12 Ways to Engage with ASTRO
No matter your interests or career stage, there are many ways to participate with ASTRO. Here are the top 12 ways to engage.Join ASTRO now at a new low rate
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Member Categories and Benefits
ASTRO recognizes that our industry improves when the radiation oncology team is growing and developing in concert with advancements in the field. To help you stay informed and ahead of trends, ASTRO offers many valuable services.
Whether you are looking to broaden your education, maintain your certification or improve your practice, ASTRO is here to support you. Members have access to many free resources available both online and in print. Members also receive significant discounts on meetings, products, publications and services, which are developed by radiation oncology leaders.
Eligibility Requirements
Physicians, radiation physicists and radiation or cancer biologists who meet any one of the following criteria are eligible for Active membership:
- A physician who is certified in radiation oncology or therapeutic radiology by the American Board of Radiology, or by another board recognized as being of equivalent rank, and who devotes a substantial portion of his or her clinical time to radiation oncology.
- A radiation physicist who is certified in radiological physics or therapeutic radiological physics by the American Board of Radiology, or by another board recognized as being of equivalent rank, and who devotes a substantial portion of his or her professional time to radiation oncology or radiation sciences.
- A radiation or cancer biologist who holds a doctoral degree and devotes a substantial portion of his or her professional time to radiation oncology or radiation sciences.
Membership Benefits
Active ASTRO members are eligible to receive all of the benefits listed below at special member rates. In addition, Active members have voting rights in the Society, may participate on Society committees and are eligible to hold elected office in the Society.
Member Communications
- Red Journal – Free subscription to the International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics (Red Journal), the leading scientific journal for radiation oncology.
- PRO – Free subscription to Practical Radiation Oncology (PRO), dedicated to improving the practice of radiation oncology.
- Advances in Radiation Oncology – Online, open-access journal; member rates apply for submissions.
- ASTROnews and ASTROgram – Access to the ASTROnews magazine and weekly ASTROgram e-newsletters.
- ASTRO website – 24/7 access to the ASTRO website, your one-stop resource for breaking news, research, event information, policy and legislative updates, and more.
- ROhub – Private community for members; includes an enhanced member directory and the ability to network and communicate with peers through forums and smaller community groups.
Educational Offerings
- ASTRO Annual Meeting – The world's largest education and scientific radiation oncology event.
- Educational Live Meetings – Multidisciplinary and specialty meetings.
- ASTRO Academy – Free or discounted rates for online, journal and webinar courses.
- onDemand Meetings – Special reduced rates for curated live meeting content.
- Education Credit – Continuing education credit for selected live and online meetings with ASTRO’s CME, SA-CME and PQI offerings.
- Guidelines and Consensus Documents – Comprehensive guidelines on standards of treatment and consensus documents.
Resources for Your Practice
- Coding and Reimbursement Resources – The ASTRO Radiation Oncology Coding Resource and seminars on coding and reimbursement best practices.
- Provider Resources – Comprehensive patient brochures, videos and more.
- Listing in "Find a Radiation Oncologist" on ASTRO's patient website www.rtanswers.org.
- Radiation Oncology Career Center – Online job board to help connect employers and job seekers.
- Advocacy – ASTRO partners with policy makers to ensure your interests are represented and provides legislative updates to keep you informed.
- ASTRO Membership Directory – Exclusive online access to the ASTRO Membership Directory.
Membership Dues and Application
Active membership dues are $775 U.S. annually.
Eligibility Requirements
Physicians who have successfully completed residency training in radiation oncology in an accredited radiation oncology program, but who have not been certified in radiation oncology by the ABR, or by another board recognized as being of equivalent rank, are eligible for Affiliate membership. Physicians who are certified in another specialty by the American Board of Medical Specialties or by another board recognized as being of equivalent rank and have a demonstrated interest in the management of patients with cancer, are also eligible for Affiliate membership.
Membership Benefits
Affiliate ASTRO members are eligible to receive all of the benefits listed below at special member rates. In addition Affiliate ASTRO members have voting rights in the Society and may participate in Society committees.
Member Communication
- Red Journal – Free subscription to the International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics (Red Journal), the leading scientific journal for radiation oncology.
- PRO – Free subscription to Practical Radiation Oncology (PRO), dedicated to improving the practice of radiation oncology.
- Advances in Radiation Oncology – Online, open-access journal; member rates apply for submissions.
