ASTRO Journals
This podcast brings audio content from the official journals of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). It covers the latest clinical research in radiation oncology, including biology, medical physics, education, and health policy from the Red Journal. It also presents ASTRO guidelines, new techniques, and case reports from Practical Radiation Oncology, as well as open-access articles from Advances in Radiation Oncology. Listeners can stay current with studies and practice improvements in the field.
Episodes
An ASTRO special! Productivity Metrics, Inside and Outside the RVU – Nov 1, 2026 Red Journal podcast
Send us Fan MailSue Yom, Editor in Chief, hosts a discussion of "Measure What Matters: Rethinking Surrogate Metrics of Success in Radiation Oncology,” with guests Dr. Shraddha Dalwadi, Associate Professor and Medical Director in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and the supervising author of this work, and Dr. Amar Rewari, Chi
“Ensuring Privacy of Patients’ Medical Images: Defacing without Degrading” – Red Journal podcast October 1, 2026
Send us Fan MailEditor in Chief Dr. Sue Yom hosts two authors of the article, "Assessment of Defacing Techniques on Medical Images for Radiation Therapy: Implications for Patient Privacy and Data Utility.” Guests are Dr. Du Wang, a Therapeutic Medical Physics Resident at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, who was the first author of the paper, and co-author Dr. Ying Xiao, Professor in th
PRO Podcast - Management of Locally Advanced Endometrial Cancer
Send us Fan MailThe management of locally advanced endometrial cancer has changed substantially in the advent of molecular profiling of uterine cancers. The American Radium Society Gynecologic Panel recently published evidence-based expert consensus guidelines for management of these patients. This PRO podcast from Drs. Diandra Ayala-Peacock, MD, Mary McGunigal, MD and Anuja Jhingran, MD FASTRO di
Single-shot SBRT for lung cancer: A straw man debate, in which we force the Cleveland Clinic to argue against itself – Red Journal September 1, 2026 podcast
Send us Fan MailSue Yom, Editor in Chief, hosts Dr. Anurag Singh, Professor, Director of Radiation Research, and Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education in radiation medicine in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. He was first author of the article “Long-term Analysis of One Versus Three Fractions of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Periphe
Oligoprogressive Renal Cell Carcinoma on Systemic Therapy: Which Patients Benefit from SABR? - Red Journal Podcast August 1, 2026
Send us Fan MailSue Yom, Editor in Chief, co-hosts with Section Editor Dr. Bob Dess, Associate Professor and co-Chief of the Genitourinary Radiotherapy Service in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Michigan. Guests are Dr. Raquib Hannan, Professor and Chief of the Genitourinary Radiation Oncology Service in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Texas Sout
CIN City: exploiting genomic chaos to increase radiation response – Red Journal Podcast July 15, 2026
Send us Fan MailEditor in Chief Dr. Sue Yom co-hosts with Biology Editor Dr. Henning Willers, Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School and Director of Translational Radiation Research at Mass General Brigham, welcoming our guest Dr. Pippa Cosper, Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Oncology at the University of Wisconsin. Dr. Cosper discusses her first-author article published in t
“Skin care during radiotherapy – What the guidelines tell us and don’t tell us” - Red Journal Podcast July 1, 2026
Send us Fan MailEditor-in-Chief Sue Yom hosts Associate Editor Dr. Sara Alcorn, Associate Professor, Vice Chair of Clinical Strategy, and Director of Palliative Care at the University of Minnesota; Michael Shing Fung Lee, Consultant in the Department of Radiation Oncology at National University Cancer Institute and Clinical Senior Lecturer at the National University Hospital Singapore; and Dr. Hen
PRO podcast - Radiation Therapy for Gastric Cancer: An ASTRO Clinical Practice Guideline
Send us Fan MailThe role for radiation in the management of gastric cancer is evolving, given developments in systemic therapy. ASTRO has released updated guidelines to provide evidence-based expert consensus on where radiation fits in the modern management of this disease. This PRO podcast from Drs. Michael Buckstein, MD, PhD, Salma Jabbour, MD, and Christopher Anker, MD will help you navigate
