# Practical radiation oncology

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## TL;DR

Practical Radiation Oncology is a clinically oriented radiotherapy journal published by Elsevier. Radiation oncologists read it for guidance on day-to-day treatment practice and quality.

## Summary

Practical Radiation Oncology started in 2011 and is published by Elsevier in New York; Crossref lists Elsevier as publisher. The NLM Catalog records it as quarterly from 2011 to 2013 and bimonthly since 2014, issued in print and online and indexed in MEDLINE. NLM also notes that it is complemented by two sister radiation oncology journals, the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics and Advances in Radiation Oncology. The journal's focus, as its title states, is on the practical clinical side of radiation oncology.

## Fields

- Kind: Journal
- Last checked: 2026-09-10
- Also known as: Pract Radiat Oncol; PRO; Practical Radiation Oncology
- Publisher: Elsevier
- Scope: radiation oncology

## Sources

- Homepage: https://www.practicalradonc.org/
- NLM Catalog: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/101558279

## Connected records

- collections: [PubMed & Europe PMC](https://onco.cc/collections/pubmed-europepmc/)
- fronts: [Radiation Therapy](https://onco.cc/fronts/radiation/)
- technologies: [IMRT / IGRT (modern external beam)](https://onco.cc/technologies/imrt-igrt/), [SBRT / SABR (stereotactic radiotherapy)](https://onco.cc/technologies/sbrt/)
- key papers: [Lutetium-177 DOTATATE: A Practical Review](https://onco.cc/key-papers/paper-lutetium-177-dotatate-neuroendocrine-pract-radiat-oncol-2022/), [Palliative radiation therapy for bone metastases: Update of an ASTRO Evidence-Based Guideline](https://onco.cc/key-papers/paper-lutz-pract-radiat-oncol/)
- institutions: [American Society for Radiation Oncology](https://onco.cc/institutions/astro/)

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