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ASTRO's RO MarketPlace is an online supplier guide that allows you to find radiation oncology specific services and products in one place. In the MarketPlace you can search using specific keywords to narrow your results and contact suppliers on the...
This year's Annual Meeting has several distinguished speakers lined up. Robert H. Austin, PhD, from the Princeton University Department of Physics, will be speaking on the mysteries of cancer from a physicist's point of view on Monday, October...
Are you looking for a position in radiation oncology? Participate in ASTRO's Annual Meeting Career Fair October 1-4, 2011, in Miami Beach, Fla. This is the perfect opportunity to meet face-to-face with employers from all over the globe. Go online...
ASTRO would like your feedback so we can better meet your needs. Please take a few minutes and complete our membership survey which was emailed out to all members Friday, July 22. To begin the survey, please click on the link provided in that email. Thank...
ASTRO members can receive free CME credit for reading " Impact of radiotherapy dose on dentition breakdown in head and neck cancer patients " in the latest issue of Practical Radiation Oncology . Members must then take and pass a short assessment...
The results are in from ASTRO's 2011 elections and the membership has selected three new Board members as well as new members for the Nominating Committee for the 2011-2012 Society year. These newly elected officials will officially begin their terms...
Attendees can now earn SAM credits at the Annual Meeting by preregistering for one of the designated SAM sessions. Attendees that register will complete a related assessment and evaluation at the conclusion of the lecture and be able to print a copy of...
Network with colleagues and attend several sessions tailored specifically for you including the "ASTRO/ONS Lecture: Managing Skin Alterations During Radiation Therapy" and "Nurses' Role as Patient Navigator." For a full schedule...
A new program is available that provides a health coverage option for individuals who have been uninsured for at least six months, have a pre-existing condition and have been denied coverage (or offered insurance without coverage of the pre-existing condition...
The latest issue of Practical Radiation Oncology is now online in advance of print. In addition to ASTRO's white paper on safety considerations in IMRT and an introduction to this series of manuscripts, this issue includes an article on the impact...
As part of the Target Safely initiative, ASTRO has developed a white paper on the safe use of IMRT. A summary will be included in the July print issue of Practical Radiation Oncology ( PR O), while the full text is available in advance online . The report...
Elections for the 2012 Board of Directors and Nominating Committee are now underway and all ASTRO members are encouraged to vote to ensure your interests are represented in the coming year. Vote for the future of ASTRO today. Elections will close on Tuesday...
The 2011 Breast Cancer Symposium being held September 8-10, 2011, in San Francisco, is a two-and-a-half day multidisciplinary meeting for members of the breast cancer care team. This year's symposium, focusing on the theme "The Continuum of Breast...
Abstract submission is now open for the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium. Submission categories include: biology, epidemiology and diagnosis, supportive care, biomarkers, and treatment approaches and outcomes. The deadline for submitting...
ASTRO recommends that the definition of medical event for permanent prostate brachytherapy should not be dose based but should be based upon the source strength (air-kerma strength) administered, according to an ASTRO report published online in advance...
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