmology, 2005.

• Graewin S, Goldblatt M. Duelge J, Ahrendt S, Ritch P, ERICKSON B, Nakeeb A, Wilson S, Pitt H. Chemoradiation for pancreatic cancer: Influence of gemcitabine on toxicity and survival. Submitted to Annals of Surgical Oncology 2004. 

• Keily JM, Dua KS, Graewin SJ, Nakeeb A, ERICKSON B, Ritch P, Wilson S, Pitt H. Palliative stenting for late malignant gastric outlet obstruction. J Gastorintest Surg 11(1):107-13, 2007.

• Small W, Winter K, Levenback C, Iver R, Gaffney D, Asbell S, ERICKSON B, Jhingran A, Greven K. Extended field irradiation and intracavitary brachytherapy combined with cisplatin chemotherapy for cervical cancer with positive para-aortic or high common iliac lymph nodes: Results of Arm 1 of RTOG 0116. In Press Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phy.

• Li XA, Qi XS, Pitterle M, Kalakota K, Mueller K, ERICKSON B, Wang D, Schultz C,. Firat S, Wilson JF. Interfractional variations in patient setup and anatomic change assessed by daily computed tomography. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phy, 68(2):581-591, 2007.  

   

Books, Chapters and Reviews

• ERICKSON B. Commentary Review "Cancer of the Cervix: Current Management and New Approaches" by Shivani AT, Kimel BJ, Schink J, et al. Oncology, 20(12):1585-1586, 2006. 

Abstracts

• Small W, Winter K, Levenback C, Iyer R, Gaffney D, Asbell S, ERICKSON B, Greven, K. Extended Field Irradiation and Intracavitary Brachytherapy Combined with Cisplatin Chemotherapy for Cervical Cancer with Positive Para-aortic or High Common Iliac Lymph Nodes: Results of Arm 1 of RTOG 0116 • Presented at the 46^th Annual Meeting American Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology, Denver, CO October 16, 20, 2005. Published in Int J of Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 63(S1):S94, 2005.
• Rich T, Harris J, Safran H, Hoffman J, ERICKSON B, Willett C, Anne PR, Myerson R, Burkhardt MC. A Randomized Phase II Trial of Weekly Gemcitabine (G) Paclitaxel (P), and External Irradiation Followed by the Farnesyl Transferase Inhibitor R115777(NSC#702818) for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer (RTOG 0020). Presented at the ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancer Symposium, San Francisco, CA, January 2006. Abs#121, 2006.
• Li XA, Qi X, Mueller K, Jursinic P, ERICKSON B, Wang D, Schultz C, Firat S, Wilson JF. Inter-fractional Variations in Patient Set-up and Anatomic Change Assessed by Daily CT from Helical TomoTherapy. Presented at the 46^th Annual Meeting American Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology, Philadelphia, PA, November 5-9, 2006. Published in Int J of Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 66(S3):S621, 2006.

• ERICKSON B, Kelly T, Rownd J. The Sigmoid: An Organ at Risk. Presented at 28^th Annual American Brachytherapy Society, April 28 – May 1, 2007

• Kelly T, Kirstis C, Rownd J, ERICKSON B. Dose Volume Histogram Parameters for Organs at Risk are Influenced by Differences in 3D Image-Based Brachytherapy Treatment Planning for Cervix Cancer. Presented at 28^th Annual American Brachytherapy Society, April 28 – May 1, 2007

• Small W, Winter K, Levenback R, Iyer S, Jhingren A, Gaffney D, ERICKSON B, Grevin K. Extended Field Irradiation and Intracavitary Brachytherapy Combined with Cisplatin Chemotherapy for Cervical Cancer with Positive Para-aortic or High Common Iliac Lymph Nodes: Results of Arm 2 of RTOG 0116. Presented at Presented at the 47^th Annual Meeting American Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology, Los Angeles, CA, October 28 – 31, 2007.