Professor of Radiation Oncology
I specialize in the treatment of hematologic and thoracic malignancies. I have a special research interest in optimizing radiation therapy in lymphomas and leukemias, particularly consolidation radiation therapy in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and total body irradiation in the setting of allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Other academic interests include cardiac toxicity after radiation therapy for lung cancer and optimizing stereotactic body radiation therapy for stage I non-small cell lung cancer.
Appointments and Affiliations
- Professor of Radiation Oncology
- Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
Contact Information
- Email Address: kelse003@mc.duke.edu
Education
- B.S. Brigham Young University, 1998
- M.D. University of Colorado, Denver, 2002
Representative Publications
- Dorth, J. A., J. P. Chino, L. R. Prosnitz, L. F. Diehl, A. W. Beaven, R. E. Coleman, and C. R. Kelsey. “The impact of radiation therapy in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with positive post-chemotherapy FDG-PET or gallium-67 scans.” Ann Oncol 22, no. 2 (February 2011): 405–10. https://doi.org/10.1093/annonc/mdq389.
- Kelsey, Chris R., Srinivasan Mukundan, Zhiheng Wang, Carol A. Hahn, Brian J. Soher, and John P. Kirkpatrick. “Assessing neurotoxicity from the low-dose radiation component of radiosurgery using magnetic resonance spectroscopy.” Neuro Oncol 12, no. 2 (February 2010): 145–52. https://doi.org/10.1093/neuonc/nop040.
- Higgins, Kristin, Junzo P. Chino, Lawrence B. Marks, Neal Ready, Thomas A. D’Amico, Robert W. Clough, and Chris R. Kelsey. “Preoperative chemotherapy versus preoperative chemoradiotherapy for stage III (N2) non-small-cell lung cancer.” Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 75, no. 5 (December 1, 2009): 1462–67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.01.069.
- Kelsey, Chris R., Lawrence B. Marks, Donna Hollis, Jessica L. Hubbs, Neal E. Ready, Thomas A. D’Amico, and Jessamy A. Boyd. “Local recurrence after surgery for early stage lung cancer: an 11-year experience with 975 patients.” Cancer 115, no. 22 (November 15, 2009): 5218–27. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.24625.
- Kelsey, Chris R., Kim L. Light, and Lawrence B. Marks. “Patterns of failure after resection of non-small-cell lung cancer: implications for postoperative radiation therapy volumes.” Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 65, no. 4 (July 15, 2006): 1097–1105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.02.007.
- Kelsey, Chris R., Daniel Kahn, Donna R. Hollis, Keith L. Miller, Su-Min Zhou, Robert W. Clough, and Lawrence B. Marks. “Radiation-induced narrowing of the tracheobronchial tree: an in-depth analysis.” Lung Cancer 52, no. 1 (April 2006): 111–16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lungcan.2005.11.007.