Pediatric Proton Therapy, for Some or for All? – Red Journal Podcast June 1, 2026
Send us Fan MailDr. Sue Yom, Editor in Chief, co-hosts with Section Editor Dr. Kilian Salerno, Associate Research Physician at the United States’ National Cancer Institute Radiation Oncology Branch, discussing this month’s Oncology Scan, “Proton beam radiotherapy for all children and adolescents globally: Is this a realistic and cost-effective goal?” Guests include Dr. Jeannette Parkes, Head of Ra
“SBRT clinical trials: Selections from the editors” – Red Journal podcast May 1, 2026
Send us Fan MailEditor-in-Chief Sue Yom hosts three editors who pick highlights from the special issue! Dr. Nicholas Zaorsky is Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and Vice Chair of Education and Director of Genitourinary Oncology at University Hospitals in Cleveland. Dr. Michelle Kim, Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology and Co-Chair
Highway to the Danger Zone – SBRT for Lung Cancer: Red Journal Podcast April 1, 2026
Send us Fan MailDeputy Editor Dr. David Palma hosts four authors from our SBRT Clinical Trials special issue: Dr. Anand Swaminath, Associate Professor at McMaster University and supervising author of “Quality of Life of Stereotactic Versus Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Inoperable Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Results From the LUSTRE Trial”; Dr. Kristin Karlsson, Medical Physicist at
Red Journal Podcast March 15, 2026: Combating Misinformation Through Multisociety Advocacy - The Example of Lung Cancer Screening
Send us Fan MailEditor-in-Chief Sue Yom hosts Dr. David Cooke, Physician-in-Chief at UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, Professor and Founding Chief of the Division of General Thoracic Surgery, and Task Force Chair of the UC Davis Comprehensive Lung Cancer Screening Program; Dr. Ella Kazerooni, Director of Cardiothoracic Radiology, Chair of the Radiology Service Excellence Program at the Univer
Radiation Therapy for WHO Grade 4 Adult-Type Diffuse Glioma: An ASTRO Clinical Practice Guideline - PRO Podcast
Send us Fan MailASTRO has recently updated guidelines for WHO Grade 4 Adult-Type Diffuse Glioma Guideline to align practice with outcomes from multiple newly published studies for higher grade gliomas published over the past decade. This podcast, led by Dr. Majid Al-Othman, features lead authors of the new ASTRO WHO Grade 4 Adult Glioma guidelines Dr. Debra Nana Yeboa, MD and Dr. Joseph Bovi, MD r
Red Journal Podcast March 1, 2026: “Real Talk on Wellness”
Send us Fan MailEditor-in-Chief Sue Yom hosts Dr. Dan Golden, Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Education in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Rush University Medical Center and the author of an essay in this month’s Real Talk on Wellness section, “After Burnout: Reigniting the Flame”; Dr. Marie Soller, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Oregon Health and Science
Red Journal Podcast February 1, 2026: Impact of RT QA on Nasopharyngeal Cancer Outcomes
Send us Fan MailEditor-in-Chief Dr. Sue Yom hosts Dr. June Corry, Radiation Oncologist at GenesisCare, Fitzroy, at St Vincent's Hospital, prior Chair of the NPC committee of the Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group’s project ANROTAT, Assessment of New Radiation Oncology Technology and Treatments, and first author of a new article, “Can Radiotherapy Quality Assurance improve nasopharyngeal ca
Improving Patient Experience Through Physics Patient Consults - PRO Podcast
Send us Fan MailIn this podcast, PRO Section Editor, Minsun Kim, Ph.D., Professor, University of Texas Southwestern discusses Physics Patient Consults Program with Cassandra Stambaugh, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Tufts University and Ralph Ermoian, MD, Professor, University of Washington. Drs. Stambaugh and Ermoian pioneered the Physics Patient Consults Program at their institutions, bringing a we
Red Journal Podcast January 1, 2026: Review Article Typologies – And What Good Reviews Look Like
Send us Fan MailEditor-in-Chief Sue Yom hosts Dr. Justin Smith, a Registrar in Queensland, Australia, and Dr. Lachlan McDowell, attending radiation oncologist at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane, Australia and Section Editor for Head and Neck Cancers at the journal. They were the first and last authors of “Red Journal Reviews: Typology, Methodology, and Standards.”
