American Society for Radiation Oncology

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ASTRO (the American Society for Radiation Oncology) is a

Medical Physicists
, Radiation Oncology Nurses and Radiation Biologists.

Names

The organization began in 1958 as the American Club of Therapeutic Radiologists.[1] In 1966 it became the American Society for Therapeutic Radiologists (ASTR).[1] In 1983 it became ASTRO (the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology).[1] In 2008 it became ASTRO (the American Society for Radiation Oncology), keeping the acronym ASTRO while redefining its expansion.[1] The members decided that the term "therapeutic radiology" was outdated and confusing to a general audience and that the new name would better reflect the specialty.[1]

Publications

ASTRO publishes a weekly electronic newsletter called the ASTROgram and a quarterly magazine called the ASTROnews.

ASTRO has a scientific publishing program that includes three peer-reviewed journals.[2]

The International Journal of Radiation*Oncology*Biology*Physics (Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys), also known as the Red Journal, is published 15 times each year.[3]

In 2011, ASTRO began publishing Practical Radiation Oncology. Also called P.R.O., it is a journal whose mission is to improve the quality of radiation oncology practice.

ASTRO launched an online only open access (OA) journal in 2015 called Advances in Radiation Oncology as a sister journal to Red Journal and PRO.[4] It also publishes teaching cases and brief communications in radiation oncology.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e ASTRO, ASTRO.org history page, archived from the original on 2013-11-04, retrieved 2013-10-31.
  2. ^ "- American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)". Archived from the original on 2015-09-26. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  3. ^ "Elsevier Journal Metrics Visualization. Helping Authors. Visualizing Key Metrics. Delivering Journal Insights". journalinsights.elsevier.com.
  4. ^ "ASTRO announces new online, open-access journal, Advances in Radiation Oncology, and the selection of Founding Editor Robert C. Miller, MD, MBA - American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)". Archived from the original on 2015-09-26. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  5. ^ "Advances in Radiation Oncology Home Page". www.advancesradonc.org.

External links

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