Wasserman TH, Phillips TL, Hanks GE, Order SE, Perez CA, Pajak TF, Pakuris E, Brady LW, Leibel SA, Cox JD. The Radiation Therapy Oncology Group: an update of clinical research activities.
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1991;
20:1383-91. [PMID:
2045315 DOI:
10.1016/0360-3016(91)90260-b]
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Abstract
This paper provides an introduction into the clinical activities of the RTOG (Radiation Therapy Oncology Group), its goals, its organization, its format for protocol development, and presents major areas of achievement. It provides an organizational chart of the group, a disease site modality cross-reference for protocols, and appendices which provide the key published results of the Group's clinical activities. This paper presents an important overview of the RTOG clinical research activities, which are designed to improve the role of radiation therapy.
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