Red Journal Podcast December 1, 2025: Irradiating Elective Nodal Volumes – When and How?
Send us Fan MailEditor-in-Chief Sue Yom co-hosts with Dr. Claire Vanpouille-Box, Assistant Professor at Weill Cornell Medicine, Associate Editor in Biology at our journal, and expert on radiation and immunotherapy, interviewing Associate Professor Dr. Tsubasa Watanabe and Postdoctoral Scholar Dr. Genki Sato from the Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science at Kyoto University, who we
Red Journal Podcast November 15, 2025: Radiation for Gray Zone, Cutaneous T-Cell, and Pediatric Hodgkin Lymphoma
Send us Fan MailEditor-in-Chief Sue Yom co-hosts with Dr. Sarah Milgrom, Associate Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Colorado and Section Editor for Lymphoma, interviewing Dr. Brad Hoppe, Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology and Medical Director of Particle Therapy from Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, who was last author on “The Role of Radiation Therapy
Red Journal Podcast ASTRO 2025: Frontiers of the Known Universe of Radiation Oncology
Send us Fan MailFor ASTRO 2025, our Editor-in-Chief Dr. Sue Yom hosts Dr. Minesh Mehta, Chief, Deputy Director and John and Mary Lou Dasburg Endowed Chair in Radiation Oncology at Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute and first author of the article “Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) therapy after stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastases from non-small cell lung cancer: final results of the p
Red Journal Podcast November 1, 2025: Where Does Hope Come From?
Send us Fan MailEditor-in-Chief Dr. Sue Yom hosts Dr. Ben Corn, Professor of Oncology and Director of the Institute for the Study of Hope, Dignity & Wellbeing at Hebrew University School of Medicine in Jerusalem, and first author of our article published this month, ““Hope” Drives Quality of Life in Patients With Brain Metastases, But, the “Hope Center” Remains Elusive: An Analysis of NRG-CC00
Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy: An ASTRO/ASCO/SSO Clinical Practice Guideline
Send us Fan MailASTRO has recently updated guidelines for post mastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT) to align practice with outcomes from multiple newly published studies for locally advanced breast cancer published over the past decade. This podcast, led by Melissa Pulfer Mitchell, MD, features lead authors of the new ASTRO PMRT guidelines Kathleen C. Horst, MD, and Rachel B. Jimenez, MD, and highlights
Red Journal Podcast October 1, 2025: Postprostatectomy Hypofractionation – Hold and Assess the Risks or Keep Going Further?
Send us Fan MailDr. Sue Yom, Editor in Chief, co-hosts with Deputy Editor Dr. Alison Tree, in discussion/debate with Dr. John Floberg, Associate Professor and Director of Theranostics in the Department of Human Oncology at the University of Wisconsin and last author of “Severe Late Toxicities (Grade 3-5) with 13 Years of Follow-up after Hypofractionated Postprostatectomy Radiotherapy”; Dr. Paul Sa
Red Journal Podcast September 1, 2025: Reirradiation for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Send us Fan MailEditor-in-Chief Sue Yom hosts a discussion of lung cancer reirradiation with Dr. Charles Simone, Chief Medical Officer of the New York Proton Center and Full Member at Memorial Sloan Kettering and Dr. Kristen Higgins, Chief Clinical Officer for City of Hope Cancer Center Atlanta, first and co authors on a paper entitled “American Radium Society Appropriate Use Criteria Systematic R
Red Journal Podcast August 1, 2025: Workflows for Reirradiation
Send us Fan MailEditor in Chief Dr. Sue Yom hosts a discussion of reirradiation planning based on the Michigan model of the special medical physics consultation, as explained by guests Dr. Kelly Paradis, Associate Professor of Medical Physics in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Michigan, and Dr. Martha Matuszak, the Laurie Snow Professor of Radiation Oncology and Associate
Red Journal Podcast July 15, 2025: Workforce Roles and Impact of Adaptive Radiation Therapy
Send us Fan MailDr. Sue Yom, our Editor in Chief, hosts a discussion of workforce issues related to adaptive radiation therapy, with guests Dr. Lauren Henke, Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at University Hospitals, Case Western Reserve University and Director of her department’s Residency and GI Programs, and last author of “Quality and Safety Considerations for Adaptive Radiation Therap
ASTRO Anal Cancer Guidelines - PRO Podcast
Send us Fan MailASTRO has recently released its first consensus guidelines on the treatment of anal cancer. This podcast, led by Michael Buckstein, MD PhD, features Dr. Mary Feng, lead author of the guidelines, and Dr. Chris Hallemeier as they discuss the nuances of the new guidelines, especially as it pertains to the more challenging aspects involving radiation for anal cancer. The podcast also e
Red Journal Podcast July 1, 2025: Adaptive Radiation Therapy – Selections from the Editors
Send us Fan MailEditor in Chief Sue Yom hosts a discussion with Dr. Michelle Kim (CNS, University of Michigan), Dr. Michael Chuong (GI, Miami Cancer Institute), and Dr. Alison Tree (GU/editorials, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust), highlighting their top picks from their sections of the special issue.
