Practical Radiation Oncology

Journal Title：Practical Radiation Oncology

The overarching mission of Practical Radiation Oncology is to improve the quality of radiation oncology practice. PRO's purpose is to document the state of current practice, providing background for those in training and continuing education for practitioners, through discussion and illustration of new techniques, evaluation of current practices, and publication of case reports. PRO strives to provide its readers content that emphasizes knowledge "with a purpose." The content of PRO includes:

Original articles focusing on patient safety, quality measurement, or quality improvement initiatives

Original articles focusing on imaging, contouring, target delineation, simulation, treatment planning, immobilization, organ motion, and other practical issues

ASTRO guidelines, position papers, and consensus statements

Essays that highlight enriching personal experiences in caring for cancer patients and their families.

《实用放射肿瘤学》的首要任务是提高放射肿瘤学实践的质量。PRO 的目的是记录当前实践的状态，通过讨论和说明新技术、评估当前实践以及发表病例报告，为从业人员提供培训和继续教育的背景。PRO 致力于为读者提供强调“有目的”的知识内容。PRO 的内容包括：

专注于患者安全、质量测量或质量改进计划的原创文章

专注于成像、轮廓勾画、目标描绘、模拟、治疗计划、固定、器官运动和其他实际问题的原创文章

ASTRO 指南、立场文件和共识声明

强调在照顾癌症患者及其家人方面丰富的个人经历的文章。

Practical Radiation Oncology创刊于2011年，由Elsevier BV出版商出版，收稿方向涵盖Medicine - Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging全领域，此刊是中等级别的SCI期刊，所以过审相对来讲不是特别难，但是该刊专业认可度不错，仍然是一本值得选择的SCI期刊 。平均审稿速度 ，影响因子指数3.4，该期刊近期没有被列入国际期刊预警名单，广大学者值得一试。