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Press Release: ASTRO: The Lancet study further confirms radiation benefits
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...
Press Release: ASTRO develops SRS, SBRT white paper
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...
Press Release: ASTRO announces newly elected officers
Fairfax, Va., July 29, 2011 - The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is pleased to announce the results of its recent election. These new officers will begin their terms at ASTRO's 53rd Annual Meeting in Miami Beach, which will be held...
Press Release: ASTRO announces 2011 Fellows class
Fairfax, Va., July 19, 2011 - The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has named its 2011 class of Fellows. These 21 distinguished members will receive their Fellow designation at a ceremony during the Society’s 53rd Annual Meeting being...
Press Release: ASTRO publishes white paper on IMRT safety
Fairfax, Va., July 14, 2011 - As part of the Target Safely initiative, the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has developed a white paper, the first of a series of such papers, on the safe use of integrating intensity modulated radiation...
Press Release: ASTRO honored with three Hermes Awards
Fairfax, Va., May 26, 2010 - The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Report, quarterly magazine and patient website have been honored with 2011 Hermes Creative Awards from the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals...
Press Release: Acupuncture relieves hot flashes from prostate cancer treatment
Fairfax, Va., April 21, 2011 - Acupuncture provides long-lasting relief to hot flashes, heart palpitations and anxiety due to side effects of the hormone given to counteract testosterone, the hormone that induces prostate cancer, according to a study...
Press Release: ASTRO announces 2011 Corporate Advisory Council election results
Fairfax, Va., April 5, 2011 - D3 Radiation Oncology Solutions and WFR-Aquaplast/Qfix Systems have been elected and Accuray and Brainlab re-elected to serve three-year terms on the American Society for Radiation Oncology's (ASTRO) Corporate Advisory...
Press Release: Radiation oncologists head to Capitol Hill to promote critical initiatives
Fairfax, Va., March 30, 2011 - More than 100 radiation oncology treatment team members and resident physicians convened in Washington Monday and Tuesday to represent radiation oncology on Capitol Hill at the American Society for Radiation Oncology's...
Press Release: Statins make radiation more effective at curing prostate cancer
Fairfax, Va., March 23, 2011 - Men with high-risk prostate cancer who take statin drugs commonly used to lower cholesterol while receiving radiation therapy are less likely to have their cancer return than patients who do not take these medications, according...
Press Release: ASTRO hires new IT director
Fairfax, Va., February 18, 2011 - The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has hired Jason Hoolsema as its new director of information technology, an addition that is advantageous for the many technical projects ASTRO currently has underway...
Press Release: ASTRO publishes palliative radiotherapy for bone metastases guideline
Fairfax, Va., February 17, 2011 - The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Clinical Affairs and Quality Committee has developed a guideline for the use of radiation therapy in treating bone metastases. The guideline will be published in the...
Press Release: ASTRO selects Anthony Zietman as next Red Journal editor
Fairfax, Va., February 1, 2011 - The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has named Anthony Zietman, M.D., an endowed professor of radiation oncology at Harvard Medical School in Boston, as the new editor of the International Journal of Radiation...
Press Release: ASTRO reaffirms commitment to quality, issues progress report on patient safety plan
Fairfax, Va., January 26, 2011 - The American Society for Radiation Oncology is continuing its commitment to Target Safely, a six-point patient protection plan developed in January 2010, to improve the safety and quality of radiation therapy treatments...
Press Release: ASTRO applauds Maryland’s ruling to uphold patient choice
Fairfax, Va., January 25, 2011 - The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is very pleased with yesterday's ruling by the Maryland Court of Appeals preserving strong patient protections against abusive physician self-referral in radiation...
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