ASTRO

This page includes the latest news from the American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), including news and video coverage from the society's annual meeting. ASTRO is the premier radiation oncology society in the world, with more than 10,000 members who are physicians, nurses, biologist, physicists, radiation therapists, dosimetrists and other healthcare professionals who specialize in treating patients with radiation therapy. 

Cerium-134 can be targeted to provide an imaging analogue for two different therapy isotopes, actinium-225 and thorium-227. This helps scientists understand these therapy isotopes and develop new treatments. Image courtesy of Donald Montoya, Los Alamos National Laboratory
News | PET Imaging
New Imaging Isotope Meets Promising Therapy Isotopes

August 6, 2021 — A multidisciplinary team has demonstrated the production, purification, and potential application of ...

Time August 06, 2021
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Recommendations address when and how radiation therapy should be used and outline best practices for patient-centered care
News | Radiation Therapy
ASTRO Issues Clinical Guideline on Radiation Therapy for Soft Tissue Sarcoma in Adults

July 27, 2021 — A new clinical guideline from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) provides guidance on ...

Time July 27, 2021
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Radiation oncologists urged Congress to reverse proposed CMS cuts and create more equity in access to cancer treatments
News | Radiation Oncology
ASTRO Advocacy Day Draws Record Number of Advocates Seeking Change

July 26, 2021 — A record number of radiation oncologists met with Congressional leaders and staff last week as part of ...

Time July 26, 2021
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the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) displayed the CY 2022 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems (OPPS/ASC) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (CMS-1753-P), which includes proposals related to the Radiation Oncology (RO) Model.
News | Radiation Oncology
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Radiation Oncology (RO) Model

July 21, 2021 — On July 19, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) displayed the CY 2022 Hospital ...

Time July 21, 2021
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ASTRO just issued the following statement in response to the Radiation Oncology Model update in yesterday's HOPPS proposed rule, which compounds significant and detrimental cuts to the cancer care specialty in the proposed 2022 MPFS
News | Radiation Therapy
ASTRO Responds to Troubling Medicare Cuts, Radiation Oncology Model Update

July 20, 2021 — In response to consecutive weeks of proposed Medicare payment cuts to radiation oncology cancer care ...

Time July 20, 2021
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American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) to host in-person Annual Meeting in Chicago, October 24-27
News | ASTRO
ASTRO 2021 Announces its October Event is In-person

July 8, 2021 — Registration opens today for the American Society for Radiation Oncology's (ASTRO) 63rd Annual Meeting ...

Time July 08, 2021
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The pandemic threw everyone a curve ball that most didn’t see coming, at least at the magnitude that it hit. The year brought about a lot of change — which built some new models for business operation, and opened up avenues of discussion for others.
Blog | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Watching 2021 Unfold

Slowly, we are seeing our world come back into focus. The pandemic threw everyone a curve ball that most didn’t see ...

Time July 02, 2021
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The two-year project focused on reducing the use of extended-fraction radiation therapy to treat pain from incurable cancer that had spread to patients’ bones. Once a standard practice, the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has recommended against the routine use of extended-fraction radiation to relieve pain from bone metastases, especially more than 10 treatments.
News | Radiation Therapy
Statewide Quality Improvement Project Reduced Excessive Radiation Treatments for Bone Metastases by 80%

June 24, 2021 — An effort by the Michigan Radiation Oncology Quality Consortium reduced excessive radiation treatments ...

Time June 24, 2021
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 Mevion Medical Systems announced that the first proton center in the Mountain West, the Senator Orrin G. Hatch Center for Proton Therapy, has opened at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah (U of U) and began treating patients on May 11 with the MEVION S250i Proton Therapy System.
News | Proton Therapy
Huntsman Cancer Institute Begins Treatment with Mevion Compact Proton Therapy System

June 24, 2021 — Mevion Medical Systems announced that the first proton center in the Mountain West, the Senator Orrin G ...

Time June 24, 2021
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Sponsored Content | Blog | Artificial Intelligence
BLOG: Auto-Segmentation in Radiation Oncology: Things to Consider

Automation is transforming the way we practice radiation oncology and advancing the standard of patient care. There have ...