Red Journal Podcast: Cover Art at the Red Journal
Send us Fan MailEditor in Chief Sue Yom hosts four of our artists – Jen Bellon, our journal’s Art Editor, who was previously at Dana Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham & Women’s Hospital, and now works as an independent art consultant; Annie Lavigne, Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at Johns Hopkins University; Josh No, Attending Physician at Kaiser Permanente; and Tony Orlina, Lead Dosi
Red Journal Podcast June 1, 2025 - The Radiation Science Research Agenda – from CIRO and the NCI
Send us Fan MailEditor in Chief Dr. Sue Yom hosts a discussion with Dr. Ying Xiao, Professor of Radiation Oncology at the University of Pennsylvania and a leader of the Center for Innovation in Radiation Oncology at NRG Oncology, and Dr. Jeffrey Buchsbaum, Medical Officer in the Radiation Research Program of the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health. They are the first and
Red Journal Podcast May 1, 2025: Radiation for gallbladder cancer – a tale of two sides of the world
Send us Fan MailEditor in Chief Dr. Sue Yom hosts a discussion on the role of radiation for gallbladder cancer, as it is managed in India versus the U.S. Guests are Section Editor Dr. Michael Chuong, Vice Chair and Medical Director of Radiation Oncology at Miami Cancer Institute, and Dr. Sushma Agrawal, Professor from the Department of Radiotherapy at Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medic
ASTRO Rectal Cancer Guidelines
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of the PRO podcast, join host Michael Buckstein, MD, PhD, as he sits down with Jennifer Wo, MD and Ann Raldow, MD, MPH to discuss the latest updates to the ASTRO Rectal Cancer Guidelines. In this episode, they break down key recommendations, the evolving role of radiation in rectal cancer management, and how these guidelines impact clinical decision-making. Tune in
Red Journal Podcast April 1, 2025: Oligometastatic Head and Neck Cancer - Rationale for Upfront SABR
Send us Fan MailDr. Sue Yom, Editor in Chief, co-hosts with Dr. Lachlan McDowell, Consultant Radiation Oncologist at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Queensland, Australia and our journal's Head and Neck Cancer Section Editor. Guests are Dr. Sean McBride, Radiation Oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Chief of External Beam Radiotherapy at the Manhattan site, who authore
ASTRO clinical practice guideline of Radiation Therapy for HPV-Positive Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Send us Fan MailIn this PRO podcast, Bisham Chera MD, FASTRO, Danielle Margalit, MD, MPH, and David Sher, MD, discuss the recently published ASTRO clinical practice guideline of Radiation Therapy for HPV-Positive Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. This manuscript was published in print in the September/October 2024 issue and was the 3rd most downloaded PRO article in 2024. Listen for their liv
Red Journal Podcast March 15, 2025: Mentoring in Radiation Oncology
Send us Fan MailDr. Sue Yom, Editor in Chief, hosts Dr. Kristin Hsieh, radiation oncology resident at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and member of the SWRO mentorship committee; Dr. Crystal Seldon Taswell, Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Miami and past Chair of SWRO; Dr. Jennifer Croke, radiation oncologist at Princess Margaret Cancer Cente
Red Journal Podcast March 1, 2025: BRCAness: A Lever for Chemoradiation Enhancement
Send us Fan MailOur Editor-in-Chief Dr. Sue Yom co-hosts with Dr. Henning Willers, our journal's Biology Section Editor and Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital. Guests are Dr. Simon Powell, Chair of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Department of Radiation Oncology, who joins us as the co-last author of a new publication, Increased synthetic cytoto
