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ASTRO Awards Three Distinguished Physicians and Researchers with Society’s Highest Honor
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) will award Amato J. Giaccia, PhD, Radhe Mohan, PhD, FASTRO, and Prabhakar Tripuraneni, MD, FASTRO, with the Society’s highest honor—the ASTRO Gold Medal. The 2013 awardees will receive the...
6/4/2013 2:00 PM EDT
Study Finds That Radiation Oncology Research Is Critically Underfunded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Radiation oncology research received 197 grants, totaling only 1.6 percent ($85.5 million) of the $5.4 billion in cancer research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2013, according to a study available online...
5/29/2013 11:00 AM EDT
ROI Requests Research Proposals to Examine the Comparative Value of Radiation Therapy
The Radiation Oncology Institute (ROI) is seeking proposals to examine the comparative value of radiation therapy and will provide support for the research project in the amount of $200,000 over two years. A Letter of Intent is due to ROI by...
5/28/2013 1:30 PM EDT
Media Registration Open for ASTRO’s 55th Annual Meeting
ASTRO’s Annual Meeting is the premier scientific meeting in radiation oncology and is expected to attract more than 11,000 attendees including oncologists from all disciplines, medical physicists, dosimetrists, radiation therapists, radiation...
5/23/2013 10:00 AM EDT
ASTRO and AUA Issue Joint Guideline for Radiation Therapy After Prostatectomy
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the American Urological Association (AUA) are pleased to announce the publication of the joint guideline on radiation therapy after prostatectomy for patients with and without evidence of...
5/7/2013 3:00 AM EDT
New ASTRO White Paper Recommends Best Practices for IGRT
To improve safety and effectiveness of image guided radiation therapy (IGRT).
4/18/2013 4:00 PM EDT
New ASTRO White Paper Recommends Peer Review to Increase Quality Assurance and Safety
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has issued a new white paper, “Enhancing the role of case-oriented peer review to improve quality and safety in radiation oncology: Executive Summary,” that recommends increased peer review...
3/21/2013 3:55 PM EDT
SUVmax Provides Valuable Indicator of Progression-Free Survival in Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients
SUVmax (Maximum Standardized Uptake Value) may be a significant and clinically independent marker to indicate progression-free survival in stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT),...
2/8/2013 3:00 PM EST