Radiation Oncologists

Location

RAS Sutter Cancer Center Radiation Oncology Center
2800 L St. Suite 260
Sacramento, CA 95816
Phone: (916) 454-6600

Specialized Training

Head and Neck Cancer
High Dose Rate Brachytherapy (HDR)
Intracoronary Radiation Therapy
Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT)

Hospital Affiliation

Marshall Medical Center
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Mercy General Hospital
Sutter Medical Center
Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital
Sutter Roseville Medical Center

Board Certifications

American Board of Radiology,
Therapeutic Radiology, 1992

Residency

Radiation Oncology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
1990

Internship

Transitional
MacNeal Hospital
Berwyn, Illinois
1987

Medical School

Rush University
Chicago, Illinois
1986

Memberships

American Society of Therapeutic Radiation and Oncology
American Cancer Society
Radiation Therapy Oncology Group

Biography

Christopher Jones, M.D., a radiation oncologist with RAS’ Radiation Oncology Centers (ROC), is one of the nation’s leading authorities on head and neck cancers. Jones, recently published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine, serves as RAS’ principal investigator for the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) and also is a member of the RTOG’s Head and Neck steering committee that determines which clinical trials will be done in the U.S. and Canada. Using such leading-edge technology as PET/CT fusion for treatment planning, HDR Brachytherapy and Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), Jones and his colleagues deliver the type of intense, yet precisely targeted dose of radiation needed to destroy cancerous cells while still preserving healthy tissue. A Renaissance man, Jones plays principal French Horn with the Camellia Symphony Orchestra and has performed with symphonies in Chicago, Boston, the San Francisco Bay Area and Europe. He also likes to hike, reaching the summit of Mt. Shasta in 2000.

Journal Articles

Dr. Christopher Jones was the principal investigator and lead author on significant prostate cancer research published in the New England Journal of Medicine.  Click here to read more.

Links of Interest

RAS Doctor Authors Study in New England Journal of Medicine - Windows Media Video