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Dr. Sameer Keole voted President-elect of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)

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milla1cf Thu, 07/20/2023 - 20:11 July 20, 2023 — The members of the American Society for Radiation Oncology ( ASTRO ) recently elected three new officers to ASTRO’s Board of Directors, including Sameer Keole , MD, FASTRO , as President-elect; Wendy Woodward , MD, PhD, FASTRO, as Science Council Vice Chair; and Vivek S.

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Widespread Staff Shortages Exacerbate Pressures Facing Radiation Oncology Clinics; ASTRO Advocacy Day Calls for Action

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milla1cf Tue, 05/23/2023 - 11:36 May 23, 2023 — More than 9 in 10 radiation oncologists report that their practices face clinical staff shortages , according to a new national survey from the American Society for Radiation Oncology ( ASTRO ). Radiation oncologists from across the country are in Washington, D.C.

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Multi-Institutional Study Data Presented at ASTRO 2023 Builds Upon Growing Evidence of GammaTile for Patients with Brain Tumors

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christine.book Tue, 10/03/2023 - 11:37 October 3, 2023 — Medical device company GT Medical Technologies, Inc. 2 poster presentation at the American Society for Radiation Oncology's (ASTRO) 65th Annual Meeting, ASTRO 2023 , being held this week in San Diego, CA. Kim (2023). Amsbaugh; Catherine S.

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MD Anderson Research Highlights: ASTRO 2023 Special Edition

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milla1cf Tue, 10/03/2023 - 12:04 October 3, 2023 — The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Research Highlights showcases the latest breakthroughs in cancer care, research and prevention. Further, among patients receiving radiation, those with stronger immune responses had better outcomes.

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Renowned Radiation Oncologist Joins NYU Langone’s Perlmutter Cancer Center as Vice Chair for Academic and Faculty Affairs, Director of Brachytherapy

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milla1cf Tue, 09/12/2023 - 13:16 September 12, 2023 — Michael J. In addition to his other roles, Dr. Zelefsky will serve as a professor in the department and Genitourinary Cancer Disease Management Group leader. For more information: [link] Tuesday, September 12, 2023 - 13:16

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Study Finds Disease Progression and Adverse Radiation Effects are Low in Patients Undergoing Preoperative Stereotactic Radiosurgery

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milla1cf Mon, 06/12/2023 - 21:13 June 12, 2023 — Cancer that spreads to the brain from another part of the body such as lung or breast is called a metastatic brain tumor. The two-year meningeal disease rate was 5.8%, and the two-year symptomatic adverse radiation effect rate was 5%.

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ASTRO and ESTRO Issue Clinical Guideline on Local Therapy for Oligometastatic Lung Cancer

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The guideline is published in Practical Radiation Oncology. The guideline emphasizes the need for a multidisciplinary team approach to guide treatment decisions for oligometastatic disease, a description for cancer that reaches a state in which the patient has a small number of metastases in addition to a primary tumor.