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ForwardPalliative Radiation for Head & Neck and Cutaneous Malignancies
This session provides an overview about palliative radiation for head and neck and skin malignancies. It focuses on a brief review of the available evidence supporting palliative radiation therapy for these diseases and help participants identify resources to help guide them in application. Several cases are reviewed to solidify the principles and provide tips for success.
Target Audience
The activity is designed to meet the interests of medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, nurses, and residents.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Appropriately identify patients who are “good” candidates for palliative radiation.
- Be able to select the appropriate palliative RT doses and volumes.
- Evaluate the available evidence and realize the limitations and strengths.
- Become more familiar with and more comfortable using palliative regimens.
Speaker:
- Jared Robbins, MD, is employed by Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Robbins served on an Advisory Board for a single meeting for Castle Biosciences [ended 10/4/24].
Planner:
- Michael Mattes, MD, is employed by Rutgers Cancer Institute. Dr. Mattes has research funding from Gilead Sciences [ended 8/30/2025].
Reviewer:
- Michael Haddock, MD is employed by Mayo Clinic and has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
All relevant financial 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
- 1.00 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 Enduring material 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 AttendanceThis activity was designated for 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Price
Course Fees:
ASTRO members must log in to the ASTRO website to view and receive the member rate.
- Nonmember: $149
- Member: $99
- Member-in-Training: $49
- Student/Graduate Student/PGY-1 Member: $49
- Postdoctoral Fellow Member: $49
If you are an ASTRO member from a low or lower-middle income country, as identified by the World Bank, you can receive a 50% discount off your corresponding registration for this activity. Please email [email protected] to inquire about the discount.
Policies:
No refunds, extensions, or substitutions will be made for those participants who, for any reason, have not completed the activity by the expiration date.
Participants using ASTRO Academy activities to satisfy the requirement of a Continuing Certification (MOC) program should verify the credit number and type and availability dates of any activity before making a purchase. No refunds, extensions, or substitutions will be made for participants who have purchased activities that do not align with their MOC requirement.
The activity and its materials will only be available on the ASTRO website until December 23, 2027, regardless of purchase date. At the expiration of the activity, participants will no longer have access to the activity or its materials. ASTRO reserves the right to remove an activity before its expiration date.
Required Hardware/software
One of the two latest versions of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer or Safari.