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WRAD Global Impact: Highlights from the 2025 Foundation Year
This year marked the first ever World Radiotherapy Awareness Day (WRAD) and the Global Coalition for Radiotherapy (GCR) is proud to have supported this initiative as the governing body. In just a short amount of time we have achieved an incredible milestone in bringing people together from around the world to highlight the essential role of radiotherapy in treating cancer.
Nov 20


Discovering World Radiotherapy Awareness Day with the Global Coalition for Radiotherapy and Radiotherapy UK, Special Guest Andy Tudor
The Global Coalition for Radiotherapy and Radiotherapy UK hosted an online Coffee & Catch-up Meeting for World Radiotherapy Awareness Day (WRAD). In this virtual meeting, they discussed WRAD objectives, theme, and why each organisation was involved in this movement. Attendees participated in an open discussion at the conclusion of the meeting.
Sep 30


Celebrating World Radiotherapy Awareness Day: Voices from Our Team
At the Global Coalition for Radiotherapy (GCR) we are proud to stand with the global radiation community in recognising the importance of World Radiotherapy Awareness Day.
Sep 6


Varian Marks First World Radiation Therapy Day as Visionary Sponsor
The GCR is pleased to share this message from Arthur Kaindl, Head of Varian, a Siemens Healthineers, and one of the Visionary Sponsors of the inaugural World Radiation Therapy Day movement.
Sep 5


Coffee & Catch-up: Discover World Radiotherapy Awareness Day with Radiotherapy UK and Global Coalition for Radiotherapy
Join Radiotherapy UK and the Global Coalition for Radiotherapy for a World Radiotherapy Awareness Day (WRAD) event.
Aug 29


Announcing GCR and UICC partnership, collaborating in the global fight against cancer
The Global Coalition for Radiotherapy (GCR) is proud to announce the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding between the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) and GCR.
Aug 26


Advocacy and What’s Next for Radiotherapy: Prof Pat Price’s interview with Elekta
Professor Price joined Emily Basset for an episode of the podcast series, Elekta’s Spilling the RT.
Aug 14


Strengthening Radiotherapy in Uganda: Insights from Visit to UCI
A team of radiotherapy professionals, traveled to the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) to help educate, train and support the clinical staff.
Jul 4


World Radiotherapy Awareness Day launches this year: Join the movement
Discover the key announcements from the planning meeting for World Radiotherapy Awareness Day. Watch the recorded session.
Jun 2


On the ground in Uganda: Advancing the GCR Radiotherapy Essential Standards
Katie Wakeham visits The Uganda Cancer Institute to discuss the GCR Radiotherapy Essential Standards.
Jan 27


GCR recognized in Lancet Oncology Commission's Radiotherapy Commentary
The Lancet Oncology Commission commentary acknowledges GCR’s contributions to radiotherapy.
Dec 9, 2024


Driving quality radiotherapy: Insights from London Global Cancer Week
The GCR & Radiotherapy UK presented Spotlight on Radiotherapy: Essential elements for sustainable & quality radiotherapy services, at LGCW.
Nov 25, 2024


Historic initiative launched: World Radiotherapy Awareness Day takes shape
At London Global Cancer Week radiotherapy advocates gathered from around the world to help support and shape this new WRAD initiative.Â
Nov 25, 2024


Spotlight on Radiotherapy: Key Takeaways from London Global Cancer Week
GCR presents the three key takeaways from the Radiotherapy Spotlight Session at London Global Cancer Week.
Nov 17, 2024


London Global Cancer Week: Meet the Presenters at the Spotlight on Radiotherapy Session
GCR is honored to welcome a panel of accomplished speakers to the Spotlight on Radiotherapy Session. Review the agenda and the speaker bios.
Nov 6, 2024


Cancer Care Perspectives: GCR's insights in the new Global Health Dynamics publication
Cancer Control 2024 was recently released by Global Health Dynamics, and GCR is grateful to contribute to this important publication.
Nov 5, 2024


Emergency Response to Crises: Key radiotherapy updates from conflict zones and natural disasters
GCR hosted an important Task Force webinar, "Emergency Response to Crises." Highlighting speakers from conflict and disaster zones.
Oct 28, 2024


Upcoming Event: MESTRO 2024 Congress
GCR is pleased to inform our community about the Third Middle East Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology 2024 Hybrid Congress.
Oct 17, 2024


Upcoming Event: Hypofractionated radiotherapy webinar with Ukrainian & Romanian translations
You are invited to attend a webinar on hypofractionated radiotherapy. Learn about implementation strategies from a global team of experts.
Oct 10, 2024


GCR’s Impact at World Cancer Congress 2024: Highlighting two major initiatives
GCR was privileged to participate in the UICC World Cancer Congress this year, sharing two important radiotherapy presentations.
Oct 5, 2024
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