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Stay current with the latest studies in radiation oncology with free podcasts from the official journals of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). The International Journal of Radiation Oncology-Biology-Physics (the Red Journal) publishes the latest clinical research related to radiation oncology, radiation biology, medical physics, education, and health policy. The overarching mission of Practical Radiation Oncology is to improve the quality of radiation oncology practice through publication of official ASTRO guidelines and white papers, discussion and illustration of new techniques, evaluation of current practices, and publication of case reports. Advances in Radiation Oncology is a wide-ranging clinical research journal whose articles are free and open for all to read. Visit www.redjournal.org, www.practicalradonc.org, and www.advancesradonc.org to learn more about ASTRO's journals.

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September 3 · 55 min
“Ensuring Privacy of Patients’ Medical Images: Defacing without Degrading” – Red Journal podcast October 1, 2026
Send us Fan Mail Editor in Chief Dr. Sue Yom hosts two authors of the article, "Assessment of Defacing Techniques on Medical Images for Radiation Therapy: Implications for Patient Privacy and Data Utility.” Guests are Dr. Du Wang, a Therapeutic Medical Physics Resident at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, who was the first author of the paper, and co-author Dr. Ying Xiao, Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Pennsylvania.
August 13 · 14 min
PRO Podcast - Management of Locally Advanced Endometrial Cancer
Send us Fan Mail The management of locally advanced endometrial cancer has changed substantially in the advent of molecular profiling of uterine cancers. The American Radium Society Gynecologic Panel recently published evidence-based expert consensus guidelines for management of these patients. This PRO podcast from Drs. Diandra Ayala-Peacock, MD, Mary McGunigal, MD and Anuja Jhingran, MD FASTRO discusses some of the recent impactful literature and current controversies in the management of these patients, while highlighting areas where radiation may be indicated in the modern management of this disease.
August 12 · 1 hr 14 min
Single-shot SBRT for lung cancer: A straw man debate, in which we force the Cleveland Clinic to argue against itself – Red Journal September 1, 2026 podcast
Send us Fan Mail Sue Yom, Editor in Chief, hosts Dr. Anurag Singh, Professor, Director of Radiation Research, and Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education in radiation medicine in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. He was first author of the article “Long-term Analysis of One Versus Three Fractions of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Peripheral Stage I to II Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Randomized, Multi-Institution, Phase 2 Trial.” Additional guests include Dr. Kevin Stephans, Associate Professor and Director of SBRT at Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center, and Professor Dr. Greg Videtic, also at the Cleveland Clinic, who was the PI of RTOG 0915, a trial that also included a single-fraction schedule in one arm.
July 15 · 1 hr 1 min
Oligoprogressive Renal Cell Carcinoma on Systemic Therapy: Which Patients Benefit from SABR? - Red Journal Podcast August 1, 2026
Send us Fan Mail Sue Yom, Editor in Chief, co-hosts with Section Editor Dr. Bob Dess, Associate Professor and co-Chief of the Genitourinary Radiotherapy Service in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Michigan. Guests are Dr. Raquib Hannan, Professor and Chief of the Genitourinary Radiation Oncology Service in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Texas Southwestern, who was first author on the article, “Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy for Oligoprogressive Metastatic RCC: Predictors of Prolonged Systemic Therapy Benefit” and Dr. Thomas Westbrook, Assistant Professor in the Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Cell Therapy of the Department of Internal Medicine at Rush University Medical Center.
June 24 · 41 min
CIN City: exploiting genomic chaos to increase radiation response – Red Journal Podcast July 15, 2026
Send us Fan Mail Editor in Chief Dr. Sue Yom co-hosts with Biology Editor Dr. Henning Willers, Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School and Director of Translational Radiation Research at Mass General Brigham, welcoming our guest Dr. Pippa Cosper, Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Oncology at the University of Wisconsin. Dr. Cosper discusses her first-author article published in this month’s issue, “Pretreatment Chromosomal Instability Correlates With Radiation Sensitivity in Squamous Cell Cancers.”
