Current Course Catalog

Here you will find the complete library of online continuing education and self assessment modules available through the ASTRO School of Radiation Oncology. These courses have been accredited by ASTRO for Continuing Medical Education and approved by the American Board of Radiology as SAMs. If you would like to register for one of the courses or programs you see here you will need to visit the online offerings course purchase section.

All courses and online program exams will cover the 13 core content areas for radiation oncologist.

Adult CNS

• August 1, 2007
  Neurocognitive Function of Patients with Brain Metastasis Who Received either Whole-brain Radiotherapy Plus Stereotactic Radiosurgery or Radiosurgery Alone

• SAM
  Adult Brain Tumors

Biostatistics

• March 1, 2006
  Amifostine Reduces Side Effects and Improves Complete Response Rate During Radiotherapy: Results of a Metanalysis

Bone

• August 1, 2005
  The Effects of External Beam Irradiation on the Growth of Flat Bones in Children: Modeling a Dose-volume Effect

Breast

• February 1, 2008
  Partial Breast Irradiation Versus Whole Breast Radiotherapy for Early-stage Breast Cancer: A Decision Analysis

• November 1, 2007
  

  Treatment Optimization Using Computed Tomography – Delineated Targets Should be Used for Supraclavicular Irradiation for Breast Cancer

• July 1, 2007
  

  Nodal Ratios in Node-positive Breast Cancer – Long-term Study to Clarify Discrepancy of Role of Supraclavicular and Axillary Regional Radiotherapy

• March 15, 2007
  Long-term Outcomes in Breast Cancer Patients with Ten or More Positive Axillary Nodes Treated with Combined Modality Therapy: The Importance of Radiation Field Selection
  
  
• November 1, 2006
  Planning the Breast Tumor Bed Boost: Changes in the Excision Cavity Volume and Surgical Scar Location After Breast-conserving Surgery and Whole-breast Irradiation

• August 1, 2006
  Re-excision of Margins Before Breast Radiation – Diagnostic or Therapeutic?

• April 1, 2006
  Prognostic Index Score and Clinical Prediction Model of Local Regional Recurrence Following Mastectomy in Breast Cancer Patients

• February 1, 2006
  Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation An Analysis of Variables Associated with Late Toxicity and Long-term Cosmetic Outcome after HDR Interstitial Brachytherapy

• July 15, 2005
  Clinicopathologic Features and Long-term Outcome of Patients with Medullary Breast Carcinoma Managed with Breast-conserving Therapy (BCT)

• June 1, 2005
  Predictors of Locoregional Recurrence in Patients with Locally Advanced Breast Cancer Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy, Mastectomy, and Radiotherapy

• SAM
  Breast Cancer Management I: Early-stage Breast Cancer

• SAM- Breast Series:
  Multidisciplinary Breast Cancer Management Part I: Surgical Issues

• SAM- Breast Series:
  Multidisciplinary Breast Cancer Management Part II: Radiation Issues

• SAM
  Breast I & II

Ethics

• No courses currently available

Gastrointestinal

• SAM
  Cancer of the Esophagus, GE Junction and Stomach
  
  
• October 1, 2006
  Prediction of Response to Chemoradiation in Rectal Cancer by a Gene Polymorphism in the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Promoter Region

• SAM
  IGRT for Upper GI Malignancies
  

Genitourinary

• May 1, 2008
  Impact of Increasing Radiation Doses on Local and Distant Failures in Patients with Localized Prostate Cancer
  
  
• April 1, 2008
  Association Between Bone Marrow Dosimetric Parameters and Acute Hematologic Toxicity in Anal Cancer Patients Treated with Concurrent Chemotherapy and Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy
  
  
• March 15, 2008
  Incidence of Late Rectal and Urinary Toxicities after 3D-CRT and IMRT for Localized Prostate Cancer
  
  
• January 1, 2008
  Adaptive Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer Using Kilovoltage Cone-beam Computed Tomography: First Clinical Results

• September 1 , 2007
  Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer Local Recurrence Following Radiation Therapy Occurs at the Site of Primary Tumor – Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Step-section Pathology Evidence
  

