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Practical Radiation Oncology
An official journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (
Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 0.888
Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP):
SNIP measures contextual citation impact by weighting citations based on the total number of citations in a subject field.
SNIP measures contextual citation impact by weighting citations based on the total number of citations in a subject field.
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 0.931
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR):
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SJR is a prestige metric based on the idea that not all citations are the same. SJR uses a similar algorithm as the Google page rank; it provides a quantitative and a qualitative measure of the journal’s impact.
Volumes: Volume 8
Issues: 6 issues
ISSN: 18798500
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Description
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
- Teaching cases that present a diagnostic, ethical, or management challenge.
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