TY - JOUR
T1 - International outreach
T2 - What is the responsibility of ASTRO and the major international radiation oncology societies?
AU - Mayr, Nina A.
AU - Hu, Kenneth S.
AU - Liao, Zhongxing
AU - Viswanathan, Akila N.
AU - Wall, Terry J.
AU - Amendola, Beatriz E.
AU - Calaguas, Miriam J.
AU - Palta, Jatinder R.
AU - Yue, Ning J.
AU - Rengan, Ramesh
AU - Williams, Timothy R.
N1 - Funding Information:
The International Education Subcommittee (IES), a subcommittee within ASTRO's Educational Council, was established to advance radiation oncology beyond our national borders. Part of IES's mission is to specifically serve regions in low- and middle-income countries where radiation oncology care is limited or challenged (1-5) . Close relationships with local radiation oncology societies within many of these countries have been established. Educational outreach has been provided in the form of collaborations with these societies. ASTRO has also established a database of self-identified needs of radiation oncology centers around the world where ASTRO members can volunteer to address those needs. Lectures in local/regional conferences within those countries by ASTRO members have brought education closer to practicing physicians, physicists, therapists, dosimetrists, and related professionals. The IES has been supporting the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) educational efforts and has provided funding for educational exchange through travel grants for US radiation oncology residents to spend radiation oncology rotations in low- and middle-income countries and by supporting early career radiation oncologists from abroad to attend the annual ASTRO meeting and rotate through a US institution.
PY - 2014/7/1
Y1 - 2014/7/1
N2 - In this era of globalization and rapid advances in radiation oncology worldwide, the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is committed to help decrease profound regional disparities through the work of the International Education Subcommittee (IES). The IES has expanded its base, reach, and activities to foster educational advances through a variety of educational methods with broad scope, in addition to committing to the advancement of radiation oncology care for cancer patients around the world, through close collaboration with our sister radiation oncology societies and other educational, governmental, and organizational groups.
AB - In this era of globalization and rapid advances in radiation oncology worldwide, the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is committed to help decrease profound regional disparities through the work of the International Education Subcommittee (IES). The IES has expanded its base, reach, and activities to foster educational advances through a variety of educational methods with broad scope, in addition to committing to the advancement of radiation oncology care for cancer patients around the world, through close collaboration with our sister radiation oncology societies and other educational, governmental, and organizational groups.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.12.052
DO - 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.12.052
M3 - Review article
C2 - 24929158
AN - SCOPUS:84902103448
SN - 0360-3016
VL - 89
SP - 481
EP - 484
JO - International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics
JF - International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics
IS - 3
ER -