Gastrointestinal: Upper and Lower
This session provides a review of the current role of radiation therapy in the multidisciplinary management of esophageal, gastric, pancreatic, hepatobiliary, rectal and anal cancers focusing on the key data supporting current clinical practice and use of technologies, and studies that have impacted the standard of care in the past year.
Target Audience
The meeting is designed to meet the interests of practicing radiation oncologists, radiation oncology residents, medical and clinical physicists, radiation therapists, radiation dosimetrists, nurses and all other health professionals involved in the field of radiation oncology.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to do the following:
- Apply key studies to clinical decision making for patients with GI malignancies.
- Analyze new data for GI oncology patients and adapt practice accordingly.
Planning Committee Disclosures
The person(s) above served as the developer(s) of this activity. Additionally, ASTRO Education Committee had control over the content of this activity.
All relevant relationships have been mitigated.
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Available Credit
- 1.75 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 for a maximum of 1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 1.75 Certificate of AttendanceThis activity was designated for 1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.