By Sheila Madhani, assistant director of health policy, sheilam@astro.org On November 1, 2011, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule with comment period that will update payment policies and payment rates for services...
New Appointments Jay Loeffler, MD, FASTRO, chairman of radiation oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, has been elected as a member to the Institute of Medicine. On the Web In an October 1 article for the Hartford Courant , Helaine Bertsch...
Practice expense changes negatively impact radiation oncology services By Sheila Madhani, assistant director of health policy, sheilam@astro.org On November 1, 2011, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) put on display the 2012 final Medicare...
Fairfax, Va., October 25, 2011 - The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) commends the recent paper published in The Lancet confirming that radiation therapy after surgery for early-stage breast cancer patients reduces the risk that the cancer...
By Shari Siuta, senior research analyst, sharis@astro.org For several decades, conventionally fractionated whole-breast irradiation (CF-WBI) has been the standard of care for women with early-stage breast cancer treated with breast-conserving surgery...
Fairfax, Va., October 13, 2011 - The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) applauds the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) for addressing the use of prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-based screening for prostate cancer but cautions against...
Fairfax, Va., October 12, 2011 - The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has published a white paper on the safe use of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in the radiation oncology clinic as part...
Fairfax, Va., October 10, 2011 - In partnership with the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), the Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology (ARRO) has recognized 39 educators with the 2011 Educator of the Year Award. ARRO sponsors the...
Fairfax, Va., September 28, 2011 - The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) will host two news briefinga with accompanying live webcasts on exceptional cancer research papers to be presented during ASTRO's 53rd Annual Meeting, October 2...
New Appointments Matthew Follwell, MD, a radiation oncologist, has joined The Northern Cancer Centre in Prince George, British Columbia. Jennifer L. Harper, MD, a radiation oncologist, has been promoted to associate professor of radiation oncology at...
Fairfax, Va., September 27, 2011 - The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has selected Linda Meyer, RN, MSN, OCN, of West Penn Allegheny Health System in Pittsburgh, as the recipient of the 2011 ASTRO Nurse Excellence Award. This award is...
Fairfax, Va., September 21, 2011 - The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has selected a pediatric cancer survivor, Bella Rodriguez-Torres, as its 2011 Survivor Circle Award winner. She will be presented with her award and $1,000 during the...
Fairfax, Va., September 19, 2011 - The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) will be hosting a premeeting webcast news briefing on the top cancer research papers to be presented during ASTRO's 53rd Annual Meeting, October 2-6, 2011, at the...
Fairfax, Va., September 8, 2011 - As part of an initiative to give back to the cancer communities in the cities visited during its annual scientific meetings, the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is partnering with the Cancer Support Community...
New Appointments Paul Mandelin, DO, a radiation oncologist, has joined Marshfield Clinic Weston Center in Weston, Wis. Stephen Banks, MD, a radiation oncologist, has joined St. Helena Hospital’s Martin-O’Neil Cancer Center in St. Helena, Calif...
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