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High-dose radiation therapy can be used to lengthen progression-free survival for people with advanced lung cancer when systemic therapy has not fully halted the growth or spread of metastases, according to a new study.
News | Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)

High-dose Radiation Thwarts Tumor Growth in Patients with Advanced ...

October 24, 2021 — High-dose radiation therapy can be used to lengthen progression-free survival for people with ...

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People with liver cancer awaiting transplantation could benefit from non-invasive radiation treatments but are rarely given this therapy, according to a new analysis of U.S. national data
News | Radiation Therapy

External-beam Radiation Therapy Underused for People with Liver Cancer ...

October 24, 2021 — People with liver cancer awaiting transplantation could benefit from non-invasive radiation ...

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Bipartisan oversight letters from House, Senate and caucus leaders articulate concerns with draconian cuts in the proposed Radiation Oncology Model and Medicare physician fee schedule
News | Radiation Oncology

Senators and representatives unite to call on CMS to protect patient ...

October 22, 2021 — Eighty-five members of Congress have joined together to issue bipartisan, bicameral oversight letters ...

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On behalf of the nation's radiation oncologists and the more than one million people with cancer they will treat this year, the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) expressed strong support for today's Senate introduction of bipartisan federal legislation that would rein in restrictive prior authorization practices that delay patient access to critical cancer treatments.
News | Radiation Oncology

ASTRO Backs Bipartisan Congressional Bills to Reduce Prior ...

October 20, 2021 — On behalf of the nation's radiation oncologists and the more than one million people with cancer they ...

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Comment letters on the 2022 physician fee schedule and Radiation Oncology Model urge CMS to scale back extreme cuts that jeopardize access to life-saving cancer treatments
News | ASTRO

ASTRO Submits RO Model Comment Letters to CMS

September 9, 2021 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) submitted two comment letters to the Centers for ...

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ASTRO’s 63rd Annual Meeting is scheduled to take place as an in-person meeting October 24-27 in Chicago, but be sure to bring along your masks
News | ASTRO

Mask Up at ASTRO21

August 11, 2021 — ASTRO announced that it is facilitating measures that seek to ensure optimal health and sanitary ...

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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 ...

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

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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 ...

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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 ...

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

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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 ...

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