Dear AuntMinnie Member,
The rapid pace of change in radiation oncology is on display at this week's American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting in San Diego. But amid the new developments, is anyone examining how new radiation therapy technology benefits patients?
That's the question posted by an article by associate editor Cynthia E. Keen, who was on hand during the ASTRO presidential address on Sunday and filed a report for our Radiation Oncology Digital Community.
Part of the problem is that high-quality outcomes studies can take years to produce results. In the interim, radiation oncologists are peppered with questions from patients who are armed with information from the Internet and want the latest and greatest treatments for themselves and their loved ones.
One needs to look no further for an example of this phenomenon than image-guided radiation therapy and proton therapy -- both are exciting but expensive new technologies. Both require outcomes studies to demonstrate their effectiveness.
Learn more by clicking here, or visit the Radiation Oncology Digital Community at radiation.auntminnie.com for this article and more stories from ASTRO this week.
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