Radiation Oncology and Radiopharmaceuticals: Making Our Own History While Learning From the Past

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the Radiopharmaceutical Task Group appreciated the sage comments made in “Radiation Oncologists and Therapeutic Radiopharmaceuticals: Will History Repeat Itself?” 1 Wallner PE Steinberg ML Radiation Oncologists and Therapeutic Radiopharmaceuticals: Will History Repeat Itself?. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2023; 115: 1041-1043 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF Scopus (1) Google Scholar The editorial strongly supports our efforts in moving radiopharmaceutical therapy (RPT) into the mainstream of radiation oncology practice and, more specifically, into realms of clinical care, education, research, and health policy. This undertaking represents a complex, multipronged initiative, and several features of current efforts illustrate well that history is indeed being created and that we can learn from our past.