Radiation oncology always seeks to strike the right balance between cancer control and the risk of treatment toxicity. As our understanding and...
High Dose, HyTEC – Guidance for Stereotactic and Hypofractionated Radiation Treatment Planning
Welcome to the #RadOnc Community!
Radiation oncology plays a critical role in cancer care. Our goals are to help connect people in the field, to disseminate knowledge, and to learn how to improve radiation oncology – for clinicians and patients.
We are starting with a monthly Twitter journal club chat, but with your support and suggestions we can grow the community to add more features. Article(s) chosen will be shared on the third Friday of each month, with open comment leading up to a live chat hour on the following Sunday 8PM Central Standard Time. The chat is led by our chat moderators using @Rad_Nation on Twitter. To join the conversation, go to Twitter, typing #RadOnc into the search box on Twitter, then select ‘All’.
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For our November #radonc #jc we will discuss the role of radiation therapy in management of rectal cancer. In the past 30 years, it has evolved from...
Ian Pereira and Hina Saeed Advances in systemics and radiation treatment techniques have mirrored improved cancer control worldwide. Recently, the...
For our September #radonc #jc we will be discussing partial breast irradiation (PBI), focusing on intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) as part of...
Usually, we discuss newly published cancer research for the journal club. Next weekend, we will discuss a new way for training physicians to organize...
For our July #radonc #jc we will be discussing one of the very practical aspects of radiation therapy – contouring guidelines. Patient outcomes...
For our June #radonc #jc we will be shifting gears to shine light on our new normal. The last few months have seen medical practices worldwide alter...