Ryan T. Hughes, MD, is being recognized for his timely and insightful study on the impact of holding in-person vs. virtual peer review conferences.

ROI is grateful to our distinguished donors who made significant gifts this year to advance radiation oncology through research and support the field's best and brightest investigators.   

Joshua Palmer, MD, Alexander Rühle, MD, and Leila Tchelebi, MD are being honored for their recent manuscripts on transformative research that will lead to better care and outcomes for people with cancer.

Behind every ROI-funded researcher is a community of ROI supporters! Join our community by making a donation to advance radiation oncology research.

Get your running (or walking!) shoes ready to join hundreds of your colleagues for a fun event during the ASTRO Annual Meeting in San Diego! 

Join ROI in a celebration of amazing milestones from our brilliant researchers by supporting their important work with a tax-deductible donation by December 31. 

Two teams of investigators who are transforming patient care with support from ROI recently presented results at the 2024 Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancers Symposium.

The Radiation Oncology Institute (ROI) – the ASTRO Foundation – is honoring Drs. Jie Jane Chen, Felix Ehret and Omran Saifi for their research that will help patients being treated with radiation therapy to live longer, healthier lives.

The ROI Board of Trustees is delighted to announce new officers and welcome a new member.

Four teams of the best and brightest investigators will accelerate innovative ideas to increase access to radiation therapy with new grants from ROI. 

From Monday, December 2, through Friday, December 13, ROI is celebrating the 12 days of gRADitude! Each day, ROI will share a milestone from the past year, and we invite you to join us in amplifying radiation therapy’s impact by making a tax-deductible donation – which will be matched up to $12,000!

Apply now for the 2025 ROI Innovation Awards. The new funding opportunity will support the best and brightest investigators who are conducting research on radiation therapy for the treatment of non-cancerous conditions.

See the latest results of a collaboration between ROI award winners Drs. Julian Hong and Nitin Ohri to develop a machine learning model that uses daily step counts to identify patients at high risk of unplanned hospitalization during chemoradiotherapy in a new JAMA Oncology article.

Thank you to the ASTRO members who made ROI Founders’ Circle and President’s Circle gifts in 2023!

Thomas Eichler, MD, FASTRO, invites you to donate in memory of Dr. Barthold, a longtime ASTRO member and leader who passed away earlier this year.

Malcolm Mattes, MD, launched an outreach program to encourage students historically underrepresented in medicine to choose radiation oncology as their specialty with support from ROI. Learn about the progress the team is making in several recently published articles.  

ROI is now accepting letters of intent for its latest request for proposals “Advancing Care for All: Innovations to Drive Access to Radiotherapy.”

Dan Seible, MD, launched the Alaska Native Internship in Oncology (ANION) program with support from ROI to inspire and guide Alaska Native (AN) students toward careers in radiation oncology.

ROI is accepting Letters of Intent for research proposals on new radiotherapy methods through November 10 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time.

Join ROI and your fellow ASTRO Annual Meeting attendees in San Antonio on Tuesday, October 25 at 7:00 a.m. Central time to run or walk for research!

The Communicating the External Beam Radiotherapy Experience (CEBRE) series now includes discussion guides tailored for central nervous system, digestive system, and head and neck radiotherapy.

Get the latest updates about recent successes from ROI – ASTRO’s foundation – at the Annual Meeting.

ROI received the 2023 GuideStar Platinum Seal of Transparency, the highest level of recognition from the world’s largest source of information on nonprofit organizations.

The live webinar with Shankar Siva, MD, and Nick Hardcastle, PhD, is open to all, but ASTRO Members-in-Training are eligible for no-cost registration supported by the ROI Juan A. del Regato Fund.  

Register now for the ASTRO-ROI co-sponsored ROCKS webinar, “Funding Opportunities Beyond NIH – Tips and Tricks for Success” that will be held on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time.

Nominate an early career investigator who is accelerating bold and innovative ideas in radiation therapy for the 2024 ROI Publication Excellence Awards. Winners will receive $1,500 each and be honored at the ASTRO Annual Meeting.

Join the ROI team by serving on the Development Committee or Research Committee in 2025. ROI relies on enthusiastic and dedicated volunteers to accomplish our mission. Apply by October 20, 2024.

As a charity, the work advanced by ROI is only possible because of the generosity of donors like YOU! Make your annual gift to ROI before the end of the year to help ROI award more research grants to help every person have access to the best radiation therapy to live a longer, healthier life.

The recently enhanced RadOnc Toolbox now includes AJCC Staging and easy access to eContour in addition to ASTRO guidelines, a variety of calculators, published dose constraints and more. The app is free thanks to the generosity of ROI donors!

ASTRO Members-in-Training can register free of charge for the June 18 webinar that will focus on MR-guided RT contouring techniques for pancreatic cancer SBRT. 

Visit the ROI Pod (located next to the ASTRO Resource Center) during #ASTRO24 to learn about upcoming grant funding opportunities, register for the ROI 5k and take advantage of our photo booth, too! Keep informed of ROI events by following us on social media.

As a charity, the amazing work of ROI is driven by donations from people who believe in the power of radiation therapy. Become a member of the President’s Circle with your donation of $1,500 each year, and you’ll join a group of esteemed donors and receive awesome benefits during the ASTRO Annual Meeting.

Look back at ROI photo highlights from 2023.

Six exceptional teams will conduct research on emerging challenges and cutting-edge methods that are transforming the practice of radiation oncology. 

Oluwadamilola Oladeru, MD, MA, MBA, shares three reasons why her research that aims to empower incarcerated individuals through cancer literacy is important.

Join hundreds of your colleagues for the ROI 5k, powered by Varian, a Siemens Healthineers Company!

In honor of our new gRADitude campaign, which encourages ROI supporters to give in honor or memory of someone, we are excited to share the top 10 things we’re grateful for this year.

ROI is updating its Research Agenda and seeking feedback from the radiation oncology community. Help shape the ROI’s priorities by participating in the research needs assessment survey today.

Make plans to visit the ROI booth in the Main Lobby and find out when and where you can see the 12 abstracts being presented by ROI-funded teams.

ROI Trustee J. Frank Wilson, MD, FASTRO, reflects on the impacts of two of his mentors and is honoring their legacies through a gift to ROI to show his gRADitude. 

ROI is seeking active and engaged volunteers for its Development and Research Committees.

The call for nominations of outstanding early career researchers who are making an impact on radiation oncology is now open. Up to three winners will receive $1,500 each and recognition at the ASTRO Annual Meeting.  

Don’t miss your chance to win $1,500 and be recognized at the ASTRO Annual Meeting. Only a few weeks remain to nominate an early career researcher. Self-nominations accepted.  

ROI has completely overhauled the RadOnc Toolbox to provide radiation oncology professionals with a better point-of-care resource to support evidence-based practice.

Join us in May to celebrate cancer research that is making a difference! Throughout the month, ROI will be recognizing the passionate investigators that have received ROI funding to help people living with cancer live longer, healthier lives.

Get ready for the 2024 ROI 5k, powered by Varian, a Siemens Healthineers Company, during #ASTRO24! This year, participants will join a sunrise group run along the DC monuments (perfect Instagram picture!) or complete their 5k at their convenience.

The ROI Board of Trustees adopted new statements to drive our work forward. 

ASTRO members-in-training can participate in the live webinar on December 19 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern time with support from the ROI Juan A. del Regato Fund.