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ASTRO has received a record 2,437 abstract submissions for 2011

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has received a record 2,437 abstract submissions for its 53rd Annual Meeting being held October 2-6, 2011, in Miami Beach, Fla. This year's submissions total surpasses last year's record of 2,320 abstracts submitted, providing for the largest scientific program to date.

"The number and caliber of the abstracts submitted and presented at the Annual Meeting are critical to the success of the meeting and to the quality of information that our attendees take home to their practices and patients," Leonard Gunderson, M.D., M.S., FASTRO, ASTRO president and an emeritus professor and consultant at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz, said. "This year's meeting is sure to surpass all others judging from the large and diverse amount of science we have to present."

Submissions increased in two abstract categories, as well as from South America, compared to last year. The number of clinical abstracts rose significantly from 1,524 to 1,769 and biology abstracts increased from 189 to 192. ASTRO received 35 abstracts from South America, compared to 14 in 2010.

The ASTRO 2011 Annual Meeting is the premier scientific meeting in radiation oncology and attracts more than 11,000 oncologists of all disciplines, physicists, biologists, nurses and other health care professionals from all over the world. The theme of this year's meeting is "Patient-focused, High-quality, Multidisciplinary Care" and will focus on how the needs of the patient should always come first no matter the health care environment and how this can be accomplished through multidisciplinary care.

Source: ASTRO