Time June 07, 2021
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Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University’s EMPIRE-1 trial is first-of-its-kind randomized patient outcomes study of amino acid PET imaging in influencing a cancer control endpoint
News | Radiation Therapy
Results Published for Axumin (Fluciclovine F 18) PET Imaging Study Demonstrating Improved Patient Outcomes in Patients with Recurrent Prostate Cancer

May 25, 2021 — Blue Earth Diagnostics, a Bracco company and recognized leader in the development and commercialization ...

Time May 25, 2021
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Brain tumors edged out by artificial intelligence: VBrain applies auto-contouring to the three most common types of brain tumors: brain metastasis, meningioma and acoustic neuroma.
News | Artificial Intelligence
Vysioneer Receives FDA Clearance on First-Ever Tumor Auto-Contouring Solution for Radiation Therapy

April 7, 2021 — Vysioneer, a leader in artificial intelligence (AI) for cancer care, announced it received the U.S. Food ...

Time April 07, 2021
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The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) and the American Cancer Society (ACS) are teaming up with leading health organizations across the country to endorse the safe resumption of cancer screening and treatment during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
News | Radiation Therapy
ASTRO Survey Finds Pandemic Has Led to More Advanced-stage Cancer Diagnoses

March 31, 2021 — Doctors who oversee cancer clinics say that new patients are arriving for treatment with more advanced ...

Time March 31, 2021
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Diagnostic imaging studies using Tc-99m inform healthcare decisions for approximately 30 million patients annually around the world
News | Nuclear Imaging
IBA and NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes Expand Collaboration to Enable Global Availability of Tc-99m

March 8, 2021 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A., EURONEXT) and NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes, LLC, announced a ...

Time March 08, 2021
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Axial fused PET/CT image shows intense uptake (arrowhead) in the deep pelvis corresponding to the left lobe of the prostate in a 62-year-old with a history of prostate cancer treated with radiation therapy. The CT scan does not show the tumor. Image courtesy of the the Radiological Society of North America.
Feature | Treatment Planning | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane
Using PET to Enhance Prostate Treatment Planning

The decision to offer radiation after prostatectomy for patients with recurrent prostate cancer is quite complex, and ...

Time March 05, 2021
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ZAP Surgical Systems, Inc. announced 18 new system orders in 2020 for its recently commercialized ZAP-X Gyroscopic Radiosurgery platform.
News | Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)
ZAP Surgical Builds Market for its Novel ZAP-X Gyroscopic Radiosurgery Platform

February 12, 2021 — ZAP Surgical Systems, Inc. announced 18 new system orders in 2020 for its recently commercialized ...

Time February 12, 2021
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Sponsored Content | Sponsored Content | Videos | Information Technology
Talking Trends with Elekta

Treating cancer effectively often includes a combination of patient therapies. In recent years, technology advancements ...

Time December 01, 2020
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Mary C. Mahoney, M.D.
News | RSNA
Mary C. Mahoney, MD, Named RSNA President

December 1, 2020 — At the Virtual RSNA 2020 conference, it was announced that Mary C. Mahoney, M.D., is RSNA president ...

Time December 01, 2020
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Radiation oncologists across the country will meet virtually with members of Congress this week to discuss value-based payment, prior authorization and supporting cancer care during the pandemic
News | Radiation Oncology
Radiation Oncologists Urge Congress to Advance Bills That Protect Patient Access to Cancer Care During Pandemic

November 18, 2020 — Radiation oncologists across the country will meet virtually with members of Congress this week to ...

Time November 18, 2020
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Metastasis-free survival is a strong surrogate endpoint for overall survival over biochemical failure for men receiving salvage radiotherapy for recurrent prostate cancer
News | Prostate Cancer
MFS Is a Strong Surrogate Endpoint for OS for Men Receiving Salvage RT

November 2, 2020 — An analysis of the phase III NRG Oncology clinical trial RTOG 9601 on men receiving salvage ...

Time November 02, 2020
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