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New webinar series, ROCR support grows, Radiopharmaceutical Safety White Paper public comment

July 31, 2024

ASTRO 2024: Registration options to meet your needs
Value-added registration options at ASTRO 2024 include the In-person Full Conference Registration and the Virtual Full Conference Registration. They include real-time access to education and scientific sessions, access to the PRO Program, continuing medical education (CME) credits, onDemand access to session content through June 1, 2025, and access to the Annual Meeting Virtual Poster Library. The Weekend/PRO package (in person) and One Day (in person) options are also available. Review the descriptions and choose the package that works best for you. Register by August 15 to save!
 
Are you an Authorized User? Learn more
Now is the time to check if you are eligible to be an NRC Licensed Authorized User, and if so, to obtain that status! Once you've obtained AU status, you will be one step closer to treat patients with radiopharmaceuticals, brachytherapy, Gamma Knife or other treatments regulated by the NRC (or agreement states). If you are unsure about where you are in the process, contact your state’s radioactive materials program, or email ASTRO for assistance.
 
Announcing a new vaginal cuff brachytherapy for endometrial cancer webinar series
This two-part webinar series will provide tips and tricks from experts on how to optimally deliver vaginal cuff brachytherapy (VBT) for endometrial cancer in your practice. The presenters will review how to appropriately make recommendations for VBT for endometrial cancer and efficiently deliver high-quality VBT in one's practice. Following this series, learners will effectively be able to implement a successful VBT at their program. View the series live or take advantage of it onDemand which is included with registration. View the schedule, topics and speakers and register now for this new course.
 
ASTRO calls on Congress for MACRA reform, payment relief
ASTRO joined more than 125 physician groups asking Congress to prioritize physician payment reforms to the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA). In response to CMS’ proposed 2.8% reduction in overall physician payments in the 2025 MPFS, physicians are highlighting continued instability of the current Medicare payment system and the urgent need for policy changes. For more information, visit What’s Happening in Washington.
 
More endorsements roll in for ROCR Act
Support for the Radiation Oncology Case Rate Value Based Payment Program (ROCR) Act continues to build, as two important endorsement letters were sent to congressional leadership on July 23. ASTRO is very grateful to the more than 60 organizations — including freestanding centers, community hospitals, private practice groups, academic centers and professional organizations — that signed the support letter to Congress and the 10 partners in the cancer patient advocacy community that signed the Cancer Leadership Council statement. Ask your members of Congress to cosponsor the ROCR Act via our easy-to-use grassroots system to reach our goal of 1,000 messages by today, July 31. For more, go to What’s Happening in Washington.
 
Radiopharmaceutical Safety White Paper open for public comment
ASTRO requests feedback on the draft Quality and Safety Considerations for Radiopharmaceutical Therapy: An ASTRO Safety White Paper. This consensus-based document focuses on the initiation and maintenance of a therapeutic radiopharmaceutical program in radiation oncology, workflow considerations, and quality and patient safety considerations. Please review the document and submit comments via the webform through Sunday, August 18.
 
Interviews from the ASTRO History Committee
Over the past two decades, the ASTRO History Committee has conducted a series of oral interviews of notable Society members. Each individual has a unique story, and each journey provides unique lessons and insights into our specialty’s past, and possibly, about our future. Today we highlight David Hussey, MD, FASTRO, who was interviewed on June 12, 2012, by Christopher Rose, MD, FASTRO, and David Larson, MD, PhD, FASTRO.
 
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