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ASTRO 2011 is the 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Society For Therapeutic Radiology and Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and will be held from October 2 to 6, 2011 at Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, Fla.

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is pleased to announce the results of its recent election. These new officers will begin their terms at ASTRO 2011, 53rd Annual Meeting in Miami Beach, which will be held October 2-6, 2011.

"Strong leaders are essential to the success of an organization like ASTRO, and I am honored to announce the new officers that our members have elected," Anthony L. Zietman, MD, ASTRO chairman, said. "I am confident these dedicated individuals will bring the same level of expertise and commitment to the Society that our members and the patients they serve have come to expect. I offer my sincere congratulations to each of the new officers."

The new Board of Directors members are:

• President-elect
  Colleen A. Lawton, MD, FASTRO, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
• Health Policy Vice-chairman
  Brian Kavanagh, MD, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colo.
• Research Council Vice-chairman
  Mary K. Martel, PhD, FASTRO, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston

The new Nominating Committee members are:

• Nominating Committee, Academic Physicians
  Beth A. Erickson, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
  Robert L. Foote, MD, FASTRO, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
• Nominating Committee, Community Practice Physicians
  Gregg E. Franklin, MD, PhD, New Mexico Cancer Center, Albuquerque, N.M.
  William R. Noyes, MD, MBA, Cancer Center of North Dakota, Grand Forks, N.D.
• Nominating Committee, Physicist
  James Balter, PhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
• Nominating Committee, Radiobilogist
  Mark W. Dewhirst, DVM, PhD, FASTRO, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C.

Source: ASTRO