June 8 · 54 min
“Skin care during radiotherapy – What the guidelines tell us and don’t tell us” - Red Journal Podcast July 1, 2026
Send us Fan Mail Editor-in-Chief Sue Yom hosts Associate Editor Dr. Sara Alcorn, Associate Professor, Vice Chair of Clinical Strategy, and Director of Palliative Care at the University of Minnesota; Michael Shing Fung Lee, Consultant in the Department of Radiation Oncology at National University Cancer Institute and Clinical Senior Lecturer at the National University Hospital Singapore; and Dr. Henry Wong, Clinical Research Fellow in Radiation Medicine Program at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. They co authored the article, “Translating Evidence to Practice: Advancing Equitable Access to Dermatologic Care for Radiation Dermatitis Worldwide.”
June 5 · 46 min
PRO podcast - Radiation Therapy for Gastric Cancer: An ASTRO Clinical Practice Guideline
Send us Fan Mail The role for radiation in the management of gastric cancer is evolving, given developments in systemic therapy. ASTRO has released updated guidelines to provide evidence-based expert consensus on where radiation fits in the modern management of this disease. This PRO podcast from Drs. Michael Buckstein, MD, PhD, Salma Jabbour, MD, and Christopher Anker, MD will help you navigate these guidelines and also explore some of the grey areas in gastric cancer where radiation can still make a big impact in this cancer.
May 18 · 1 hr 6 min
Pediatric Proton Therapy, for Some or for All? – Red Journal Podcast June 1, 2026
Send us Fan Mail Dr. Sue Yom, Editor in Chief, co-hosts with Section Editor Dr. Kilian Salerno, Associate Research Physician at the United States’ National Cancer Institute Radiation Oncology Branch, discussing this month’s Oncology Scan, “Proton beam radiotherapy for all children and adolescents globally: Is this a realistic and cost-effective goal?” Guests include Dr. Jeannette Parkes, Head of Radiation Oncology and Radiation Medicine at Groote Schuur Hospital at the University of Cape Town in South Africa; Dr. Natia Esiashvili, Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Emory University; and Dr. Derek Tsang, Clinician Investigator at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and Associate Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Toronto.
April 21 · 1 hr
“SBRT clinical trials: Selections from the editors” – Red Journal podcast May 1, 2026
Send us Fan Mail Editor-in-Chief Sue Yom hosts three editors who pick highlights from the special issue! Dr. Nicholas Zaorsky is Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and Vice Chair of Education and Director of Genitourinary Oncology at University Hospitals in Cleveland. Dr. Michelle Kim, Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology and Co-Chair of the Cancer Center Neuro-Oncology Clinical Research Team at the University of Michigan, is the section chief for Brain and Spine at the Red Journal. Dr. Bethany Anderson, Professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in the Department of Human Oncology and specialist in breast and gynecologic cancer treatment, is our Breast cancer section editor. Dr. Zaorsky’s picks are: Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy to the Prostate With Focal Boost: Analysis of the Primary Endpoint in the DELINEATE Trial Cohort E; PSMA-PET-Guided Intraprostatic Boost in Prostate SBRT (PROBE): A Phase 2 Trial; Two-Year Outcomes of the SPARC Phase II Trial: Simultaneous Focal Boost With Stereotactic Radiation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer; The Kilovoltage Intrafraction Monitoring Real-Time Prostate Cancer Image Guided Radiation Therapy Technology Journey: From Clinical Trials to Your Clinic; International Radiosurgery Oncology Consortium of the Kidney (IROCK) Contouring Guidelines for Renal Cell Carcinoma Treated With Stereotactic Ablative Radiation Therapy; Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Renal Tumors: A Prospective Phase 2 Clinical Trial; Efficacy of SABR in Uncommon Subtypes of Primary Kidney Cancer: An Analysis From the International Radiosurgery Oncology Consortium of the Kidney; SABR Versus Radiofrequency Ablation and Cryoablation for Primary Renal Cell