The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) announced that more than 100 members convened in Washington, DC, for the society's 10th annual Advocacy Day.
ASTRO said that 105 radiation oncology physicians, residents, nurses, and administrators from around the U.S. lobbied on Capitol Hill. ASTRO members advocated for ending abuses of the Stark law's in-office ancillary services exception, as well as for Medicare payment reform and increased funding of radiation oncology research, according to the society.
The members had nearly 350 meetings with healthcare legislators and government leaders in the House of Representatives and Senate, as well as with senior Medicare officials.
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![A 53-year-old patient (patient number four) with a recurrent pituitary adenoma with extension of a cystic component of disease to the medial temporal lobe apparent on MRI (contoured in blue), and extension of disease to the left sphenoid bone and orbital apex apparent on [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-TATE (contoured in yellow).](https://img.auntminnie.com/mindful/smg/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/04/pituitary-tumor.QGsEnyB4bU.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=2&fit=crop&h=167&q=70&w=250)
