Astro Journals

The latest podcast by Anthony Zietman, MD, Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics focuses on: Cardiac matters.

Practical Radiation Oncology executive editor Jeff Michalski, MD, hosts a conversation on the recently published ASTRO clinical practice guideline on radiation therapy for soft tissue sarcoma. Two of the authors of the guideline, Ashleigh Guadagnolo, MD, MPH of MD Anderson Cancer Center and Kilian Salerno, MD, of the National Cancer Institute, discuss the development process of the guideline and the evidence for the recommendations included. Matthew Spraker, MD, PhD of Washington University in St. Louis leads the discussion, asking the authors of the guideline about the use of bolus, pre-operative vs. post-operative radiation therapy, and the importance of multi-disciplinary collaborative decision making.

The latest podcast by Anthony Zietman, MD, Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics focuses on: Irradiation for COVID pneumonia (again), and some practical breast cancer issues.

Editor-in-Chief, Robert Amdur, MD, discusses the future of automated treatment planning and features an article from the May/June issue of PRO.

The latest podcast by Anthony Zietman, MD, Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics focuses on: Supportive care for cancers patients and the RBE of proton beam.

The latest podcast by Anthony Zietman, MD, Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics focuses on: SBRT for oligometastases, and treatment of the elderly with bladder cancer.

Editor-in-Chief, Robert Amdur, MD, discusses the role of radiation oncology in the recently published prostate cancer guidelines and how to handle disagreements with colleagues when making decisions in a group setting.

Editor-in-Chief, Robert Amdur, MD, discusses three non-technical papers published in the May issue of Practical Radiation Oncology including the first of a new article type, Lessons from Art and Literature.

The latest podcast by Anthony Zietman, MD, Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics focuses on: SBRT for bone metastases, and treatment of the elderly with bladder cancer.

Practical Radiation Oncology Senior Editor Majid Al Othman, MD, hosts a discussion on the ASTRO clinical practice guideline for basal and squamous cell cancers of the skin. Anna Likhacheva, MD, with the Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento and Christopher Barker, MD of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center join Dr. Al Othman for this episode to discuss when radiation therapy is appropriate for treatment of skin cancers, the differences in recommendations for basal vs squamous cell cancers, and the use of other modalities in addition to radiation therapy. Dr. Likhacheva and Dr. Barker are both authors on the guideline.

In this episode of the Red Journal podcast, Anthony Zietman, MD, Editor in Chief interviews members of the HyTEC steering committee: Jimm Grimm, PhD, Larry Marks, MD, Ellen Yorke, PhD, and Andrew Jackson, PhD. The panelists discuss the origins of HyTEC, the approach used to develop their reports, how the team integrated models and clinical data, and what projects following HyTEC might look like. The HyTEC special issue of the Red Journal is available now online at redjournal.org.

Editor-in-Chief, Robert Amdur, MD, introduces the first of another new article type being published in PRO: Morbidity and Mortality Conferences. The featured piece is "Early Stage Pregnancy During Radiation Therapy to the Breast."

Editor-in-Chief, Robert Amdur, MD, introduces the first of a new article type being published in PRO: Topic Discussions. The featured piece is "Postoperative Radiation Therapy to Pathologically Negative Neck Nodal Stations in Patients with Indications for Radiation Therapy at the Primary Site."

The Red Journal in coordination with its partners at the Virtual Visiting Professor Network organized a discussion of "The Big Debate: Where Must Radiation Oncology Go First in the 2020s?" This month's podcast features the five speakers: Dr. Wendy Woodward representing Molecular Biology, Dr. Chuck Mayo representing Artificial Intelligence, Dr. Dan Golden representing Education, Dr. Karen Winkfield representing Diversity/Equity/Inclusion, and Dr. Peter Maxim representing FLASH radiotherapy. The challenges, responsibilities, and special insights arising from these varied disciplines will shape the future of our specialty.

Practical Radiation Oncology Executive Editor Anamaria Yeung, MD, hosts a discussion on the ASTRO clinical practice guideline on radiation therapy for cervical cancer. Junzo Chino, MD of Duke Cancer Center and Catheryn Yashar, MD, from the University of California - San Diego join Dr. Yeung for this episode to discuss the benefits and drawbacks of external beam radiation therapy and brachytherapy for cervical cancer when compared to other treatments like surgery. Dr. Chino is the lead author on the guideline.

Issue Highlights March 15, 2021

Issue Highlights March 1, 2021

Editor-in-Chief, Robert Amdur, MD, discusses an article published in PRO, "Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Nonspine Bone Metastases: International Practice Patterns to Guide Treatment Planning." This article reports survey results regarding clinicians' preferred dose schedule for SBRT treatment of nonspine bone metastases, as well as how they feel about the dose schedules suggested by other respondents. Dr. Amdur shares four questions he uses based on this study when deciding how to treat patients in his clinic.

Practical Radiation Oncology senior editor Michael Buckstein, MD, PhD, hosts a discussion on the recently published ASTRO clinical practice guideline on radiation therapy for rectal cancer (https://www.practicalradonc.org/article/S1879-8500(20)30207-1/fulltext). Two of the authors of the guideline, Jennifer Wo, MD of Massachusetts General Hospital and Prajnan Das, MD, MS, MPH of MD Anderson Cancer Center, discuss the development process of the guideline and the evidence for the recommendations included. Brian Czito, MD, of Duke University Medical Center and an author of the associated commentary Emerging Treatment Paradigms in Localized Rectal Cancer (https://www.practicalradonc.org/article/S1879-8500(20)30270-8/fulltext), discusses some of the ongoing and upcoming paradigm shifts in the treatment of rectal cancer.

Issue Highlights February 1, 2021