ASTRO 2025 Honorary Member, eContouring webinar, Lessons learned on attaining APEx accreditation
June 4, 2025
| June is National Cancer Survivorship Month |
| June is National Cancer Survivorship month, recognizing the more than 18 million cancer survivors in the United States and the work being done to improve their lives and that of their caregivers. As a nod to this month, take a moment to encourage your patients and their caregivers to explore Patient Stories on RTanswers.org, to gain useful insights and inspiration, and/or encourage your patients to share their own stories. |
| 2025 ASTRO Annual Meeting – Register and book housing now! | |
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ASTRO 2025 is set to take place in San Francisco from Saturday, September 27 – Wednesday, October 1, at the Moscone Center. For those attending in person, ASTRO has negotiated discount room rates at more than 20 San Francisco hotels. Visit the Annual Meeting website now to register at the best rates and select from a wide range of housing options. We can’t wait to see you in San Francisco on September 27!
Note that SPARGO, Inc. is our official agent. Beware of companies who misrepresent themselves as ASTRO registration and housing providers. |
| eContouring for Gynecologic Cancers Webinar – Free for Members-in-Training |
| Registration is open for the eContouring for Gynecologic Cancers Webinar, taking place July 30, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time and led by Scott Silva, MD. This ASTRO Academy webinar offers access to hands-on contouring practice on real cases in addition to a live webinar with time for Q&A. ASTRO members receive a discount and members-in-training and international members-in-training can register for free, supported by the Radiation Oncology Institute’s Juan A. del Regato Fund. |
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New on the Blog: Ohio facility's journey through APEx accreditation Learn from the experiences of Kathleen Hintenlang, PhD, FASTRO, and Kelsey Riffle MPH, RT(T), quality and safety leaders at the Ohio State University, as they share valuable insights for practices preparing for the APEx accreditation process. The conversation highlights the evolving standards, improvements in processes and the benefits that radiation oncology practices realize through APEx. |
| The IHE-RO Technical Committee invites your feedback |
| The IHE Radiation Oncology (IHE-RO) Technical Committee is accepting public comment through July 19, for the recently published supplements for Consistent Dose Content for External Beam Radiation (CDEB) and High-Definition Structure Set Content (HDSS). The documents are available for download. Comments can be submitted at Radiation Oncology Public Comments. |
| ASTRO supports bill on lifting physicist's pay cap |
| ASTRO has signed on in support of the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Physicist Pay Cap Relief Act reintroduced by Reps. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) and Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) in May. This bill would lift the arbitrary pay cap imposed on the VA’s Therapeutic Medical Physicists (TMP) and Diagnostic Medical Physicists (DMP), which has exacerbated staff shortages and veterans’ access to care at VA facilities. See more at What’s Happening in Washington. |
| White House budget proposes steep NIH and CDC cuts |
| On May 30, the White House released its FY26 Budget in Brief, which proposes substantial cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Under the proposal, NIH would be reduced by almost half and NCI funding would be reduced by $2.7 billion. See more at What’s Happening in Washington. |
| Proposed LCD reflects ASTRO recommendations to curb misuse of RT for skin cancer |
| Released on May 15, the multi-jurisdictional Medicare Administrative Contractor proposed Local Coverage Determination (LCD) includes ASTRO’s recommendations to prevent billing image guidance with superficial radiation therapy treatments. Learn more about the proposed LCD. |
