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Susanne Stera is a leading clinical researcher in stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), with a focus on treating recurrent and oligometastatic cancers. Her work has fundamentally advanced the feasibility and efficacy of re-irradiation for brain metastases, demonstrating in her highly cited 2018 study (61 citations) that repeated in-field SRS is a viable, safe option for heavily pre-treated patients with locally recurrent brain tumors, achieving meaningful survival outcomes. Stera is also a pioneer in motion-compensated SBRT for lung and liver tumors. Her research on robotic-guided, real-time breathing-motion compensation has been instrumental in optimizing dose delivery, as shown in her work on GTV mean dose optimization for lung tumors (30 citations) and active motion-compensation for liver oligometastases (21 citations), which reported excellent local control rates. By systematically validating these advanced techniques across multi-platform patient cohorts, Stera has helped establish motion-compensated SBRT as a standard for treating moving targets, significantly expanding treatment options for patients with limited metastatic disease. Her cumulative work, with over 140 citations, underscores her impact on improving both local control and patient quality of life in radiation oncology.