• May 1, 2007
  Use of individual fraction size data from 3756 patients to directly determine the alpha/beta ratio of prostate cancer

• January 1, 2007
  Expression of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) in Locally Invasive Prostate Cancer is Prognostic for Radiotherapy Outcome

• July 1, 2006
  Predictors of Mortality Following Prostate-Specific Antigen Failure

• June 1, 2006
  Perineural Invasion on Prostate Needle Biopsy Does Not Predict Biochemical Failure Following Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer

• March 15, 2006
  PSA Nadir Predicts Biochemical and Distant Failures after External Beam Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer: A Multi-institutional Analysis

• October 1, 2005
  Prostate-specific Antigen Doubling Time Predicts Clinical Outcome and Survival in Prostate Cancer Patients Treated with Combined Radiation and Hormone Therapy

• September 1, 2005
  Retrospective Analysis of Prostate Cancer Patients with Implanted Gold Markers Using Off-line and Adaptive Therapy Protocols
  

• SAM
  External Beam Radiation Therapy for the Management of Localized and Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer

• SAM
  Prostate and GU Bladder and Seminoma

Gynecological

• SAM
  Definitive Irradiation for Cervical Cancer: Practical Management Issues
  
  
• SAM
  Brachytherapy for Gyn Neoplasms: HDR and LDR

Head & Neck

• June 1, 2007
  Fatigue During Head-And-Neck Radiotherapy: Prospective Study on 117 Consecutive Patients

• December 1, 2006
  Relation Between Acute and Late Irradiation Impairment of Four Basic Tastes and Irradiated Tongue Volume in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer

• May 1, 2006
  Initial Experience of FDG-PET/CT Guided IMRT of Head and Neck Carcinoma

• December 1, 2005
  Voice and Swallowing Outcomes of an Organ-preservation Trial for Advanced Laryngeal Cancer

• November 15, 2005
  Cognitive Function After Radiotherapy For Supratentorial Low-grade Glioma: A North Central Cancer Treatment Group Prospective Study

• July 1, 2005
  Long-term Parotid Gland Function After Radiotherapy

• March 1, 2008
  Outcomes of Risk-adapted Fractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Stage I Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
  
  
• November 15, 2007
  A Nomogram to Predict Radiation Pneumonitis, Derived from a Combined Analysis of RTOG 9311 and Institutional Data
  
  
• October 1, 2007
  Metabolic Tumor Burden Predicts for Disease Progression and Death in Lung Cancer
  
  
• July 15, 2007
  Estimating the Magnitude and Field Size Dependence of RT-induced Mortality and Tumor Control Following Post-operative RT (PORT) for NSCLC: Calculations from Clinical Trials
  

• July 15, 2006
  Final Toxicity Results of a Radiation Dose Escalation Study in Patients with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC): Predictors for Radiation Pneumonitis and Fibrosis
  

• November 1, 2005
  Correlation of Dosimetric Factors and Radiation Pneumonitis for Non-small cell Lung Cancer Patients in a Recently Completed Dose Escalation Study\

• SAM - Lung Series:
  

  Lung I, (NSCLC) Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
  Lung II, (SCLC) Small Cell Lung Cancer

Lymphoma

• SAM
  Clinical Trials in Hodgkin's Lymphoma Favorable Early Stage
  

• January 1, 2006
  Is Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy Better Than Conventional Radiation Treatment and 3-D Conformal

Pediatric

• February 1, 2007
  Portal Imaging Practice Patterns of Children's Oncology Group Institutions: Dosimetric Assessment and Recommendations for Minimizing Unnecessary Exposure

Pediatric CNS

• No courses currently available

Physics

• December 1, 2007
  The Impact of Advanced Technologies on Treatment Deviations in Radiation Treatment Delivery
  
  
• April 1, 2007
  Observation of Interfractional Variations in Lung Tumor Position Using Respiratory Gated and Ungated Megavoltage Cone-beam CT

• March 1, 2007
  4-D Proton Treatment Planning Strategy for Mobile Lung Tumors
  

Radiation and Cancer Biology

• SAM
  Cancer Genetics and Genetic Testing for the Practicing Radiation Oncologist