Carcinoma: An Economic Evaluation of the FASTRACK II Trial; A Prospective Study of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Oligometastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma; and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Oligoprogressive Disease in Androgen-Suppressed Prostate Cancer: Primary Endpoint Analysis of the TRAP Trial. Dr. Kim’s picks are: Long-term Results From a Phase 1 Study of Spinal Cord Constraint Relaxation With Single Session Spine Stereotactic Radiosurgery in the Primary Management of Patients With Inoperable, Previously Unirradiated Spinal Metastases With Epidural Extension; Direct-to-Unit Stereotactic Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided Adaptive Radiation Therapy for Spine Metastasis; Treatment With Stereotactic Ablative Radiation Therapy for Patients With up to 5 Oligometastatic Cancer Lesions: Long-Term Outcomes of the Nonrandomized Population-based Phase 2 SABR-5 Clinical Trial; and Evaluating Toxicity and Interaction Outcomes of Systemic Therapy and Stereotactic Ablative Radiation Therapy for Oligometastatic Disease: A Secondary Analysis of the Phase 2 SABR-5 Trial. Dr. Anderson’s picks are: A Study of Curative-approach Treatment Along With Metastasis-Directed Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Bone-Only Oligometastatic Breast Cancer; Long-Term Results of a Phase 2 Prospective Clinical Trial of Single-Fraction, High-Gradient Adjuvant Partial Breast Irradiation in Early-Stage, Hormone-Positive Breast Cancer; and Postoperative Single-Fraction Stereotactic Partial Breast Irradiation for Early-Stage Breast Cancer With GammaPod Technology: A Phase 2 Clinical Trial.
March 16 · 53 min
Highway to the Danger Zone – SBRT for Lung Cancer: Red Journal Podcast April 1, 2026
Send us Fan Mail Deputy Editor Dr. David Palma hosts four authors from our SBRT Clinical Trials special issue: Dr. Anand Swaminath, Associate Professor at McMaster University and supervising author of “Quality of Life of Stereotactic Versus Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Inoperable Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Results From the LUSTRE Trial”; Dr. Kristin Karlsson, Medical Physicist at Karolinska University Hospital and first author of “Dose-Volume Predictors of Fatal Bronchopulmonary Bleeding After Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy of Centrally Located Lung Tumors: An Analysis of the Expanded HILUS Cohort”; Dr. Alexa Dang, Radiation Oncologist at BC Cancer Vancouver and first author of “Dosimetric Outcomes for Stereotactic Radiation Therapy in Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Interstitial Lung Disease: A Secondary Analysis of the ASPIRE-ILD Trial”; and Dr. Fabio Arcidiacono, Radiation Oncologist at S. Maria Hospital and first author of “Five-Year Survival and Safety of SABR in Patients with Unresectable Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer unfit for Concurrent Radiochemotherapy: Focus on Patterns of Local Recurrence from the START-NEW-ERA Non-randomized Phase 2 Trial.”
February 27 · 1 hr 18 min
Red Journal Podcast March 15, 2026: Combating Misinformation Through Multisociety Advocacy - The Example of Lung Cancer Screening
Send us Fan Mail Editor-in-Chief Sue Yom hosts Dr. David Cooke, Physician-in-Chief at UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, Professor and Founding Chief of the Division of General Thoracic Surgery, and Task Force Chair of the UC Davis Comprehensive Lung Cancer Screening Program; Dr. Ella Kazerooni, Director of Cardiothoracic Radiology, Chair of the Radiology Service Excellence Program at the University of Michigan, and executive sponsor of lung cancer screening at the American College of Radiology; and Dr. Drew Moghanaki, Professor and Chief of Thoracic Radiation Oncology at UCLA who previously led the the VA Partnership to Increase Access to Lung Screening, discussing the co-authored multisociety statement, “Misinformation and Overestimation of Computed Tomography Lung Cancer Screening Harms—Methodology Matters: A Joint Statement from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the American Society for Radiation Oncology, and the American College of Radiology.”
