The ultimate goal of radiation oncology research is to improve clinical care.  As a specialty, we tackle diverse research questions, addressing every type of cancer and encompassing cancer biology and radiation physics.  But despite our best efforts, evidence-based medicine cannot provide 1 clear

Many academic physicians and scientists perform research and presenting research at conferences is an excellent opportunity to share interesting, and potentially practice changing, results.

The treatment approaches for lung cancer are rapidly evolving and include integration of new systemic therapies (e.g., immunotherapy and targeted therapies) into combined modality approaches for non-metastatic disease and ablative radiation therapy approaches for oligometastatic disease.

There are many ongoing advances in head and neck cancer in the context of radiation therapy delivery, clinical research on treatment options and advanced techniques in radiotherapy delivery. Failure to stay informed leads to lower quality of care by practicing clinicians.