Allied Membership shall be open to physicians who have successfully completed residency training in radiation oncology in an accredited radiation oncology program in the United States, but who have not been certified in radiation oncology by the American Board of Radiology or by another board recognized by the Board of Directors of the Society as being of equivalent rank.
Allied membership dues are $375 U.S. annually. In addition to the Red Journal (International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics ) subscription, Allied members are entitled and have access to all other benefits and services offered by the society including:
- Meeting registration discounts.
- Discounts on products to improve your practice.
- Quarterly ASTROnews subscription.
- Biweekly ASTROgram e-mail newsletter subscription.
- Free hardcopy and online access to the ASTRO Annual Membership Directory.
- Exclusive online access to ASTROnews and ASTROgrams.
- Listing in "Find a Radiation Oncologist" on astro.org and RTAnswers.org Web sites.
- Early registration opportunities in addition to discount rates for ASTRO meetings.
- Specifically for ASTRO Physicist members:
- QA Workshop in February 2007 (focuses on physicists).
- Physics Plenary session at the ASTRO Annual Meeting.
- Physics-related grants (contact the Research Department for more details).
- Physics education day at the ASTRO Annual Meeting.
- ASTRO Government Relations Legislative Tracking Chart.
- Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise Radiation Oncology (IHE-RO) Task Force.
- Free Web site template for member radiation oncology facilities.
- Complimentary online subscription to the Green Journal.
- Discount on classified advertising in ASTROnews.
- Discounts on sister journals.
- Free media training.