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American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) @astro-org.bsky.social · Jun 10

The 2025 Annual Refresher is now available onDemand! Access 24+ hours of educational content, claim credits and more. Purchase now ➡️ ow.ly/vOjn50VFL84

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American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) @astro-org.bsky.social · Jun 10

📢 Calling all medical students! Join us for our next Med Student Q&A on Tuesday, June 17, at 8 P.M. ET. This live session features a RadOnc and a RadOnc resident, offering a unique opportunity to learn more about the specialty. 🔗Reserve your spot: ow.ly/qsuN50VZgs8

American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) @astro-org.bsky.social · May 28

New in #practicalRO: A Resident’s Guide to Evaluation of Prostate High Dose Rate Brachytherapy Treatment Plans: An American Brachytherapy Society Technical Report. #radonc tinyurl.com/prohathout

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American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) @astro-org.bsky.social · May 27

New in #practicalRO: Lung stereotactic body radiotherapy using dynamic conformal arc therapy with or without flattening filter photon beam– a French institutional experience. #radonc tinyurl.com/massabeau1

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American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) @astro-org.bsky.social · May 23

📣 Registration & housing for #ASTRO25 are NOW OPEN! This year's Annual Meeting will take place September 27 ‒ October 1 in San Francisco, CA.
➡️ Learn more & register here: www.astro.org/meetings-and...

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American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) @astro-org.bsky.social · May 22

ASTRO is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 ASTRO Gold Medal Award. The recipients will be presented with the Gold Medal at the #ASTRO25 Annual Meeting in San Francisco. www.astro.org/about-astro/...

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD FASCO @fumikochino.bsky.social · May 19

🇺🇸Excited to be in DC with Dr Joyner @mdanderson.bsky.social & 100 other #radonc. We here advocating for pts with cancer by urging support for the #ROCR Act, to #fixpriorAuth, & to fund discovery of the next cancer cure thru #cancerResearch @astro-org.bsky.social

www.votervoice.net/mobile/ASTRO...

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American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) @astro-org.bsky.social · May 21

New in #practicalRO: Partial breast radiotherapy in low-risk breast cancer using a MRI-guided adaptive approach; results of the phase II PARLOB study. #radonc tinyurl.com/bruynzeel1

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD FASCO @fumikochino.bsky.social · May 15

🙌 Congrats on #ASTRO25 abstract acceptance day!! I'm excited to join the brightest minds in #radonc for @astro-org.bsky.social's annual meeting this fall in San Francisco, CA from September 27 ‒ October 1.

➡️ Registration is open! ow.ly/FSUg50VRhe3

ASTRO'S 67TH ANNUAL MEETING
2025
REDISCOVERING RADIATION MEDICINE AND EXPLORING NEW INDICATIONS

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American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) @astro-org.bsky.social · May 15

📣 Registration & housing for #ASTRO25 are NOW OPEN! This year's Annual Meeting will take place September 27 ‒ October 1 in San Francisco, CA.
➡️ Learn more & register here: ow.ly/FSUg50VRhe3

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Nat Lester-Coll, MD @drlestercoll.bsky.social · May 10

Grateful to @astro-org.bsky.social for an energizing SCAROP meeting! It was fantastic to connect with colleagues from across the country and dive into the big conversations shaping the future of our field.

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American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) @astro-org.bsky.social · May 7

The 2025 Annual Refresher is now available onDemand! Access 24+ hours of educational content, claim credits and more. Purchase now ➡️ ow.ly/vOjn50VFL84

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American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) @astro-org.bsky.social · May 6

This week we celebrate all the nurses who go the extra mile to keep us safe and healthy. Thank you for your dedication to patient care. 👏 #NationalNursesWeek #NationalNursesDay

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American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) @astro-org.bsky.social · May 6

📢 Calling all medical students! Join us for our next Med Student Q&A TODAY, May 6, at 8 PM ET. This live session features a RadOnc and a RadOnc resident, offering a unique opportunity to learn more about the specialty. 🔗 Reserve your spot: ow.ly/GwfU50TM8lx

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American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) @astro-org.bsky.social · Apr 30

Catch up on all the latest happenings in the Society News section of the 2025 Spring ASTROnews!
➡️Read it here: astro.org/ASTROnews

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American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) @astro-org.bsky.social · Apr 30

📢 Calling all medical students!

Join us for our next Med Student Q&A on Tuesday, May 6, at 8 PM ET. This live session features a RadOnc and a RadOnc resident, offering a unique opportunity to learn more about the specialty.

🔗 Reserve your spot: ow.ly/GwfU50TM8lx

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American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) @astro-org.bsky.social · Apr 29

Book your Advocacy Day housing by Wed. 4/30 to secure the group rate.
Join your colleagues and speak with members of Congress on behalf of #radonc and our patients.
➡️ Learn more and register today: ow.ly/1usz50V2VR0
#ASTROadvocacy

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American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) @astro-org.bsky.social · Apr 22

Deadline approaching ⏰ ASTRO invites support organizations in California to apply for the 2025 Survivor Circle Grant. This grant will be recognized at #ASTRO25, Sept. 27-Oct. 1, at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco. Apply by April 25: ow.ly/lAW850VzYoJ

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American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) @astro-org.bsky.social · Apr 22

New in #practicalRO: Patterns of Recurrence After D2 Radical Surgery for Gastric Cancer: Implications for Postoperative Radiation Therapy. #radonc tinyurl.com/projiang

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American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) @astro-org.bsky.social · Apr 18

Dosimetric advantages of online adaptive radiation therapy for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: results from a prospective registry study.
Read about it in the #RedJournal: tinyurl.com/redsher1
@ijrobp.bsky.social

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American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) @astro-org.bsky.social · Apr 17

ASTRO has awarded 14 #RadOnc residents EAGL awards to attend Advocacy Day 2025 in Washington, DC, May 19-20. See the list of EAGL award grantees here: ow.ly/alHs50VBVfA

There is still time to register for #ASTROAdvocacy Day, register here: ow.ly/l36m50VBVfB

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American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) @astro-org.bsky.social · Apr 17

Check out this new #RedJournal article from @nrgonc.bsky.social c on a comprehensive molecular analysis in NRG Oncology/RTOG 9813: A Phase III study of radiation and temozolomide vs radiation and BCNU/CCNU in anaplastic astrocytoma: tinyurl.com/redfleming

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American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) @astro-org.bsky.social · Apr 16

Read this new brief report on minimizing bowel gas artifact in CT-guided online adaptive radiotherapy with prolonged supine positioning in the #RedJournal: tinyurl.com/redhkim
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Minimizing bowel gas artifact in CT-guided online adaptive radiotherapy with prolonged supine positioning

Abdominal computed tomography (CT)-guided online adaptive stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) treatments can be complicated by bowel gas artifact. We investigated whether prolonged patient supin...

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American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) @astro-org.bsky.social · Apr 15

The #ASTROnews Spring issue is here! 🎉 This issue showcases real-world examples of innovative individuals and groups who have implemented strategic plans and executed or pivoted to adjust course.
➡️Learn more: ow.ly/cFHK50VzYEp

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Huntsman Cancer Institute @huntsmancancer.bsky.social · Apr 11

We recently welcomed leaders from @astro-org.bsky.social. They toured our beautiful campus and met with our radiation oncology team. We’re grateful for the visit and proud to showcase the work happening here to advance research, training, and patient care.

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