Portal LIS – Localizador de Informação em Saúde

http://www.astro.org/

It's an organization of physicians and scientists designed to disseminate the results of scientific research on radiation oncology, promote excellence in patient care and provide opportunities for educational and professional development. The Nursing Corner has been created to provide radiation oncology nurses with a site to find pertinent information regarding their subspecialty. The Patient Information site provides the public with up-to-date information on radiation therapy as a treatment option for cancer.

Originator(s): American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO)

Resource added in: 19/09/2002

Objective: The mission of ASTRO is to advance the practice of radiation oncology by disseminating the results of scientific research, promoting excellence in patient care, providing opportunities for educational and professional development of its members, developing policies, and representing radiation oncology in a rapidly evolving socioeconomic healthcare environment.

Available languages: English

Drug Therapy, Radiotherapy, General Surgery, Classification, Radiotherapy, Brachytherapy, Medical Oncology, Oncology Nursing, Societies, Scientific, Neoplasms, Neoplasmas de las Paratiroides, Estadificación de Neoplasmas, recurrencia local del neoplasma, Educación del paciente