NCI Hosts Webinar on Pediatric Proton, Photon Therapy

Join the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Childhood Cancer Data Initiative (CCDI) on Tuesday, Oct. 8, from 1 - 2 p.m. ET, for an informative webinar on the NCI Pediatric Proton and Photon Therapy Comparison Cohort. Hear from Drs. Cari Kitahara and Choonsik Lee on this multicenter study and collaboration between the NCI’s Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Massachusetts General Hospital and investigators from participating treatment centers. 

This webinar will focus on the study design, current enrollment status and state-of-the-art methods—developed specifically for this cohort—to determine the amount of radiation exposure to different body sites. A Q&A will follow.  

This virtual event is open to the public. Registration is required to get the event link. To register, visit https://events.cancer.gov/ccdi/webinar/registration. If you need reasonable accommodations to participate in this event, please email CCDIevents@mail.nih.gov by Oct. 2.