A Day on Capitol Hill with an ASTRO Lobbyist
Posted: October 20, 2026Here we give you a day in the life of an ASTRO lobbyist, offering a snapshot of our work on Capitol Hill as ASTRO's advocacy team builds relationships and garners support from members of Congress for the specialty.
ASTRO 2026: Moving Data to Dialogue in Boston
Posted: October 14, 2026ASTRO’s 68th Annual Meeting brought the radiation oncology community together in Boston in late September for five days of groundbreaking science, practical education and meaningful conversation. Read through the ASTRO Daily News highlights, expert commentary on research, and extended coverage from Boston listed in the articles below:
ASTRO 2026: Presidential Symposium Preview
Posted: August 25, 2026This year’s Presidential Symposium embodies the Annual Meeting’s theme, Data to Dialogue: Communicating Radiotherapy’s Value to Advance Care, by examining the critical steps to communicating the value of what we do.
Mid-year Updates from the 2025 Survivor Circle Grants Awardees
Posted: July 1, 2026Last fall, at the 67th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, two California-based organizations, Latinas Contra Cancer and Carter’s Foundation were each awarded the Survivor Circle Grant for $12,500. These two special organizations enthusiastically shared how they have used the grant to support their missions thus far.
ASTRO 2026: What’s New This Year
Posted: June 17, 2026ASTRO President Neha Vapiwala, MD, FASTRO, shares details on some of the new events and workshops at this year’s 2026 ASTRO Annual Meeting in Boston, September 26-30.
Honey, They're Sending Me to Kathmandu!
Posted: April 28, 2026Every time ASTRO staff reach out with a new APEx facility visit assignment, there's a familiar flurry. Pull up the clinic schedule, figure out which colleagues can cover, check flight options, debate whether to try for the red-eye home or spend another night. There's logistics. There's calendar Tetris. And honestly? There's always a little bit of jitters, a new facility, a new team, a new city, and a responsibility not taken lightly.
A Message from the CEO: The 2026 Reimbursement Crisis and ASTRO’s Response
Posted: April 21, 2026The first quarter of 2026 has brought significant financial instability and uncertainty for many in our field. The 2026 payment rules for both the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and, especially, the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) introduced numerous fundamental changes. While the full impact of these changes may take months or even longer to fully understand, the struggles faced by radiation oncologists and cancer centers are real and immediate — and merit immediate action.
Couldn’t Make It to the Head and Neck Symposium in February? Here’s a Recap (+ onDemand access details)
Posted: April 7, 2026This year’s Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancers Symposium was dedicated to the theme of “Advancing Patient-centered Care through Innovative Team Science.” Held on February 19-21 in Palm Desert, California, the meeting brought together diverse voices across oncology disciplines. Dynamic sessions, plenaries, and poster presentations fostered conversations that navigated the complexity of H&N cancers with an integrated, collaborative mindset.
Patient Safety Awareness Week: Radiation Oncology’s Leadership in Safe Patient Care
Posted: March 9, 2026Patient Safety Awareness Week is an opportunity to reflect and spotlight our specialty’s commitment to always providing safe, high-quality care. In radiation oncology, safety is the foundation of our culture and woven into every treatment we deliver. Each radiation oncologist, medical physicist, dosimetrist, radiation therapist and staff member plays a key role in this mission.
DC Cancer Support Organizations Share Impact of Survivor Circle Grants
Posted: February 25, 2026Two Washington, DC-based organizations, Smith Center for Healing and the Arts and Touch4life, were selected in the fall of 2024 as ASTRO’s Survivor Circle grant winners, receiving $12,500 each. For over 20 years, the grant has been awarded annually to selected organizations for the services they provide to cancer patients, their families and caregivers, in the state hosting ASTRO’s Annual Meeting. Read more about how the grants deepened the impact of each organization and details on this year’s application.