February 18 · 38 min
Radiation Therapy for WHO Grade 4 Adult-Type Diffuse Glioma: An ASTRO Clinical Practice Guideline - PRO Podcast
Send us Fan Mail ASTRO has recently updated guidelines for WHO Grade 4 Adult-Type Diffuse Glioma Guideline to align practice with outcomes from multiple newly published studies for higher grade gliomas published over the past decade. This podcast, led by Dr. Majid Al-Othman, features lead authors of the new ASTRO WHO Grade 4 Adult Glioma guidelines Dr. Debra Nana Yeboa, MD and Dr. Joseph Bovi, MD representing the guideline team of co-authors. It highlights the main questions answered by the new guidelines, changes in the molecular definition of gliomas, as well as ASTRO methodology for consensus building and lingering questions to be addressed.
February 9 · 1 hr 30 min
Red Journal Podcast March 1, 2026: “Real Talk on Wellness”
Send us Fan Mail Editor-in-Chief Sue Yom hosts Dr. Dan Golden, Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Education in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Rush University Medical Center and the author of an essay in this month’s Real Talk on Wellness section, “After Burnout: Reigniting the Flame”; Dr. Marie Soller, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Oregon Health and Science University and author of one of our first RTOW essays, “Self-Compassion and Help Seeking in Medicine”; and Dr. David Feldman, Professor of Counseling Psychology at Santa Clara University, current Visiting Professor at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, and co-author of an essay just published online, “Hope Mapping as a Tool for Mitigating Burnout in Radiation Oncology.”
January 21 · 59 min
Red Journal Podcast February 1, 2026: Impact of RT QA on Nasopharyngeal Cancer Outcomes
Send us Fan Mail Editor-in-Chief Dr. Sue Yom hosts Dr. June Corry, Radiation Oncologist at GenesisCare, Fitzroy, at St Vincent's Hospital, prior Chair of the NPC committee of the Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group’s project ANROTAT, Assessment of New Radiation Oncology Technology and Treatments, and first author of a new article, “Can Radiotherapy Quality Assurance improve nasopharyngeal cancer outcomes in low- and middle-income countries – Reporting the technical component of the second phase of a prospective International Atomic Energy Agency study.” We also host the last author, Dr. Anne Lee, Head of the Center of Clinical Oncology at the University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital in China. She was previously the Head of the Clinical Oncology Department of the University of Hong Kong and the Deputy Hospital Chief Executive of the Shenzhen Hospital. Dr. Lee has led the development of many important NPC delineation and planning guidelines, including several published in the Red Journal.
Dec 16, 2025 · 34 min
Improving Patient Experience Through Physics Patient Consults - PRO Podcast
Send us Fan Mail In this podcast, PRO Section Editor, Minsun Kim, Ph.D., Professor, University of Texas Southwestern discusses Physics Patient Consults Program with Cassandra Stambaugh, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Tufts University and Ralph Ermoian, MD, Professor, University of Washington. Drs. Stambaugh and Ermoian pioneered the Physics Patient Consults Program at their institutions, bringing a wealth of experience and expertise. They will provide an overview of the program and discuss how to implement a simplified version in settings with limited resources, sharing insights into both the challenges and benefits it brings to patient care. This discussion is based on a paper in PRO titled "Feasibility and Benefits of a Simplified Physics Direct Patient Care Protocol."
Dec 10, 2025 · 42 min
Red Journal Podcast January 1, 2026: Review Article Typologies – And What Good Reviews Look Like
Send us Fan Mail Editor-in-Chief Sue Yom hosts Dr. Justin Smith, a Registrar in Queensland, Australia, and Dr. Lachlan McDowell, attending radiation oncologist at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane, Australia and Section Editor for Head and Neck Cancers at the journal. They were the first and last authors of “Red Journal Reviews: Typology, Methodology, and Standards.”
Nov 17, 2025 · 50 min
Red Journal Podcast December 1, 2025: Irradiating Elective Nodal Volumes – When and How?
