ASTRO Journals

December 1, Issue Highlights Podcast

November 15, Issue Highlights Podcast

Dr. Danielle Margalit of Dana-Farber Cancer Center interviews Dr. Sue Yom from University of California – San Francisco and Dr. Beth Beadle from Stanford University. This podcast features research being presented for head and neck cancers at the ASTRO Annual Meeting. The ASTRO Annual Meeting podcasts feature attendees highlighting the most exciting and impactful work being presented in specific di...

Dr. David Palma from the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research interviews Dr. Daniel Gomez of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. This podcast features research thoracic and lung cancer research being presented at the ASTRO Annual Meeting. The ASTRO Annual Meeting podcasts feature attendees highlighting the most exciting and impactful work being presented in specific disease sites. The ASTRO A...

November 1, Issue Highlights Podcast

Dr. Tim Kruser, corresponding author of "Radiation Oncologists' Role in End-of-Life Care: A Perspective From Medical Oncologists," talks about the methods of the study, the value of qualitative data, and how challenging results can be used to improve the situation for patients. Dr. Louis Potters, one of the authors of a commentary written in reply addresses some of his concerns about how medical o...

ASTRO Health Policy Analyst Jessica Adams interviews Dr. Michael Roach and Dr. Najeeb Mohideen about their payment policy articles in the July 15 edition. Learn more about payment policy and how procedure codes are developed.

October 1, Issue Highlights Podcast

Narrative Oncology editor Ben Corn, MD interviews Frank Meyskens, Jr., MD, FACP, author of the recently published poem "Abscopal Outcomes: Reflections on Distant Effects." Dr. Corn initiates uplifting discussion on restoring hopefulness in everyday interactions with patients and colleagues in the field of radiation oncology. Dr. Meyskens also discusses the importance of the arts in medicine, how h...

September 1, Issue Highlights Podcast

August 1, 2019, Issue Highlights Podcast

Anthony D'Amico, MD, PhD, FASTRO shares a recording of a moving story that he recounted to students at Harvard Medical School who are also enrolled in his Tae Kwon Do class. Music by D. Tegbaru, used with permission.

July 15, 2019, Issue Highlights Podcast

July 1, 2019, Issue Highlights Podcast

Join PRO Executive Editor Suzanne Evans and negotiation and ethics professor Daylian Cain as they discuss their recent article "Why Smart Oncology Clinicians do Dumb Things: A Review of Cognitive Bias in Radiation Oncology." The article identifies many common biases in the field, factors that increase our susceptibility to bias and ways that we can combat cognitive biases. The authors explain the...

June 1, 2019, Issue Highlights Podcast

May 1, 2019, Issue Highlights Podcast

In the first podcast in a series on prior authorization, ASTRO Health Policy Analyst Jessica Adams interviews Dr. Apar Gupta, MD, MBA, lead author of a paper recently accepted in the Red Journal. The study investigates prior authorization denial rates and associated treatment delays for proton beam therapy. The study also addresses possible predictors for denial and if denials aligned with the AST...

April 1, 2019, Issue Highlights Podcast

Todd McNutt, Ph. D, author of an article recently published in Advances, shares the process and results of using machine learning methods to identify dose patterns that predict for xerostomia in head and neck cancer patients. Dr. McNutt identifies the advantages and challenges inherent in utilizing this newer method rather than more traditional predictors. Advances associate senior editor, Matthew...

March 15, 2019, Issue Highlights Podcast

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