Product Overview & Details for ASTRO Annual Refresher Course 2026
Description
Include: videos + audios+ pdf, size: GB
Target Audience: practicing radiation oncologists, radiation oncology residents, medical and clinical physicists
Information:
This course is designed to provide clinicians in practice and trainees with a comprehensive review and update of the clinical practice parameters across most major sub-disciplines of radiation oncology, including skin cancer, sarcomas, pediatrics and lymphomas, and the role of radiotherapy in the multidisciplinary management of cancer patients. The course reviews key evidence that forms the basis for current clinical practice guidelines and trends in new approaches including radiopharmaceutical therapy. In addition, the course covers use of stereotactic, hypofractionated, and adaptive radiation therapy as indicated to improve outcomes for patients. It also provides contouring education for gynecologic, thoracic and genitourinary malignancies.
Target Audience
The meeting is designed to meet the interests of practicing radiation oncologists, radiation oncology residents, medical and clinical physicists, radiation therapists, radiation dosimetrists, nurses and all other health professionals involved in the field of radiation oncology.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to do the following:
- Describe and implement the latest radiation therapy treatment recommendations for clinical scenarios commonly encountered in clinical practice.
- Safely utilize the latest radiation technologies to improve patient care.
- Describe the data and clinical use of protons and heavy ions in the management of patients.
- Appropriately and safely incorporate the treatment of oligometastases into clinical practice.
- Describe the management of benign diseases with radiation.
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Wednesday, March 25, 2026
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:03 a.m. | Welcome and Program Introduction Sue Yom, MD, FASTRO, UCSF |
| 9:03 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. (includes 15 min Q&A) |
Skin Speaker: Christopher A. Barker, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Moderator: Sue Yom, MD, FASTRO, UCSF |
| 10:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. (includes 20 min Q&A) |
Head and Neck Speaker: Sean M. McBride, MD, MPH, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Moderator: Sue Yom, MD, FASTRO, UCSF |
| 11:50 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Break |
| 12:30 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. (includes 20 min Q&A) |
Gastrointestinal: Upper and Lower Speaker: Kimberly Johung, MD, PhD, Yale School of Medicine Moderator: Sue Yom, MD, FASTRO, UCSF |
| 2:20 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Break |
| 2:30 p.m. – 4:20 p.m. (includes 20 min Q&A) |
Gynecologic: Endometrial and Cervical Speaker: Lilie Lin, MD, FASTRO, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center Moderator: Megan E. Daly, MD, University of California Irvine, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| 4:20 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. (includes 15 min Q&A) |
eContouring for Gynecologic: Vulvar and Vaginal Speaker: Neil K. Taunk, MD, MS, University of Pennsylvania Moderator: Megan E. Daly, MD, University of California Irvine, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center |
Thursday, March 26, 2026
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:03 a.m. | Day Two Welcome Megan E. Daly, MD, University of California Irvine, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| 9:03 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. (includes 15 min Q&A) |
Adaptive Radiotherapy Speaker: Lauren Henke, MD, MS, University Hospitals / Case Western Reserve University Moderator: Megan E. Daly, MD, University of California Irvine, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| 10:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. (includes 20 min Q&A) |
Central Nervous System Speaker: Michelle Kim, MD, University of Michigan Moderator: Megan E. Daly, MD, University of California Irvine, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| 11:50 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Break |
| 12:30 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. (includes 20 min Q&A) |
Breast Speaker: Jose G. Bazan, MD, MS, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center Moderator: Megan E. Daly, MD, University of California Irvine, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| 2:20 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Break |
| 2:30 p.m. – 4:20 p.m. (includes 20 min Q&A) |
Lung Speaker: Nitin Ohri, MD, MS, Montefiore-Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center Moderator: Megan E. Daly, MD, University of California Irvine, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| 4:20 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. (includes 15 min Q&A) |
eContouring for Thoracic Speaker: Katelyn Atkins, MD, PhD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Moderator: Megan E. Daly, MD, University of California Irvine, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center |
Friday, March 27, 2026
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:03 a.m. | Day Three Welcome Sue Yom, MD, FASTRO, UCSF |
| 9:03 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. (includes 15 min Q&A) |
Radiopharmaceuticals Speaker: Ravi Patel, MD, PhD, University of Pittsburgh Hillman Cancer Center Moderator: Sue Yom, MD, FASTRO, UCSF |
| 10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. (includes 15 min Q&A) |
Lymphomas Speaker: Andrea K. Ng, MD, MPH, FASTRO, Massachusetts General Brigham, Harvard Medical School Moderator: Sue Yom, MD, FASTRO, UCSF |
| 11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Break |
| 12:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. (includes 20 min Q&A) |
Genitourinary Speaker: Nicholas G. Zaorsky, MD, MS, University Hospitals / Case Western Reserve University Moderator: Megan E. Daly, MD, University of California Irvine, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Cente |
| 1:50 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. (includes 15 min Q&A) |
eContouring for Genitourinary Speaker: Amar U. Kishan, MD, University of California, Los Angeles Moderator: Megan E. Daly, MD, University of California Irvine, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Cente |
Additional Sessions Included with onDemand:
Gynecologic: Vulvar and Vaginal
Speaker: Emi J. Yoshida, MD, University of California, San Francisco
Pediatrics
Speaker: Ralph Ermoian, MD, University of Washington
Sarcomas
Speaker: B. Ashleigh Guadagnolo, MD, MPH, FASTRO, MD Anderson Cancer Center
