International Outreach: What Is the Responsibility of ASTRO and the Major International Radiation Oncology Societies?

Journal Article · Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014 · International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/J.IJROBP.2013.12.052· OSTI ID:22420332

Hu, Kenneth S. ^[1]; Liao, Zhongxing ^[2]; Viswanathan, Akila N. ^[3]; Wall, Terry J. ^[4]; Amendola, Beatriz E. ^[5]; Calaguas, Miriam J. ^[6]; Palta, Jatinder R. ^[7]; Yue, Ning J. ^[8]; Rengan, Ramesh ^[9]; Williams, Timothy R. ^[10]

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1. Department of Radiation Oncology, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York (United States)
2. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas (United States)
3. Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (United States)
4. St. Luke's Cancer Institute, Kansas City, Missouri (United States)
5. Innovative Cancer Institute, Miami, Florida (United States)
6. Department of Radiation Oncology, St. Luke's Medical Center, Quezon City (Philippines)
7. Department of Radiation Oncology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia (United States)
8. Department of Radiation Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)
9. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (United States)
10. Lynn Cancer Institute, Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Boca Raton, Florida (United States)

In this era of globalization and rapid advances in radiation oncology worldwide, the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is committed to help decrease profound regional disparities through the work of the International Education Subcommittee (IES). The IES has expanded its base, reach, and activities to foster educational advances through a variety of educational methods with broad scope, in addition to committing to the advancement of radiation oncology care for cancer patients around the world, through close collaboration with our sister radiation oncology societies and other educational, governmental, and organizational groups.

• OSTI ID: 22420332
• Journal Information: International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics, Vol. 89, Issue 3; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2014 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0360-3016
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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