Society for Radiation Oncology Administrators

02/09/2026

Radiation therapy is offering treatment, pain relief and hope for people suffering from

A less intense form of this mainstay of cancer treatment is now being applied to other conditions.

02/05/2026

Radiation oncologist Bernie Lewinsky, who has spent 5 decades collecting relics and stories of his field, is on a mission to preserve the "learning curve" of his field. His treasures include rare film footage, radium needle order from 1948 and a Bunsen burner.

Over his five decades as a radiation oncologist, Bernie Lewinsky has been collecting the relics of radiotherapy. When he joined California Hospital Medical Center, he jumped at the opportunity to rummage through an old forgotten box of film tins that the hospital was storing. He found footage from 1...

01/22/2026

Encouraging news: Survival rates for advanced prostate cancer have doubled in the past 15 years. What was once a death sentence is now becoming a manageable chronic illness for many patients.

Many people with advanced prostate cancer are living much longer due to new treatments, leading prostate cancer doctors say. Though not often a cure, these innovations are turning a disease once considered a death sentence into a chronic illness that can be managed for years in some patients.

01/22/2026

Musician beats hand condition with low-dose radiation therapy—no surgery needed.

A Northeast Ohio guitarist couldn't play without pain until he discovered a non-invasive procedure using low-dose radiation therapy.

12/22/2025

The SROA office will be closed December 22–January 1 for the holidays and will reopen Friday, January 2. We appreciate our members and partners and wish you a joyful and restful holiday season.

12/08/2025

GEMINI-RT, launched by the Mayo Clinic and GE HealthCare, is a groundbreaking initiative to transform personalized by integrating AI, advanced imaging, and real-time patient monitoring across the entire cancer care continuum. The goal is to create digital models of individual patient journeys to deliver truly tailored radiation treatments while reducing clinician burnout.

Focused on radiation therapy, their GEMINI-RT collaboration will prioritize personalized treatments, AI-enabled process automation and multi-modal approaches to connected care.

11/27/2025

🦃🍁 Happy Thanksgiving from SROA! 🍁🦃

We’re grateful today — and every day — for our incredible members, partners, and the entire radiation oncology community. Thank you for your dedication to advancing patient care, supporting one another, and strengthening our field.

Wishing you a warm and joyful holiday filled with gratitude and connection. 🧡

Please note: Our offices are closed today and tomorrow. We’ll return on Monday, December 1.

11/26/2025

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has released the first clinical guideline for hashtag across all stages of gastric (stomach) cancer.

This guideline provides evidence-based recommendations addressing the indications for radiation therapy (RT) for gastric cancer in a variety of clinical settings ranging from patients with resectable locoregional disease to metastatic and symptomatic disease.

11/21/2025

Don’t miss Teri Bedard as she breaks down the 2026 Medicare changes for MPFS, HOPPS, and coding, and what they mean for your oncology practice or department.

📅 Register now: https://bit.ly/4okUxSM

11/08/2025

Findings from the SUPREMO trial, led by The University of Edinburgh, suggest "can be safely omitted" for patients who have a . Reporting on the findings, he article says, "There was no difference in overall survival of patients after ten years of follow up – 81.4 per cent of those who received radiotherapy were still alive, compared with 81.9 per cent of those who did not."

Radiotherapy can be safely omitted as a treatment for many breast cancer patients who have had a mastectomy and are taking anti-cancer drugs, a study shows.

11/04/2025

📊 Contribute to the 2025 SROA Practice Metrics Survey!

Your input helps SROA gather key benchmarks on productivity, staffing, salaries, benefits, and more, providing valuable insights into radiation oncology operations nationwide.

The survey takes about an hour to complete and can be saved and returned anytime.

💡 Member participants receive the full results free of charge!

Take the survey: https://bit.ly/4oh53em

10/27/2025

New research suggests that vaccines, like the -19 vaccines, act like an alarm that awakens the body's immune system. They could also help the immune system recognize and attack tumors.

New study reveals that vaccines developed using mRNA might hold the key to 'off-the-shelf' cancer vaccine.