The Micro-Story in Narrative Writing
Send us Fan MailEditor-in-Chief, Robert Amdur, MD explains a relatively new form of narrative writing called the Micro-Story, which is a subset of the writing genre called Flash Fiction. The presentation is based on two papers published in the January/February 2025 issue of PRO (2025, Issue 1, January/February). One paper is the first Micro-Story ever published in PRO with title: "The Black C
Red Journal Podcast February 1, 2025: PSMA and SBRT – Innovations in Localized Prostate Cancer Treatment
Send us Fan MailDr. Sue Yom, Editor in Chief, hosts guests Dr. Cristian Udovicich, a Fellow in Radiation Oncology at the University of Toronto's Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre, and Dr. Angela Jia, Assistant Professor and Assistant Residency Program Director at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, who were the first and second authors of "Evolving Paradigms in Prostate Cancer:
Improving Consistency and Reducing Human Bias for Physicians' Target Contouring using AI Auto-Segmentation
Send us Fan MailThis podcast discussed the topic of "Improving consistency and reducing human bias for physicians’ target contouring using AI auto-segmentation." Experts joining the discussion include Steve Jiang, PhD, Professor and Vice Chair in Department of Radiation Oncology at University of Texas Southwestern and Director of Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation Lab, Nathan
Red Journal Podcast January 1, 2025: Biomarkers in Cervical Cancer
Send us Fan MailEditor in Chief Dr. Sue Yom and Associate Editor Dr. Neil Taunk, Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology and Chief of the Gynecologic Radiation Service at the University of Pennsylvania, co-host a podcast on "Biomarker expression and impact on clinical outcomes in an international study of chemoradiation and MRI-based image-guided brachytherapy for locally advanced cervical
PABR: Partially Ablative Body Radiotherapy for Locally Advanced Unresectable Tumor
Send us Fan MailEditor-in-Chief, Robert Amdur, MD and Resident Physician, Daniela Martir, MD discuss Partially Ablative Body Radiotherapy for Locally Advanced Unresectable Tumor. The discussion is based on a paper in PRO titled “Partially Ablative Body Radiotherapy (PABR): A Widely Applicable Planning Technique for Palliation of Locally Advanced Unresectable Tumors” (PMID 39393770).
Red Journal Podcast December 1, 2024: Arrest, Restrain, and Rescue – Irradiating Polymetastatic Disease
Send us Fan MailEditor-in-Chief Dr. Sue Yom hosts Dr. Mai Anh Huynh, Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Brigham and Women's Hospital / Dana-Farber Cancer Center who wrote an editorial this month, "The Hidden Benefits of Palliative Radiotherapy: When Radiation of Metastatic Disease is Not "Just" Palliative," Dr. David Palma, a Radiation Oncologist at the Londo
Multimodality Therapy for Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer: An ASTRO Clinical Practice Guideline. Part 2.
Send us Fan MailIn this podcast, we discuss the The Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American Society for Radiation Oncology Updated Clinical Practice Guidelines on Multimodality Therapy for Locally Advanced Cancer of the Esophagus or Gastroesophageal Junction. Joining in the discussion are Dr. Stephanie Worrell, Associate Professor and Thoracic Section Chief in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Multimodality Therapy for Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer: An ASTRO Clinical Practice Guideline. Part 1.
