AANS and ASTRO join forces to launch stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) patient registry
Comprehensive data bank will inform national treatment benchmarks for SRSSan Francisco, September 14, 2014—The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) are partnering to launch and support a national registry for stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) treatments. The SRS patient registry will define national patterns of care in radiosurgery, with an eye to improving health care outcomes, supporting informed decision making and potentially lowering the cost-of-care for patients. The registry project will gather data from 30 diverse,