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.

《實用放射腫瘤學(xué)》的首要任務(wù)是提高放射腫瘤學(xué)實踐的質(zhì)量。PRO 的目的是記錄當前實踐的狀態(tài)，通過討論和說明新技術(shù)、評估當前實踐以及發(fā)表病例報告，為從業(yè)人員提供培訓(xùn)和繼續(xù)教育的背景。PRO 致力于為讀者提供強調(diào)“有目的”的知識內(nèi)容。PRO 的內(nèi)容包括：

專注于患者安全、質(zhì)量測量或質(zhì)量改進計劃的原創(chuàng)文章

專注于成像、輪廓勾畫、目標描繪、模擬、治療計劃、固定、器官運動和其他實際問題的原創(chuàng)文章

ASTRO 指南、立場文件和共識聲明

強調(diào)在照顧癌癥患者及其家人方面豐富的個人經(jīng)歷的文章。

Practical Radiation Oncology創(chuàng)刊于2011年，由Elsevier BV出版商出版，收稿方向涵蓋Medicine - Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging全領(lǐng)域，此刊是中等級別的SCI期刊，所以過審相對來講不是特別難，但是該刊專業(yè)認可度不錯，仍然是一本值得選擇的SCI期刊 。平均審稿速度 ，影響因子指數(shù)3.4，該期刊近期沒有被列入國際期刊預(yù)警名單，廣大學(xué)者值得一試。