Send us Fan Mail Editor-in-Chief Sue Yom co-hosts with Dr. Claire Vanpouille-Box, Assistant Professor at Weill Cornell Medicine, Associate Editor in Biology at our journal, and expert on radiation and immunotherapy, interviewing Associate Professor Dr. Tsubasa Watanabe and Postdoctoral Scholar Dr. Genki Sato from the Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science at Kyoto University, who were supervising and first authors on our recent new publication, “Conventional fractionated elective nodal irradiation preserves early antitumor immunity and efficacy compared to hypofractionated protocols”, joined by Dr. Jonathan Schoenfeld, Professor in the Department of Radiotherapy at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and supervising author of the accompanying editorial, “The Ongoing Challenge of Radiation-Immunotherapy Optimization: From Preclinical Insights to Clinical Practice.”
Oct 20, 2025 · 1 hr 5 min
Red Journal Podcast November 15, 2025: Radiation for Gray Zone, Cutaneous T-Cell, and Pediatric Hodgkin Lymphoma
Send us Fan Mail Editor-in-Chief Sue Yom co-hosts with Dr. Sarah Milgrom, Associate Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Colorado and Section Editor for Lymphoma, interviewing Dr. Brad Hoppe, Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology and Medical Director of Particle Therapy from Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, who was last author on “The Role of Radiation Therapy in the Management of Grey Zone Lymphoma,” first author on “Comparison of Contemporary Radiotherapy Approaches in Combined Modality Treatment on Pediatric High-Risk Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma Study: AHOD 1331,” and submitting author of a striking art cover called “Set in Bloom” created by his young adult patient Katherine Beatty, a survivor of Gray Zone lymphoma, as well as Dr. Belinda Campbell, Associate Professor and Deputy Director of Radiation Oncology at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and first author of “Radiation therapy utilization for primary cutaneous T-cell lymphoma is lowest amongst patients living in the most geographically accessible areas; an Australian study.”
Sep 30, 2025 · 58 min
Red Journal Podcast ASTRO 2025: Frontiers of the Known Universe of Radiation Oncology
Send us Fan Mail For ASTRO 2025, our Editor-in-Chief Dr. Sue Yom hosts Dr. Minesh Mehta, Chief, Deputy Director and John and Mary Lou Dasburg Endowed Chair in Radiation Oncology at Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute and first author of the article “Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) therapy after stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastases from non-small cell lung cancer: final results of the phase 3 METIS study”; Dr. Cliff Robinson, Professor and Chief of SBRT at Washington University in St. Louis, Thoracic Section Editor, and supervising author of Stereotactic Arrhythmia Radiotherapy (STAR) vs Repeat Catheter Ablation for High-Risk Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia: 3-Year Safety and Efficacy Outcomes; and Dr. Alexa Dang, Clinical Instructor in Radiation Oncology at BC Cancer in Vancouver and first author of Dosimetric Outcomes for Stereotactic Radiotherapy in Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Interstitial Lung Disease: A Secondary Analysis of the ASPIRE-ILD Trial.
Sep 23, 2025 · 1 hr 9 min
Red Journal Podcast November 1, 2025: Where Does Hope Come From?
Send us Fan Mail Editor-in-Chief Dr. Sue Yom hosts Dr. Ben Corn, Professor of Oncology and Director of the Institute for the Study of Hope, Dignity & Wellbeing at Hebrew University School of Medicine in Jerusalem, and first author of our article published this month, ““Hope” Drives Quality of Life in Patients With Brain Metastases, But, the “Hope Center” Remains Elusive: An Analysis of NRG-CC003”; Dr. Vinai Gondi, Clinical Associate Professor and Service Line Director of Radiation Oncology in the Northwestern Medicine West Region, co-author on this paper and Principal Investigator of the parent clinical trial that enabled this study, NRG-CC003; and Dr. Tracy Balboni, Professor and Program Director of the Harvard Radiation Oncology Program, Director of Skeletal Radiation Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Center, Co-Director of the Initiative on Health, Spirituality, and Religion at Harvard, and the author of an accompanying editorial to this article, “Hope in Wisdom Past and for Future Clinical Trials.”

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