- ASTROnews and ASTROgram – Access to the ASTROnews magazine and weekly ASTROgram e-newsletters.
- ASTRO website – 24/7 access to the ASTRO website, your one-stop resource for breaking news, research, event information, policy and legislative updates, and more.
- ROhub – Private community for members; includes an enhanced member directory and the ability to network and communicate with peers through forums and smaller community groups.
Educational Offerings
- ASTRO Annual Meeting – The world's largest education and scientific radiation oncology event.
- Educational live meetings – Multidisciplinary and specialty meetings.
- ASTRO Academy – Free or discounted rates for online, journal and webinar courses.
- Webinars – Web-based meetings on timely topics.
- onDemand Meetings – Special reduced rates for curated live meeting content.
- Education credit – Continuing education credit for selected live and online meetings with ASTRO’s CME, SA-CME and PQI offerings.
- Clinical Practice Statements – Comprehensive guidelines on standards of treatment and consensus documents.
Resources for Your Practice
- Coding and reimbursement resources – The ASTRO Radiation Oncology Coding Resource and seminars on coding and reimbursement best practices.
- Patient resources – Comprehensive patient brochures, videos and more.
- Radiation Oncology Career Center – Online job board to help connect employers and job seekers.
- Advocacy – ASTRO partners with policy makers to ensure your interests are represented and provides legislative updates to keep you informed.
- ASTRO Membership Directory – Exclusive online access to the ASTRO Membership Directory.
Membership Dues and Application
Affiliate membership dues are $775 U.S. annually.
Eligibility Requirements
Physicians, radiation physicists and radiation or cancer biologists who devote a substantial portion of their professional time to radiation oncology or radiation sciences and who reside outside of the United States are eligible for International membership. International physician members shall be board certified by the American Board of Radiology (ABR) or a board recognized by the ASTRO Board of Directors as being of equivalent rank to the ABR, or hold membership in a national or regional radiation oncology society in their country or region of practice.
Membership Benefits
International ASTRO members are eligible to receive all of the benefits listed below at special member rates. In addition, International members have voting rights in the Society and may participate on Society committees.
Member Communications
- Red Journal – Free subscription to the International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics (Red Journal), the leading scientific journal for radiation oncology.
- PRO – Free subscription to Practical Radiation Oncology (PRO), dedicated to improving the practice of radiation oncology.
- Advances in Radiation Oncology – Online, open-access journal; member rates apply for submissions.
- ASTROnews and ASTROgram – Online access to the ASTROnews magazine and weekly ASTROgram e-newsletters.
- ASTRO website – 24/7 access to the ASTRO website, your one-stop resource for breaking news, research, event information, policy and legislative updates, and more.
- ROhub – Private community for members; includes an enhanced member directory and the ability to network and communicate with peers through forums and smaller community groups.
Educational Offerings
- ASTRO Annual Meeting – The world's largest education and scientific radiation oncology event.
- Educational live meetings – Multidisciplinary and specialty meetings.
- ASTRO Academy – Free or discounted rate for online, journal and webinar courses.
- Webinars – Web-based meetings on timely topics.
- onDemand Meetings – Special reduced rates for curated live meeting content.
- Education credit – Continuing education credit for selected live and online meetings with ASTRO’s CME, SA-CME and PQI offerings.
- Clinical Practice Statements – Comprehensive guidelines on standards of treatment and consensus documents.
Resources for Your Practice
- Patient resources – Comprehensive patient brochures, videos and more.
- ASTRO Membership Directory – Exclusive online access to the ASTRO Membership Directory.
Membership Dues and Application
International membership dues are $485 U.S. annually.
Eligibility Requirements
Non-physician clinical health care specialists or other individuals who work in a clinical health care environment who have recognized interests in the aims of the Society, including, but not by way of limitation, medical physicists, medical dosimetrists, radiation or cancer biologists, physician assistants, radiation therapists, radiation oncology nurses and practice administrators are eligible for Associate membership.
Membership Benefits
Associate ASTRO members are eligible to receive all of the benefits listed below at special member rates. In addition, Associate members may participate on Society committees.
Member Communications
- Red Journal – Discounted subscription to the International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics (Red Journal), the leading scientific journal for radiation oncology.
- PRO – Discounted subscription to Practical Radiation Oncology (PRO), dedicated to improving the practice of radiation oncology.
