2018 ARS Annual Meeting

ARS Annual Meeting is organized by American Radium Society (ARS) and will be held during May 05 - 08, 2018 at Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando, Orlando, Florida, United States of America.

Learning Objectives:
• Describe the increasing role of cancer in global health, mechanisms to increase detection and treatment, and novel radiation technologies being used to increase the availability of radiation therapy throughout the world.
• Identify the emerging role of immunotherapy in the treatment of cancer, including in the concurrent setting, and explain the potential side effects that may develop and how to manage them.
• Compare the different management strategies of HPV-associated oropharynx cancer, including the relative risks and benefits of surgical vs. non-surgical based approaches.
• Describe the risks and benefits of advanced technologies in radiation therapy, including particle therapy, MRI-guided radiation therapy, stereotactic radiation, and advanced brachytherapy, in the treatment of various malignancies, including lung, GI, breast, CNS, GU, and H&N.
• Explain the 2018 ARS-ACR Appropriate Use Criteria updates on best practice for treatment of breast, bone, brain, GI, GU, GYN, H&N, lymphoma, and thoracic malignancies.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.