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Newswise Fairfax, Va., September 10, 2014The American Society for Radiation Oncologys (ASTROs) 56th Annual Meeting, to be held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, September 14-17, 2014, is the nations premier scientific meeting in radiation oncology, and the results of 2,874 radiation oncology-specific research studies and clinical trials conducted around the world will be presented at the four-day meeting. The 2014 Annual Meeting is expected to attract more than 11,000 oncologists from all disciplines and members of the entire radiation oncology care team from the U.S. and internationally. <\/p>\n
ASTRO will present five News Briefings and a Meet-The-Expert session live, on-site and online to highlight the 18 most innovative clinical trials and studies of the 56th Annual Meeting. <\/p>\n
What: Five live, webcast News Briefings and one Meet-The-Expert presentation from ASTROs 56th Annual Meeting at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Downloadable news photos, audio recordings and slides will be available online at the end of each day: http:\/\/www.astro.org\/AMpress<\/a> <\/p>\n When: Sunday, September 14 Wednesday, September 17, 2014 <\/p>\n 2014 News Briefing Schedule: Sunday, September 14 at 2:45 p.m. Pacific time ASTRO 2014: Hot Topics Bruce G. Haffty, MD, FASTRO, ASTRO president and chair of the 2014 Annual Meeting Steering Committee How: https:\/\/astro.adobeconnect.com\/pressbrief1<\/a> <\/p>\n Monday, September 15 at 8:15 a.m. Pacific time Developments in Prostate Cancer Moderated by Colleen A.F. Lawton, MD, FASTRO How: https:\/\/astro.adobeconnect.com\/pressbrief2<\/a> <\/p>\n Monday, September 15 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific time Palliative Care, Quality of Life and Patient-reported Outcomes Moderated by Tracy A. Balboni, MD, MPH How: https:\/\/astro.adobeconnect.com\/pressbrief3<\/a> <\/p>\n Tuesday, September 16 at 7:00 a.m. Pacific time Advances in Lung Cancer Moderated by Benjamin Movsas, MD, FASTRO How: https:\/\/astro.adobeconnect.com\/pressbrief4<\/a> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Continued here: <\/p>\n Record-Breaking Number of More Than 2,800 Radiation Oncology Clinical Trials and Studies Will Showcase Worldwide ...<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Contact Information Available for logged-in reporters only Newswise Fairfax, Va., September 10, 2014The American Society for Radiation Oncologys (ASTROs) 56th Annual Meeting, to be held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, September 14-17, 2014, is the nations premier scientific meeting in radiation oncology, and the results of 2,874 radiation oncology-specific research studies and clinical trials conducted around the world will be presented at the four-day meeting. The 2014 Annual Meeting is expected to attract more than 11,000 oncologists from all disciplines and members of the entire radiation oncology care team from the U.S. and internationally Continue reading