This week, Barry will be attending the annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) in Chicago. You might be wondering what that “T” stands for, and I found the full history of the name on Wikipedia:
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"therapeutic radiology" was outdated and confusing to a general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]
By way of background,
I found this on the ASTRO web page:
ASTRO
publishes three top-notch journals to bring the latest radiation oncology
research to our members quickly. Our flagship journal, the International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology •
Physics, also known as the Red Journal, focuses on cutting-edge
prospective clinical research. Its companion journal Practical Radiation Oncology, publishes
research such as guidelines and white papers that will make an impact in your
practice today. Our newest journal, Advances in
Radiation Oncology, focuses on important retrospective work,
clinical trial reanalyses, survey analyses and case reports.
A couple of months
back, Barry was invited by the editors of Practical Radiation Oncology
to share some reflections on his 40 years of teaching radiation biology to residents
training in radiation oncology, which was just published and is attached here.
Can it really have been forty years? We are certainly getting old!
Love,
Rebecca
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