Radiation Oncology Prof. Dr. Banu Atalar
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Prof. Dr. Banu Atalar is a Radiation Oncology specialist at Acibadem Maslak Hospital in İstanbul with 21+ years of experience. She treats recurrent rectal cancer, inoperable cervical cancer, head and neck paragangliomas, non-small cell lung cancer, brain metastases, and glioblastoma multiforme with spinal metastasis, and performs intraoperative radiotherapy, brachytherapy, robotic radiosurgery, stereotactic radiosurgery, stereotactic body radiotherapy for lung cancer, volumetric modulated arc therapy, and D conformal arc radiotherapy. She consults in Turkish…
About Prof. Dr. Banu Atalar
Prof. Dr. Banu Atalar is a Radiation Oncology specialist with 21 years of experience. Her listed areas of expertise include intraoperative radiotherapy, brachytherapy, robotic radiosurgery, stereotactic radiosurgery, volumetric modulated arc therapy, D conformal arc radiotherapy, recurrent rectal cancer, and brain metastases.
Prof. Dr. Atalar graduated from Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine in 1999 and completed Radiation Oncology at Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine in 2004. She received an Assistant Professorship from Acibadem University in 2009, an Associate Professorship from Acibadem University in 2013, and a Professorship from Acibadem University in 2018. She was at Stanford University Department of Radiation Oncology in 2011. Dr. Atalar joined Acibadem Health Group in 2009.
The profile lists 7 professional bodies, among them the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO), the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), and IASLC (International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer).
The profile lists 10 publications dated between 2003 and 2018. Their subjects include intraoperative radiotherapy and brachytherapy, radiosurgery for head and neck paragangliomas and brain metastases, and radiotherapy planning for lung cancer. The publications also include cervical cancer, head and neck cancer symptom assessment, and glioblastoma multiforme with spinal extension metastasis.
Prof. Dr. Atalar speaks Turkish and English. Online consultation is available, allowing patients abroad to speak with her before travelling.
Areas of Expertise
Conditions treated and procedures performed by this specialist.
Education
- 2018Acibadem University / Professorship
- 2009Acibadem University / Assistant Professorship
- 2004Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine Radiation Oncology
- 1993–1999Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
Professional Experience
- 2013Acibadem University / Associate Professorship
- 2011Stanford University Department of Radiation Oncology
- 2009Acibadem Health Group
- 2008–2009Göztepe Medical Park Hospital / Radiation Oncology Specialist
- 2005–2008V.K.V. Italian and American Hospitals / Radiation Oncology Specialist
Professional Memberships
- Turkish Medical Association
- Turkish Society of Radiation Oncology
- European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO)
- American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
- International Affairs Advisory Group Member (ASCO)
- IASLC (International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer)
- RCN (Rare Cancer Network)
Selected Publications
- Intraoperative Radiotherapy in Recurrent Rectal Cancer ACU Health Bil Derg https://doi.org/10.31067/0.2018.88 Bilgin İ.A, Aytaç E, Bayraktar İ.E, Şahin B, Atalar B, Beşe N, Özyar E, Baca B, Hamzaoğlu İ, Karahasanoğlu T.
- Brachytherapy for Inoperable Cervical Cancer Turk J Oncol 2017;32 (Supp1): 101-106 Poyraz D, Aydin G, Atalar B, Ozyar E.
- .Roboticradiosurgery of head and neck paragangliomas: a single institution experience Asia Pac J Clin Oncol. 2017 May 24. Tosun I, Atalar B, Sahin B, Gungor G, Aydin G, Yapici B, Ozyar E.
- Non-small Cell Lung Cancer with Multiple Brain Metastases Treated with Radiosurgery and Erlotinib: A Case Report Cureus. 2017 Dec 29;9(12):e2003. doi:10.7759/cureus.2003 Sahin B, Mustafayev T, Aydin G, Gungor G, Yapici B, Atalar B, Ozyar E.
- Improvement of conformal arc plans by using deformable margin delineation method for stereotactic lung radiotherapy J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2017 Dec 7. doi:10.1002/acm2.12237 Güngör G, Demir M, Aydın G, Yapıcı B, Atalar B, Özyar E.
- Comparison of 3D Conformal Arc and VMAT SBRT Plans for Lung Cancer SBRT Applications Based on Dose Limitations According to RTOG 0915 Protocol ACU Health Bil Derg 2017(3):146-149 Başlangıç B, Güngör G, Aydın G, Uluer M, Karademir M, Yapıcı B, Şahin B, Atalar B, Özyar E.
- Rosenthal DI. Linguistic Validation of the Turkish Version of the M.D. Anderson Symptom Inventory – Head and Neck Cancer Module Balkan Med J. 2016 May;33(3):339-43 Gunn GB, Atalar B, Mendoza TR, Cleeland CS, Selek U, Ozyar E,
- The Relationship Between FDG uptake of Primary Tumor and Lymph Node Metastasis on PET/CT in Cervical Cancer Patients ACU Health Bil Derg 2016 (3):129-133 Uğurluer G, Atalar B, Saran İkizler H.A, Sözer N, Kibar M, Serin M, Özyar E.
- Dose-Response Modeling of the Visual Pathway Tolerance to Single-Fraction and Hypofractionated Stereotactic Radiosurgery Semin Radiat Oncol. 2016 Apr;26(2):97-104 Hiniker SM, Modlin LA, Choi CY, Atalar B, Seiger K, Binkley MS, Harris JP, Liao YJ, Fischbein N, Wang L, Ho A, Lo A, Chang SD, Harsh GR, Gibbs IC,
- A Case of Glioblastoma Multiforme with Spinal Extension Metastasis Acibadem University Journal of Health Sciences 2014; 5(3): 251-253 Sahin B, Atalar B, Karaarslan E, Ozyar E.
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