- Advances in Radiation Oncology – Online, open-access journal; member rates apply to submissions.
- ASTROnews and ASTROgram – Access to the ASTROnews magazine and weekly ASTROgram e-newsletters.
- ASTRO website – 24/7 access to the ASTRO website, your one-stop resource for breaking news, research, event information, policy and legislative updates and more.
- ROhub – Private community for members; includes an enhanced member directory and the ability to network and communicate with peers through forums and smaller community groups.
Educational Offerings
- ASTRO Annual Meeting – The world's largest education and scientific radiation oncology event; includes sessions for physicists, biologists and nurses.
- Educational live meetings – Multidisciplinary and specialty meetings.
- onDemand Meetings – Special reduced rates for curated live meeting content.
- Webinars – Web-based meetings on timely topics.
- Education credit – Continuing education credit for live and online meetings with ASTRO’s CME, SA-CME and PQI offerings.
- Clinical Practice Statements – Comprehensive guidelines on standards of treatment and consensus documents.
Resources for Your Practice
- Coding and reimbursement resources – The ASTRO Radiation Oncology Coding Resource and seminars on coding and reimbursement best practices.
- Patient resources – Comprehensive patient brochures, videos and more.
- Radiation Oncology Career Center – Online job board to help connect employers and job seekers.
- Advocacy – ASTRO partners with policymakers to ensure your interests are represented and provides legislative updates to keep you informed.
- ASTRO Membership Directory – Exclusive online access to the ASTRO Membership Directory.
Membership Dues and Application
Associate membership dues are $165 U.S. annually.
Eligibility Requirements
Individuals who hold a doctoral degree, do not hold a faculty position, and are engaged in mentored research for the purpose of acquiring the professional skills needed to pursue a career in radiation oncology are eligible for Postdoctoral Fellow membership.
Membership Benefits
Postdoctoral Fellow ASTRO members are eligible to receive all of the benefits listed below at special member rates. In addition, Postdoctoral Fellow members may participate on select Society committees.
Member Communications
- Red Journal – Discounted subscription to the International Journal of Radiation Oncology•Biology•Physics (Red Journal), the leading scientific journal for radiation oncology.
- PRO – Discounted subscription to Practical Radiation Oncology (PRO), dedicated to improving the practice of radiation oncology.
- Advances in Radiation Oncology - Online, open-access journal; member rates apply to submissions.
- ASTROnews and ASTROgram – Access to the ASTROnews magazine and weekly ASTROgram e-newsletters.
- ASTRO website – 24/7 access to the ASTRO website, your one-stop resource for breaking news, research, event information, policy and legislative updates, and more.
- ROhub - Private community for members; includes an enhanced member directory and the ability to network and communicate with peers through forums and smaller community groups.
Educational Offerings
- ASTRO Annual Meeting – Discounted registration fee for the world's largest education and scientific radiation oncology event; includes sessions for physicists, biologists and nurses.
- Educational Live Meetings – Discounted registration fees for multidisciplinary and specialty meetings.
- onDemand Meetings - Special reduced rates for curated live meeting content.
- Webinars – Web-based meetings on timely topics.
- ASTRO Academy - Free or discounted rates for online, journal and webinar courses.
- Virtual Meetings - Special reduced rates for curated live meeting content.
- Clinical Practice Statements – Comprehensive guidelines on standards of treatment and consensus documents.
Resources for Your Practice
- Patient resources – Comprehensive patient brochures, videos and more.
- Radiation Oncology Career Center – Online job board to help connect employers and job seekers.
- Advocacy – ASTRO partners with policy makers to ensure your interests are represented and provides legislative updates to keep you informed.
- ASTRO Membership Directory – Exclusive online access to the ASTRO Membership Directory.
Membership Dues and Application
Postdoctoral Fellow membership is offered free of charge.
Eligibility Requirements
U.S. and international residents who are in an accredited therapeutic radiation oncology program (PGY-2 through PGY-5) are eligible for Member-in-Training membership. Members-in-Training must apply for Active, Affiliate or International membership within 30 days of completing their residency program. Member-in-Training status will automatically terminate if an application is not submitted within the 30-day period. PGY-1 residents are eligible for Student/Graduate Student membership.
Membership Benefits
Members-in-Training are eligible to receive all of the benefits listed below at special member rates. In addition, Members-in-Training members may participate on Society committees.
