Jean Bourhis

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Jean Bourhis is a leading figure in radiation oncology, whose work bridges the gap between advanced physics and life-saving clinical care. His research is centered on stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), and the revolutionary application of radiation for cardiac arrhythmias. Bourhis made a landmark contribution to the field with the first reported clinical use of a "rescue procedure for an electrical storm using robotic non-invasive cardiac radio-ablation" (2018, 102 citations), demonstrating that high-dose radiation could be a non-invasive, life-saving tool for patients with refractory ventricular tachycardia. He has also driven significant technical innovation in treatment planning, leading the first clinical implementation of the VOLO™ inverse planning optimization algorithm for robotic radiosurgery (2019, 33 citations), which dramatically improved plan quality and delivery efficiency for brain, spine, and prostate treatments. Furthermore, his prospective work on transoral robotic surgery (TORS) for oropharyngeal cancer (2017, 32 citations) established a new paradigm for minimizing adjuvant therapy by using surgical margin revision and radiographic criteria, directly reducing treatment toxicity for patients. Bourhis’s work is characterized by a rare combination of technical mastery and a relentless focus on improving patient outcomes.

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1. 1
   Rescue procedure for an electrical storm using robotic non-invasive cardiac radio-ablation

   102 citations · 2018
2. 2
   Novel inverse planning optimization algorithm for robotic radiosurgery: First clinical implementation and dosimetric evaluation

   33 citations · 2019
3. 3
   Minimizing adjuvant treatment after transoral robotic surgery through surgical margin revision and exclusion of radiographic extracapsular extension: A Prospective observational cohort study

   32 citations · 2017

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