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ASTRO has begun a search for an editor-in-chief for its primary research journal, the International Journal of Radiation Oncology•Biology•Physics. Known as the Red Journal, it offers authoritative articles linking new research and technologies...
A unique meeting devoted to multidisciplinary breast cancer research and treatment, the 2010 Breast Cancer Symposium, taking place October 1-3, 2010, in National Harbor, Md., brings together science and clinical practice in a small, interactive forum...
From now through September 16, 2010, ASTRO is accepting late-breaking abstracts. Abstracts should only be submitted as a late-breaking abstract if the research is limited to highly significant and timely findings in clinical oncology, radiobiology or...
Effective November 14, 2010, UnitedHealthcare will be implementing post service claim review for proton beam radiation therapy (PBT) services. The review will be based on UnitedHealthcare’s Medical Policy on PBT. UnitedHealthcare has determined...
In an editorial in the September 2010 issue of the Red Journal, W. Robert Lee, M.D., M.S., M.Ed., explains the vision for ASTRO’s new practice journal, Practical Radiation Oncology . In it, Dr. Lee describes that PRO is designed to be complementary...
Keep up with ASTRO in real time through our social media outreach. Join the more than 1,400 fans of ASTRO's Facebook page and 600 ASTRO followers on Twitter . Registration for both services is free and you can easily download applications for these...
ASTRO invites you to run for the future of our profession by participating in our first 5K run to benefit the Radiation Oncology Institute (ROI) at this year's Annual Meeting. Running along San Diego's beautiful waterfront, participants can soak...
Visit the new ASTRO Resource Center on the Exhibit Hall floor to find out about ASTRO's products, services and current initiatives. The Resource Center is your one-stop shop for learning about all of the new benefits ASTRO is offering its members...
The recently launched Radiation Oncology MarketPlace is a digital buyer's guide where customers can search for radiation oncology products and services by keyword, vendor name or location and be directed to relevant company profiles that include website...
Help ASTRO to serve your current and future needs by responding to the Membership Survey. If you have not already provided us with your feedback, please take a few minutes to complete the Membership Survey today. Complete the survey and be entered to...
The Guidelines Subcommittee of the Clinical Affairs and Quality Committee is pleased to announce the publication of "Fractionation for Whole Breast Irradiation: An American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Evidence-Based Guideline." The...
National Government Services (NGS), the Medicare administrative contractor for jurisdiction 8 (Connecticut and New York), has retired its local coverage determination (LCD) and supplemental instructions article for brachytherapy services effective August...
After careful review, CMS has amended its national coverage determination (NCD) to remove the current absolute restriction to only one fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET) scan to determine the location and/or extent of the tumor...
On August 5, the 2010 Medicare Trustees Report was released and concluded that the Medicare Trust Fund will stay solvent until 2029, 12 years longer than estimated in the 2009 report. The report largely credits health care reform legislation passed in...
Help ASTRO to serve your current and future needs by responding to the Membership Survey. If you have not already provided us with your feedback, please take a few minutes to complete the Membership Survey today. Complete the survey and be entered to...
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