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Professional Societies

Numerous professional societies exist in oncology in general and radiation oncology in particular.  The main Radiation Oncology professional society in the United States is the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO)

Other professional oncology societies are listed below:

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

http://www.aacr.org/  

American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM)

http://www.aapm.org/  

American Association of Medical Dosimetrists (AAMD)

http://www.medicaldosimetry.org/  

American Board of Radiology (ABR)

http://www.theabr.org/  

American Brachytherapy Society (ABS)

http://www.americanbrachytherapy.org/  

American Cancer Society (ACS)

http://www.cancer.org/  

American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO)

http://www.acro.org/  

American Medical Association (AMA)

http://www.ama-assn.org/  

American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS)

http://www.arrs.org/  

American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

http://www.asco.org/  

American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT)

http://www.asrt.org/  

Association of Residents in Radiology Oncology (ARRO)

http://www.medicaldosimetry.org/  

European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC)

http://www.eortc.be/  

International Society of Pediatric Oncology (SIOP)

http://www.siop.nl/  

Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)

http://www.asrt.org/  

Radiologic Society of North America (RSNA)

http://www.rsna.org/  

Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO)

http://www.surgonc.org/   

Society for Gynecologic Oncologists (SGO)

 http://www.sgo.org/  

Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO)

http://www.soc-neuro-onc.org/  

Society of Radiation Oncology Administrators (SROA)

http://www.sroa.org/