Education/CredentialsMaster's Degree: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (Medical Physics)Bachelor's Degree: Indiana University (Biochemistry) Contact Information Office 513-584-0061 Email kumarnn@ucmail.uc.edu Research InterestsQuality assurance and comparison of Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) with other treatment modalities. Peer Reviewed Publications Eckman, Mark H; Ying, Jun; Hertzfeld, Kara; Kumar, Nitin; Barrett, William 2010. Longitudinal analysis of genitourinary and bowel symptoms in prostate cancer patients following brachytherapy. American journal of clinical oncology, 33 1, 1-10Hertzfeld KE, Kumar N, Barrett WL. 2008. Marrow Matters: A computer program designed to compute the percentage of bone marrow irradiated with external beam radiation therapy. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 26 15S, 22137Mierzwa, Michelle L; Barrett, William L; Redmond, Kevin; Shirazi, Reza; Kastl, Ali; Kumar, Nitin; Buncher, Ralph 2008. Randomized trial to assess the efficacy of intraoperative steroid use in decreasing acute urinary retention after transperineal radioactive iodine-125 implantation for prostate cancer. Cancer, 113 9, 2605-9
Research InterestsQuality assurance and comparison of Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) with other treatment modalities.
Peer Reviewed Publications Eckman, Mark H; Ying, Jun; Hertzfeld, Kara; Kumar, Nitin; Barrett, William 2010. Longitudinal analysis of genitourinary and bowel symptoms in prostate cancer patients following brachytherapy. American journal of clinical oncology, 33 1, 1-10Hertzfeld KE, Kumar N, Barrett WL. 2008. Marrow Matters: A computer program designed to compute the percentage of bone marrow irradiated with external beam radiation therapy. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 26 15S, 22137Mierzwa, Michelle L; Barrett, William L; Redmond, Kevin; Shirazi, Reza; Kastl, Ali; Kumar, Nitin; Buncher, Ralph 2008. Randomized trial to assess the efficacy of intraoperative steroid use in decreasing acute urinary retention after transperineal radioactive iodine-125 implantation for prostate cancer. Cancer, 113 9, 2605-9
Eckman, Mark H; Ying, Jun; Hertzfeld, Kara; Kumar, Nitin; Barrett, William 2010. Longitudinal analysis of genitourinary and bowel symptoms in prostate cancer patients following brachytherapy. American journal of clinical oncology, 33 1, 1-10Hertzfeld KE, Kumar N, Barrett WL. 2008. Marrow Matters: A computer program designed to compute the percentage of bone marrow irradiated with external beam radiation therapy. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 26 15S, 22137Mierzwa, Michelle L; Barrett, William L; Redmond, Kevin; Shirazi, Reza; Kastl, Ali; Kumar, Nitin; Buncher, Ralph 2008. Randomized trial to assess the efficacy of intraoperative steroid use in decreasing acute urinary retention after transperineal radioactive iodine-125 implantation for prostate cancer. Cancer, 113 9, 2605-9