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Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle issued a series of oversight letters to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in recent months to urge the Agency to adjust its proposed radiation oncology advanced alternative payment model (RO Model)
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Congressional Leaders Support Concerns About Proposed Medicare ...

November 13, 2019 — Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle issued a series of oversight letters to the Centers ...

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Research Suggests Proton Radiation Therapy Can Benefit Patients with ...

November 4, 2019 – Two new studies support and inform the use of proton radiation therapy to treat patients with ...

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ASTRO supports nomination of Stephen Hahn, M.D., FASTRO, to lead U.S ...

November 1, 2019 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) today expressed strong support for the nomination ...

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Attendees of ASTRO 2019 walked the halls of McCormick Place in Chicago, Ill.
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ASTRO Tries New Wrinkle for Presidential Symposium

At the American Society for Radiation Oncology’s (ASTRO) 2019 annual meeting, the society’s leadership introduced a new ...

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ASTRO has worked for many years to craft a viable payment model that would stabilize payments, drive adherence to nationally-recognized clinical guidelines and improve patient care.
News | ASTRO

ASTRO's Response to HHS Secretary Azar’s Comments on Rad Onc ...

Following comments today from Alex Azar, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, on an alternative payment model for ...

Time November 08, 2018
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The patient’s wife changes the Optune array. Clinical trials indicate that the electrical fields emitted by Optune have the potential to lengthen the lives of patients with glioblastoma.
Feature | Radiation Oncology | By Greg Freiherr

ASTRO: Putting Patients First in Radiation Oncology

Approximately 11,000 professionals attended the four-day meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) ...

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ASTRO 2018 Radiation Therapy Clinical Trials. #ASTRO2018 #ASTRO18 #ASTRO
Feature | ASTRO

Late-breaking Radiation Therapy Clinical Trials at ASTRO 2018

October 30, 2018 — The American Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ASTRO) 2018 annual meeting included 10 top-rated ...

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Amar U. Kishan, M.D., presents data about stereotactic body radiation therapy at ASTRO 2018. #ASTRO #ASTRO18 #ASTRO2018
Feature | Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) | By Greg Freiherr

WEB EXCLUSIVE: SBRT As Safe And Effective As Conventional RT For Some ...

With its shorter course of treatment, stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) has long been preferred for patients ...

Time October 23, 2018
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Artificial intelligence (AI) will not force specialists in radiation oncology from their jobs but rather make them better at the jobs only they can do, said speakers at the annual meeting of the American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) in San Antonio, Texas.
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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Smart Machines To Empower Oncology Docs and Patients ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) will not force specialists in radiation oncology from their jobs but rather make them ...

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Combined Therapy Including Pelvic Lymph Node Radiation Provides Significant Benefit for Prostate Cancer Patients - late breaking study presented at ASTRO 2018.
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Combined Therapy Including Pelvic Lymph Node Radiation Provides ...

The first report of a large, international clinical trial shows that, for men who show signs of prostate cancer after ...

Time October 22, 2018
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