Selected publications
2020
System for High-Intensity Evaluation During Radiation Therapy (SHIELD-RT): A Prospective Randomized Study of Machine Learning–Directed Clinical Evaluations During Radiation and Chemoradiation. Hong JC, Eclov NCW, Dalal NH, Thomas SM, Stephens SJ, Malicki M, Shields S, Cobb A, Mowery YM, Niedzwiecki D, Tenenbaum JD, Palta M. J Clin Oncol. 2020 Sep 4:JCO2001688. doi: 10.1200/JCO.20.01688. PMID: 32886536.

Closing the Gap Between Machine Learning and Clinical Cancer Care-First Steps Into a Larger World. Kang J, Morin O, Hong JC. JAMA Oncol. 2020 Sep 24.doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.4314. PMID: 32970129. 
Natural language processing for abstraction of cancer treatment toxicities: accuracy versus human experts. Hong JC, Fairchild AT, Tanksley JP, Palta M, Tenenbaum JD. JAMIA Open. 2020 Dec 5. doi: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooaa064. 
Inter-rater reliability in toxicity identification: Limitations of current standards. Fairchild AT, Tanksley JP, Tenenbaum JD, Palta M, Hong JC. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2020 May 1. pii: S0360-3016(20)31084-1. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.04.040. PMID: 32371073.

2019
An Exploratory Radiomics Approach to Quantifying Pulmonary Function in CT Images. Lafata KJ, Zhou Z, Liu JG, Hong J, Kelsey CR, Yin FF. Sci Rep. 2019 Aug 8;9(1):11509. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-48023-5. PMID: 31395937.

A Nomogram for Testosterone Recovery After Combined Androgen Deprivation and Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer. Spiegel DY, Hong JC, Oyekunle T, Waters L, Lee WR, Salama JK, Koontz BF. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2019 Mar 15;103(4):834-842. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.11.007. Epub 2018 Nov 10. PMID: 30419308. 
Increasing PET Use in Small Cell Lung Cancer: Survival Improvement and Stage Migration in the VA Central Cancer Registry. Hong JC, Boyer MJ, Spiegel DY, Williams CD, Tong BC, Shofer SL, Moravan MJ, Kelley MJ, Salama JK. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2019 Feb;17(2):127-139. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2018.7090. PMID: 30787126. 
Radiotherapy Treatment Planning in the Age of AI: Are We Ready Yet? Zheng D, Hong JC, Wang C, Zhu X. Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2019 Jan-Dec;18:1533033819894577. doi: 10.1177/1533033819894577. PMID: 31858890.

Artificial Intelligence in Radiotherapy Treatment Planning: Present and Future. Wang C, Zhu X, Hong JC, Zheng D. Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2019 Jan 1;18:1533033819873922. doi: 10.1177/1533033819873922. PMID: 31495281.

2018
Predicting Emergency Visits and Hospital Admissions During Radiation and Chemoradiation: An Internally Validated Pretreatment Machine Learning Algorithm. Hong JC, Niedzwiecki D, Palta M, Tenenbaum JD. JCO Clin Cancer Inform. 2018 Dec;2:1-11. doi: 10.1200/CCI.18.00037. PMID: 30652595.

High-volume providers and brachytherapy practice: A Medicare provider utilization and payment analysis. Hong JC, Spiegel DY, Havrilesky LJ, Chino JP. Brachytherapy. 2018 Nov-Dec;17(6):906-911. doi: 10.1016/j.brachy.2018.07.007. Epub 2018 Jul 26. PMID: 30057292. 
Intratreatment Response Assessment With 18F-FDG PET: Correlation of Semiquantitative PET Features With Pathologic Response of Esophageal Cancer to Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy. Tandberg DJ, Cui Y, Rushing CN, Hong JC, Ackerson BG, Marin D, Zhang X, Czito BG, Willett CW, Palta M. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2018 Nov 15;102(4):1002-1007. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.07.187. Epub 2018 Jul 25. PMID: 30055238. 
Association of Interim FDG-PET Imaging During Chemoradiation for Squamous Anal Canal Carcinoma With Recurrence. Hong JC, Cui Y, Patel BN, Rushing CN, Faught AM, Eng JS, Higgins K, Yin FF, Das S, Czito BG, Willett CG, Palta M. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2018 Nov 15;102(4):1046-1051. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.04.062. Epub 2018 May 4. PMID: 29891206. 
Classification for long-term survival in oligometastatic patients treated with ablative radiotherapy: A multi-institutional pooled analysis. Hong JC, Ayala-Peacock DN, Lee J, Blackstock AW, Okunieff P, Sung MW, Weichselbaum RR, Kao J, Urbanic JJ, Milano MT, Chmura SJ, Salama JK. PLoS One. 2018 Apr 12;13(4):e0195149. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195149. PMID: 29649281.
