Safety is No Accident: A Framework for Quality Radiation Oncology and Care is endorsed by the American Association of Medical Dosimetrists, the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, the American Board of Radiology, the American Brachytherapy Society, the American College of Radiology, the American Radium Society, the American Society of Radiologic Technologists, the Society of Chairs of Academic Radiation Oncology Programs and the Society for Radiation Oncology Administrators.

In addition to Drs. Pawlicki, Smith, Hayman and Ford, authors of Safety is No Accident included members of ASTRO’s Multidisciplinary Quality Assurance Committee: Phillip Beron, MD; Joseph Bovi, MD; Bonnie Bresnahan, RT; Derek Brown, PhD; Bhisham Chera, MD; Michael Dominello, DO; Suzanne Evans, MD; Shannon Fogh, MD; Gary Gustafson, MD; Mark Hurwitz, MD; Ajay Kapur, PhD; Teamour Nurushev, PhD; Michael O’Neill, MD; Kelly Paradis, PhD; Lakshmi Santanam, PhD; and Jing, Zeng, MD.

ABOUT ASTRO
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is the world’s largest radiation oncology society, with more than 10,000 members who are physicians, nurses, biologists, physicists, radiation therapists, dosimetrists and other health care professionals who specialize in treating patients with radiation therapies. The Society is dedicated to improving patient care through professional education and training, support for clinical practice and health policy standards, advancement of science and research, and advocacy. ASTRO publishes three medical journals, International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics, Practical Radiation Oncology and Advances in Radiation Oncology; developed and maintains an extensive patient website, RT Answers; and created the nonprofit foundation Radiation Oncology Institute.

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