2025 Midwest Radiation Oncology Symposium

This symposium brings together clinicians, physicists, and researchers in a collaborative forum to explore the expanding role of radiation therapy in treating benign diseases. It will highlight emerging evidence, innovative techniques, and provide a multidisciplinary perspective on the topic.

Symposium Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the participants should be better able to:

1. Identify the benign conditions for which radiation therapy (RT) is an appropriate treatment option and compare RT with surgical and medical alternatives.
2. Describe modern radiation techniques—including stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), and proton therapy—for treating benign diseases with high precision and minimal toxicity.
3. Review the radiobiologic principles and dose–response relationships specific to benign tissue targets, including implications for hypo- or ultra-hypofractionation (e.g., FLASH RT).
4. Evaluate treatment outcomes, quality-of-life metrics, and long-term safety data for RT in benign disease contexts.
5. Apply evidence-based criteria for patient selection, treatment planning, and follow-up in the use of RT for benign diseases such as vestibular schwannoma, thyroid eye disease, and osteoarthritis.
6. Discuss the role of multidisciplinary collaboration—including neurosurgery, ophthalmology, cardiology, orthopedics, and rehabilitation—in the management of benign conditions using RT.
7. Discuss the evolving regulatory, ethical, and reimbursement considerations for RT in non-malignant indications.
8. Explore future directions and ongoing research, including proton FLASH therapy and digital twin modeling in radiation therapy for benign disease.

Target Audience

This accredited continuing education activity is designed for physicians, medical physicists, radiation therapists, dosimetrists, nurses, fellows, residents, and students.

Fellows/Residents/Students

Fellows, residents, and students may attend this symposium for free.

Register Now

The deadline to register is Aug. 15, 2025.

If you need assistance with online registration, please call our Registration Office at 402-559-5929.

Cancel/Refund Policy

If you need to cancel your registration, please email registrationCCE@unmc.edu no later than Aug. 15, 2025. There is a $25 processing fee for cancellations made by Aug. 15. Cancellations made after this date and registrants who fail to attend are responsible for the full registration fee.