Send us Fan MailIn this podcast, we discuss the The Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American Society for Radiation Oncology Updated Clinical Practice Guidelines on Multimodality Therapy for Locally Advanced Cancer of the Esophagus or Gastroesophageal Junction. Joining in the discussion are Dr. Stephanie Worrell, Associate Professor and Thoracic Section Chief in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Red Journal Podcast November 15, 2024: Non-Operative Management of Rectal Cancer
Send us Fan MailDeputy Editor Salma Jabbour hosts Dr. Christopher Anker, Professor of Radiation Oncology and Program Co-Leader in the Cancer Host and Environment program at the University of Vermont Cancer Center, and Dr. Leila Tchelebi, Associate Professor of Radiation Medicine at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, respectively the first and second authors of a
Red Journal Podcast November 1, 2024: It’s ASTRO! The BART and PARTIQoL Trials
Send us Fan MailEditor in Chief Dr. Sue Yom co-hosts with Dr. Nicholas Zaorsky, an Associate Editor at the Journal and Associate Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Case Western University Hospitals. We discuss three articles that are publishing rapid online for this meeting including Bladder Adjuvant RadioTherapy (BART): Acute and Late Toxicity from a Phase III Multicenter Random
Red Journal Podcast October 1, 2024: Small Cell Lung Cancer: The BID Goes On
Send us Fan MailDr. Sue Yom, Editor in Chief, hosts Ms. Nina Levin, a Medical Physicist and PhD Candidate and Dr. Bjørn Grønberg, Professor and Consultant in medical oncology and radiotherapy, from the Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and Dr. Megan Daly, Professor from the University of California Davis and an Associate Editor at
EBRT for Palliation of Symptomatic Bone Metastases: An ASTRO Clinical Practice Guideline
Send us Fan MailRonald Chen, MD, MPH, FASTRO, hosts a conversation on the background, methodology, primary recommendations, and implications of the updated External Beam Radiation Therapy for Palliation of Symptomatic Bone Metastases: An ASTRO Clinical Practice Guideline. Alongside Tracy Balboni, MD, MPH, and Sara Alcorn, MD, they discuss recent data and changes to practice patterns such as incre
Red Journal Podcast September 1, 2024: "Simulation-Free Radiation Therapy"
Send us Fan MailOur Editor in Chief Sue Yom hosts a discussion of two related articles, "Diagnostic CT-Enabled Planning (DART): Results of a Randomized Trial in Palliative Radiation Therapy" and its accompanying editorial, "'Sim-free' Palliative Radiation Therapy Greatly Reduces Time Burden for Patients." Guests are Melissa O'Neil, MSc, MRT(T), an Advanced Practi
The ABR Radiation Oncology Certifying Exams
Send us Fan MailPractical Radiation Oncology associate editor Laura Dover, MD, MSPH of Birmingham, Alabama hosts a conversation on the recent past, the realized present and the aspirational future of the American Board of Radiology (ABR) certifying exams for Radiation Oncology. Her guests are the Radiation Oncology Associate Executive Director at the ABR Michael Yunes, MD and the Director of Commu
Red Journal Podcast July 15, 2024: "Proton Therapy Utilization and Access"
Send us Fan MailSue Yom, our Editor in Chief, hosts a discussion of two related articles, Temporal Evolution and Diagnostic Diversification of Patients Receiving Proton Therapy in the United States: A Ten-Year Trend Analysis (2012-21) from the National Association for Proton Therapy and Improving Access to Proton Therapy in the United States and Around the World, from the July 15, 2024 issue. Gues
Vulvar Cancer: Node Management
Send us Fan MailEditor-in-Chief, Robert Amdur, MD, discusses lymph node management in patients with vulvar cancer. The foundation for this discussion is a paper published in the May 2024 issue of PRO titled "Navigating the Complexities of Lymph Node Management in Vulvar Cancer: Insights and Perspectives." (2024, Issue 3, May/June, PMID: 38336276). This paper is a Topic Discussion that su
Red Journal Podcast July 15, 2024: "Cost-Effectiveness of Spine SBRT"
Send us Fan MailEditor in Chief Sue Yom hosts a discussion of An Economic Analysis of SC.24: A Randomized Study of SBRT Compared with Conventional Palliative RT for Spinal Metastases. Guests are first and second author Dr. Marc Kerba, clinical associate professor in the Department of Oncology at the University of Calgary and radiation oncologist at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre, and Dr. Richard De A