Member Communications
- Red Journal – U.S. and international members-in-training may subscribe to the International Journal of Radiation Oncology•Biology•Physics (Red Journal), for a special member-in-training rate of $50. The Red Journal is the leading scientific journal dedicated to radiation oncology. To subscribe, contact ASTRO Membership.
- PRO – U.S. and international members-in-training may subscribe to Practical Radiation Oncology (PRO) for a special member-in-training rate of $30. PRO is dedicated to improving the practice of radiation oncology.
- Advances in Radiation Oncology - Online, open-access journal; member rates apply for submissions.
- ASTROnews and ASTROgrams – Online access to ASTROnews magazine and weekly ASTROgram e-newsletters.
- ASTRO website – 24/7 access to your one-stop resource for news, research, event information, policy and legislative updates and more.
- ROhub - Private community for members; includes an enhanced member directory and the ability to network and communicate with peers through forums and smaller community groups.
Educational Offerings
- ASTRO Annual Meeting – The world’s largest education and scientific radiation oncology event. An ARRO meeting – specifically for members-in-training is held at the Annual Meeting.
- Educational live meetings – Multidisciplinary and specialty meetings.
- ASTRO Academy - Discounted rates for online, journal and webinar courses.
- Webinars - Web-based meetings on timely topics.
- onDemand Meetings - Special reduced rates for curated live meeting content.
- Clinical Practice Statements – Comprehensive guidelines on standards of treatment and consensus documents.
Resources for Your Future Practice
- Coding and reimbursement resources – The ASTRO Radiation Oncology Coding Resource and webinars on coding and reimbursement best practices.
- Patient resources – Comprehensive patient brochures, videos and more.
- Radiation Oncology Career Center – Online job board to help connect employers and job seekers.
- Advocacy – ASTRO partners with policy makers to ensure your interests are represented and provides legislative updates so you stay informed.
Membership Dues and Application
Member-in-Training membership is offered free of charge.
Eligibility Requirements
U.S. and international medical students enrolled full-time in an accredited school of medicine, graduate students enrolled in a doctoral program and PGY-1 residents are eligible for Student/Graduate Student membership. Undergraduate students considering a career in research and medicine are also eligible to join ASTRO in this membership category.
Membership Benefits
Student/Graduate Student ASTRO members are eligible to receive all of the benefits listed below at special member rates.
Member Communications
- Red Journal – Student/Graduate Student members may subscribe to the International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics (Red Journal), for a special student rate of $50. The Red Journal is the leading scientific journal dedicated to radiation oncology. To subscribe, contact ASTRO Membership.
- PRO – Student/Graduate Student members may subscribe to Practical Radiation Oncology (PRO) for a special student rate of $30. PRO is dedicated to improving the practice of radiation oncology. To subscribe, contact ASTRO Membership.
- Advances in Radiation Oncology - Online, open-access journal; member rates apply for Student submissions.
- ASTROnews and ASTROgram –Online access to ASTROnews magazine and weekly ASTROgram e-newsletters.
- ASTRO website – 24/7 access to your one-stop resource for news, research, event information, policy and legislative updates and more.
- ROhub - Private community for members; includes an enhanced member directory and the ability to network and communicate with peers through forums and smaller community groups.
Educational Offerings
- ASTRO Annual Meeting – Discounted registration fee for the world's largest education and scientific radiation oncology event.
- Educational live meetings – Discounted registration fee for multidisciplinary and specialty meetings.
- ASTRO Academy - Free or discounted rates for online, journal and webinar courses.
- onDemand Meetings - Special reduced rates for curated live meeting content.
- Webinars – Web-based meetings on timely topics.
- Clinical Practice Statements – Comprehensive guidelines on standards of treatment and consensus documents.
Resources for Your Practice
- Radiation Oncology Career Center – Online job board to help connect employers and job seekers.
- ASTRO Membership Directory – Exclusive online access to the ASTRO Membership Directory.
Membership Dues and Application
Student/Graduate Student membership is offered free of charge.
Eligibility Requirements
Emeritus membership may be conferred by the Board of Directors of the Society upon request to the Secretary/Treasurer for any Active, Associate, Affiliate or International member who has been a member for at least five of the prior seven years and who has voluntarily retired from active practice or who has been retired for at least one year by reason of physical disability.
Request for transfer to Emeritus membership must be submitted using the Application for Transfer to Emeritus membership form.
Membership Benefits
Emeritus ASTRO members are eligible to receive the benefits listed below at special member rates.
