Declarations of Independence: How Embedded Multicollinearity Errors Affect Dosimetric and Other Complex Analyses in Radiation Oncology

Radiotherapy planning studies are a mainstay of radiation oncology research and provide meaningful guidance for both clinical decision making and radiotherapy delivery. Multivariable regression techniques are used ubiquitously in radiotherapy planning studies which are often conducted in a retrospective manner. Accurate analysis and interpretation of research data are fundamental skills for radiation oncology investigators and clinicians alike. Registrants will benefit from an accessible overview of multicollinearity errors in radiotherapy research and develop approaches to identify and manage these errors, allowing for enhanced data quality and decreased statistical bias.

Please visit https://www.redjournal.org/article/S0360-3016(23)00593-X/fulltext to read the related journal article online. 

This activity is available from November 16, 2023, through 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on November 15, 2025.

Target Audience

This course is designed to meet the interest of radiation oncologists and radiation oncology residents.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Describe the premise of multicollinearity errors in multivariable analyses.
  • Develop an approach to identifying multicollinearity errors in radiation oncology research.
  • Identify approaches for minimizing statistical bias resulting from errors of multicollinearity.

 

 

 

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education for physicians. ASTRO designates this Journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.00 Certificate of Attendance
    This activity was designated for 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Course opens: 
11/16/2023
Course expires: 
11/15/2025
Cost:
$49.00
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Sue Yom, MD, PhD, FASTRO is employed by the University of California and receives compensation from Bristol-Myers Squibb, NRG Oncology, EMD Serono.

The person(s) above served as the developer(s) of this activity. Additionally, Education Committee had control over the content of this activity.

All relevant relationships have been mitigated.

 

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Committee Disclosure

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is accredited by the Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing education to physicians.

ASTRO is awarded Deemed Status by the American Board of Radiology to provide SA-CME as part of Part II Maintenance of Certification. 

 

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education for physicians. ASTRO designates this Journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.00 Certificate of Attendance
    This activity was designated for 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

Price

Cost:
$49.00
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Course Fees:
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  • Nonmember: $49
  • Member: $0


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