2024 ASTRO Annual Meeting Press Kit
The 2024 ASTRO Annual Meeting — the leading meeting in radiation oncology — will be held September 29 – October 2 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. Led by ASTRO President Howard Sandler, MD, FASTRO, the meeting is organized around the theme, “Targeting Provider Wellness for Exceptional Patient Care.” New results from clinical trials and other research studies will be presented in conjunction with educational panels, keynote addresses and other special sessions. For more information, view our media advisory about the meeting.
News Briefings
ASTRO news briefings will highlight top-rated abstracts at the Annual Meeting. All briefings for the 2024 meeting will be held in Washington, DC, and via livestream for off-site reporters.
The final press program and schedule of news briefings will be announced in early September.
Press Registration
ASTRO provides complimentary meeting registration to eligible news professionals for the express purpose of gathering news and information to produce editorial coverage of the ASTRO Annual Meeting.
ASTRO will host an on-site press office in room 103B of the convention center during meeting hours. Interview facilities are available on request.
Embargo Policy and Access to Abstracts
All abstracts to be presented at the ASTRO Annual Meeting are embargoed until 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, September 27, 2024. For more details, view the full embargo policy here. Contact ASTRO's media relations team with questions about the embargo policy or for press access to embargoed materials.
Abstracts will be available online in the Conference Planner and MyASTROApp when the embargo lifts. Abstracts also will be published in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics (Red Journal) at that time.
For More Information
For meeting information, visit the ASTRO 2024 microsite.
For media questions/interview requests, email ASTRO’s media relations team or call 703-286-1600.
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For general info on radiation therapy, visit RTAnswers.org.