ASTRO Cardiac CT in Cardio-Oncology Summary
Send us Fan MailPractical Radiation Oncology associate editor Majid Al-Othman, MD, of Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare hosts a conversation on Summary of Cardiac Computed Tomographic Imaging in Cardio-Oncology: An Expert Consensus Document of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. Two of the authors, Sarah A. Milgrom, MD, of University of Colorado and Jean L. Wright, MD, Johns Hopkins U
Red Journal Podcast July 1, 2024: "On the GRID – Setting standards for Spatially Fractionated Radiation Therapy"
Send us Fan MailSue Yom, our Editor in Chief, leads a discussion of Overview and Recommendations for Prospective Multi-institutional Spatially Fractionated Radiation Therapy Clinical Trials, a critical review from AAPM and NRG Oncology. Guests are first author Dr. Heng Li, Associate Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences at Johns Hopkins University and C
SBRT Reirradiation of Large Volume NSCLC
Send us Fan MailEditor-in-Chief, Robert Amdur, MD, discusses using SBRT dose schedules to re-irradiate large volume recurrences of locally advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer that has progressed following high-dose radiotherapy with conventional fractionation. The discussion is based on a paper published in the May 2024 issue of PRO titled "Thoracic Reirradiation with Stereotactic Body Radiat
Red Journal Podcast June 1, 2024: PENTEC – Highlights and Insights
Send us Fan MailEditor-in-Chief Sue Yom hosts Dr. Ralph Ermoian, Associate Professor from the University of Washington and Dr. Kilian Salerno, Associate Research Physician from the National Cancer Institute, our two successive Pediatric/Sarcoma Section Editors who supervised the PEdiatric Normal Tissue Effects in the Clinic (PENTEC) peer review process for our journal. We also welcome two represen
Vaginal Dilator Use During RT for Anal Cancer
Send us Fan MailEditor-in-Chief, Robert Amdur, MD, discusses two papers published in PRO related to the question of using a vaginal dilator during radio-chemotherapy for carcinoma of the anus: "Daily Vaginal Dilator Use During Radiation for Women With Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anus: Vaginal Wall Dosimetry and Patient-Reported Sexual Function" (2024, Volume 14, Issue 2, PMID 37898354
Red Journal Podcast May 1, 2024: Prostate and Cervical Brachytherapy – Prevalence, Access, Sequencing, Education
Send us Fan MailEditor-in-Chief Sue Yom hosts a British-American conversation about brachytherapy. Guests include Dr. Mahbuba Choudhury, Clinical Oncology Registrar and Stereotactic Radiotherapy Fellow at Imperial College London NHS Trust, and Dr. Imtiaz Ahmed, Consultant Clinical Oncologist and Clinical Lead at Southend University Hospital in the UK, first and supervising authors on this month’s
Pneumonitis with 60-72 Gy at 4 Gy
Send us Fan MailEditor-in-Chief, Robert Amdur, MD, discusses a paper from the March 2024 issue of PRO: "Dose-Volume Predictors of Radiation Pneumonitis After Thoracic Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy" (Volume 14 Issue 2, PMID 37984711). This paper suggests V5, V20, and Mean Lung Dose values to minimize grade ≥2 pneumonitis when treating lung cancer with the moderate hypofractionation p
Red Journal Podcast April 1, 2024: MRI, Image Guidance, and Adaptive Radiotherapy - From the Combinatorial Therapies Special Issue
Send us Fan MailSue Yom, our Editor-in-Chief, co-hosts with Dr. Salma Jabbour, Deputy Editor at the Red Journal and Professor, Vice Chair of Clinical Research and Faculty Development, and Clinical Chief of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Rutgers University. Guests include Drs. Amar Kishan, Professor, Vice Chair of Clinical and Translational Research, and Chief of the Genitourinary Oncology
Endometrial Cancer Molecular Markers
Send us Fan MailEditor-in-Chief, Robert Amdur, MD, discusses using molecular markers to make decisions about adjuvant radiotherapy for Endometrial Cancer. The main references for the podcast are the PROshot article in the January 2024 issue of PRO (2024, Issue 1, January/February) and a Topic Discussion paper currently published online ahead of print with title "Path to Precision: Refining Ra
