Every day, more than 5,000 Americans are diagnosed with cancer.
Every person, during every step of their journey, deserves the best treatment possible.
Radiation therapy is a safe and effective cancer treatment, and it has been for more than 100 years. Yet, radiation therapy research is limited.
Established in 2006, the Radiation Oncology Institute (ROI) – The ASTRO Foundation – is a 501(c)(3) public charity committed to accelerating bold and innovative ideas in radiation therapy so that every person has access to the best radiation therapy to life a longer, healthier life.
We have funded more than $4.7 million in research and education so far. And with your help, we will continue to deliver vital resources to passionate investigators so they can create tools and discover solutions to support health care professionals who provide care for people living with cancer.
Radiation medicine holds great promise for treating non-cancerous conditions that impact millions of people, including osteoarthritis, ventricular tachycardia, tremors and wet-type age-related macular degeneration. In 2025, ROI will award grants to the best and brightest investigators conducting research that will lead to a new indication for radiation therapy and expand the scope of practice beyond cancer care.
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When you support ROI, you are driving research to increase the understanding and awareness of radiation therapy, helping to uncover treatment and cures and advancing radiation treatment that will improve quality of life and outcomes for patients with cancer.