International outreach: What is the responsibility of ASTRO and the major international radiation oncology societies?

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 481-484

  Mayr, Nina A ^a   Hu, Kenneth S ^b   Liao, Zhongxing ^c   Viswanathan, Akila N ^d   Wall, Terry J ^e   Amendola, Beatriz E ^f   Calaguas, Miriam J ^g   Palta, Jatinder R ^h   Yue, Ning J ⁱ   Rengan, Ramesh ^a   Williams, Timothy R ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e Division of Gynecologic Oncology   (United States)

^f Innovative Cancer Institute   (United States)

^g ST LUKE S MEDICAL CENTER   (Philippines)

^h VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ RUTGERS CANCER INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^j BOCA RATON REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ONCOLOGY;

CANCER PATIENTS; INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; REGIONAL DISPARITIES;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNET; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ONCOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EQUIPMENT; RADIATION ONCOLOGIST; SYMPOSIUM;

HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; NEOPLASMS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84902103448     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.12.052     Document Type: Review

References (7)

1. V. Bhadrasain Radiation therapy for the developing countries J Cancer Res Ther 1 2005 7 8
2. T.P. Kingham, O.I. Alatise, and V. Vanderpuye et al. Treatment of cancer in sub-Saharan Africa Lancet Oncol 14 2013 e158 e167
3. H. Tatsuzaki, and C.V. Levin Quantitative status of resources for radiation therapy in Asia and Pacific region Radiother Oncol 60 2001 81 89
4. P.E. Goss, B.L. Lee, and T. Badovinac-Crnjevic et al. Planning cancer control in Latin America and the Caribbean Lancet Oncol 14 2013 391 436
5. N.S. Murthy, K. Chaudhry, and G.K. Rath Burden of cancer and projections for 2016, Indian scenario: Gaps in the availability of radiotherapy treatment facilities Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 9 2008 671 677
6. W. Yin, B. Chen, and F. Tian et al. The growth of radiation oncology in mainland China during the last 10 years Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 70 2008 795 798
7. R.R. Love, O.M. Ginsburg, and C.N. Coleman Public health oncology: A framework for progress in low- and middle-income countries Ann Oncol 23 2012 3040 3045