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

Curriculum Vitae

Patient Care Emphases

• Gynecologic Brachytherapy
• Tumors of the Eye and Orbit
• Gynecological Cancers
• Colorectal Cancer
• Hepatobiliary Cancer
• Pancreatic Cancer

Clinical Practice Locations

• Froedtert & Medical College Clinical Cancer Center: (414) 805-4400

Education

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

Training

• Recertification, Radiation Oncology, American Board of Radiology (2000).
• Board Certification, Radiation Oncology, American Board of Radiology (1988).
• Residency Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Milwaukee, WI (1984-1988).

Representative Publications (last 5 years)

• Tai A, Erickson B, Li XA.  Extrapolation of normal tissue complication probability for different fractionations in liver irradiation.  Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 74(1):283-289, 2009. 
• Viswanathan A, Erickson B.  Three-dimensional imaging in gynecologic brachytherapy: A survey of the American Brachytherapy Society.  Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys Available online July 2009. 
• Tai A, Erickson B, Khater K, Li XA.  Estimate of radiobiological parameters from clinical data for biologically based treatment planning for liver irradiation.  Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 70(3):900-907, 2008. 
• 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. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phy 68(4):1081-1087, 2007.
• 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 Phys, 68(2):581-591, 2007.
• 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 from 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.
• 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.
• Kun LE, Ang K, Erickson B, Harris J, Hoppe R, Leibel S, Davis L, Hattery R. Maintenance of certification for radiation oncology. 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.
• Vejabhuti C, Harris G, Erickson B, Nishino H, Chevez-Barrios P, Chang C. BCL1 Expression in Ocular Adnexal Lymphomas. American Journal of Ophthalmology 140(5):836-843, 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.