Red Journal Podcast March 15, 2024: Sex and Lymph - Hot Topics in Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship
Send us Fan MailEditor-in-Chief Sue Yom hosts Dr. Lachlan McDowell, a consultant Radiation Oncologist at the Princess Alexandra Hospital and the first author of a new paper this month, "A longitudinal study evaluating sexual health outcomes and prioritization in patients undergoing chemoradiation for human papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal cancer," Dr. Jie Deng, Professor of Nursin
Red Journal Podcast March 1, 2024: The Evolution of Postprostatectomy CTV Delineation
Send us Fan MailEditor-in-Chief Sue Yom co-hosts with Dr. Thomas Zilli, Associate Editor at the Red Journal and Professor and Director of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland. Dr. Zilli was co author on Prostate Bed Delineation Guidelines for Postoperative Radiation Therapy: On Behalf Of The Francophone Group of Urological Radiation Therapy, publis
Radiopaque Viscous Rectal Spacers With Prostate Radiotherapy
Send us Fan MailEditor-in-Chief, Robert Amdur, MD, discusses the issues related to using a rectal spacer with prostate radiotherapy that is both radiopaque and viscous. The foundation of the discussion is a paper published in the 2024 January/February issue of PRO: “Application of a Radiopaque Viscous Hydrogel Spacer for Prostate Cancer Radiation Therapy: A Prospective Phase 2 Study” with PMID 377
Red Journal Podcast February 1, 2024: Breast Cancer Management - Without Surgery
Send us Fan MailEditor-in-Chief Sue Yom co-hosts with Dr. Jose Bazan, Red Journal Associate Editor and Associate Professor and Director of Breast Radiation Oncology and Radiation Oncology Quality and Safety at City of Hope. Dr. Bazan first authored an editorial this month, Surgical De-Escalation in Breast Cancer: Qualitative Research Introduces Hope for Patients and Illuminates a Blind Spot within
Five Fraction SBRT for Prostate Cancer
Send us Fan MailEditor-in-Chief, Robert Amdur, MD, reviews the evidence for treating Low-Intermediate Risk prostate cancer with Ultra Hypofractionated SBRT. This discussion was stimulated by a paper published in the November/December 2023 issue of PRO titled "Long-Term Outcomes of a Prospective Study on Highly Hypofractionated Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cance
Online Adaptive Radiotherapy
Send us Fan MailPractical Radiation Oncology associate section editor, Sandra Meyers, PhD of University of California, San Diego, hosts a conversation on online adaptive radiotherapy, or the use of imaging to adapt radiation treatments to the anatomy observed each day. Lauren Henke, MD of University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Bin Cai, PhD of UT Southwestern Medical Center discuss their
Red Journal Podcast January 1, 2024: SRS-Related Brain Necrosis - Prevention and Management
Send us Fan MailSue Yom, Editor-in-Chief, co-hosts with Dr. Michelle Kim, Professor and Co-Chair of the Cancer Center's Neuro-Oncology Clinical Research Team at the University of Michigan, and our journal’s section lead for the CNS section. Our guests are Dr. Joshua Palmer, Associate Professor at Ohio State University and supervising author on the article, Dose/volume tolerance of the brain a
Red Journal Podcast December 1, 2023: The ultracentral question - what next after HILUS?
Send us Fan MailEditor-in-Chief Sue Yom hosts Dr. Karin Lindberg, a Clinical Oncologist at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and the supervising author of a new paper this month, "Expanded HILUS trial - a pooled analysis of risk factors for toxicity from SBRT of central and ultra-central lung tumors," and Dr. David Palma, a Radiation Oncologist at the London Health Sciences Centre who c
Red Journal Podcast November 15, 2023: Breast Cancer: Fields and Fractions
Send us Fan MailEditor-in-Chief Sue Yom co-hosts with Dr. Jean Wright, Breast Section Editor and Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology and Director of the radiation oncology Breast Cancer Program at Johns Hopkins University. Joining is Dr. Juliane Hörner-Rieber, Managing Senior Physician and Associate Professor at the Department of Radiation Oncology of Heidelberg University Hospital, who was
ChatGPT and Large Language Model Programs for Radiation Oncologists
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