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Before accepting a position at an academic radiation oncology practice, a prospective employee should evaluate three main features of the job — compensation, daily duties, and location.

ASTRO has released recommendations to inform best clinical practices on the use of partial breast irradiation. ASTRO has released recommendations to inform best clinical practices on the use of partial breast irradiation.

Staffing shortages at radiation oncology clinics are causing treatment delays and increased patient anxiety, according to results of a national survey from American Society for Radiation Oncology.Following the release of the survey results Tuesday, radiation oncologists met in Washington, D.C., as part of ASTRO’s Advocacy Day to push for policies that will reduce current stresses on cancer

TUESDAY, May 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A patient-centered, multidisciplinary approach is strongly recommended for decision-making regarding treatment for oligometastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a clinical practice

New guidance on the use of definitive local therapy to treat patients with oligometastatic non–small cell lung cancer has been issued by the American Society for Radiation Oncology and European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology.

American and European experts partner to issue first guideline on definitive local therapy options for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with limited extracranial metastases 

A new clinical guideline from the American Society for Radiation Oncology and European Society for Radiotherapy & Oncology provides guidance on the use of definitive local therapy-; including radiation and surgery-; to treat patients with oligometastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Update to 2014 guidance outlines best practices for patient-centered, multidisciplinary care

A newly updated clinical guideline from the American Society for Radiation Oncology provides recommendations on the use of radiation therapy and systemic therapy after surgery to treat patients with endometrial cancer.

ASTRO has released clinical practice guidelines on the use of radiation therapy in patients with IDH-mutant, grade 2 and 3 diffuse glioma.