Corresponding membership is open to physicians, radiation physicists and radiation or cancer biologists who devote a substantial portion of his or her time to radiation oncology or radiation sciences and who reside outside of the U.S. Members shall either be board certified by a board recognized by the Board of Directors as being of equivalent rank to the American Board of Radiology or shall hold membership in a national or regional radiation oncology society in their country or region of practice. Dues for corresponding members shall not include an amount covering a subscription to the official journal of the Society.
ASTRO corresponding member dues are $60 U.S. annually.
Corresponding members have access to the following benefits and services offered by the Society:
- Meeting registration discounts.
- Discounts on products to improve your practice.
- Quarterly ASTROnews subscription.
- Bi-weekly ASTROgram e-mail newsletter subscription.
- Free hardcopy and online access to the ASTRO Annual Membership Directory.
- Exclusive online access to ASTROnews and ASTROgram e-newsletters.
- Early registration opportunities in addition to discount rates for ASTRO meetings.
- Specifically for ASTRO physicist members:
- 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.
- Physics Plenary session at the ASTRO Annual Meeting.
- Free Web site template for member radiation oncology facilities.
- Discount on classified advertising in ASTROnews.
