ASTRO Journals
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.
ASTRO Journals
Red Journal Podcast November 1, 2025: Where Does Hope Come From?
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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.”