Affiliate Membership shall be open to physicians who have not received residency training in radiation oncology, but who are certified in another specialty by a board recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties or by another board recognized by the Board of Directors of the Society as being of equivalent rank and have a demonstrated interest in the management of patients with cancer.
ASTRO Affiliate member dues are $375 U.S. annually. In addition to the Red Journal (International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics) subscription, Affiliate members are entitled to all other benefits and services offered by the Society:
- 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 ASTROgram e-newsletters.
- 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:
- 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