Member Communications
- Red Journal – Discounted subscription ($225 annually) to the International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics (Red Journal), the leading scientific journal for radiation oncology. To subscribe, contact membership.
- PRO – Discounted subscription ($65 annually) to Practical Radiation Oncology (PRO), dedicated to improving the practice of radiation oncology. To subscribe, contact membership.
- Advances in Radiation Oncology – Online, open-access journal; member rates apply for submissions.
- ASTROnews and ASTROgram – Online access to ASTROnews magazine and weekly ASTROgram e-newsletters.
- ASTRO website – 24/7 access to your one-stop resource for breaking news, research, event information, policy and legislative updates and more.
- ROhub – Private community for members; includes an enhanced member directory and the ability to network and communicate with peers through forums and smaller community groups.
Educational Offerings
- ASTRO Annual Meeting – the world’s largest education and scientific radiation oncology event.
- Educational Live Meetings – multidisciplinary and specialty meetings.
- ASTRO Academy – Free or discounted rates for online, journal and webinar courses.
- onDemand Meetings – Special reduced rates for curated live meeting content.
- Webinars – Web-based meetings on timely topics.
- Clinical Practice Statements – Comprehensive guidelines on standards of treatment and consensus documents.
Resources
- Coding and reimbursement resources – The ASTRO Radiation Oncology Coding Resource and webinars on coding and reimbursement best practices.
- Patient resources – Comprehensive patient brochures, videos and more.
- Advocacy – ASTRO partners with policy makers to ensure your interests are represented and provides legislative updates so you stay informed.
- ASTRO Membership Directory – Exclusive online access to the ASTRO Membership Directory.
Membership Dues
Emeritus membership is offered free of charge.
Eligibility Requirements
Honorary membership is the highest honor ASTRO bestows upon distinguished cancer researchers and leaders in disciplines other than radiation oncology, radiation physics or radiobiology. Honorary members cannot be eligible for Active ASTRO membership and must be nominated and supported by Active ASTRO members. The ASTRO Board of Directors is responsible for reviewing nominations and selecting Honorary members. Please see awards for detailed nomination instructions and selection criteria.
Member Benefits
Honorary ASTRO members are eligible to receive all of the benefits listed below at special ASTRO member rates.
Member Communications
- Red Journal – Discounted subscription to the International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics (Red Journal), the leading scientific journal for radiation oncology.
- PRO – Discounted subscription to Practical Radiation Oncology (PRO), dedicated to improving the practice of radiation oncology.
- ASTROnews and ASTROgram – Online access to ASTROnews magazine and weekly ASTROgram e-newsletters.
- ASTRO website – 24/7 access to your one-stop resource for breaking news, research, event information, policy and legislative updates and more.
- ROhub – ASTRO's new private community for members. It includes an enhanced member directory and the ability to network and communicate with peers through forums and smaller community groups.
Educational Offerings
- ASTRO Annual Meeting – The world’s largest education and scientific radiation oncology event.
- Educational Live Meetings – Multidisciplinary and specialty meetings.
- onDemand Meetings – Special reduced rates for curated live meeting content.
- Webinars – Web-based meetings on timely topics.
- Clinical Practice Statements – Comprehensive guidelines on standards of treatment and consensus documents.
Resources
- Coding and reimbursement resources – The ASTRO Radiation Oncology Coding Resource and webinars on coding and reimbursement best practices.
- Patient resources – Comprehensive patient brochures, videos and more.
- Radiation Oncology Career Center – Online job board to help connect employers and job seekers.
- Advocacy – ASTRO partners with policy makers to ensure radiation oncology interests are represented and provides legislative updates so you stay informed.
- ASTRO Membership Directory – Exclusive online access to the ASTRO Membership Directory.
Membership Dues
Honorary membership is offered free of charge.
ASTRO’s Corporate Membership Program is available to companies who conduct business in the field of radiation oncology and offers an opportunity for industry and ASTRO to join together to form long-term, quality relationships.
In addition to the invaluable year-long benefits, corporate members enjoy increased visibility and high-level exposure to our over 10,000 members.
ASTRO's highest level of membership offers premier visibility and access to participating companies.
Corporate members enjoy many tangible benefits in addition to increased visibility, access opportunities and ongoing communication.
The Corporate Advisory Council focuses on issues and initiatives of mutual concern in radiation oncology.
