title: Choosing wisely: the American Society for Radiation Oncology's top 5 list.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To highlight 5 interventions that patients should question, as part of the Choosing Wisely campaign. This initiative, led by the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation, fosters conversations between physicians and patients about treatments and tests that may be overused, unnecessary, or potentially harmful.
  
  
  METHODS
  Potential items were initially compiled using an online survey. They were then evaluated and refined by a work group representing the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Clinical Affairs and Quality, Health Policy, and Government Relations Councils. Literature reviews were carried out to support the recommendation and narrative, as well as to provide references for each item. A final list of 5 items was then selected by the ASTRO Board of Directors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  ASTRO's 5 recommendations for the Choosing Wisely campaign are the following: (1) Don't initiate whole-breast radiation therapy as a part of breast conservation therapy in women age ≥50 with early-stage invasive breast cancer without considering shorter treatment schedules; (2) don't initiate management of low-risk prostate cancer without discussing active surveillance; (3) don't routinely use extended fractionation schemes (>10 fractions) for palliation of bone metastases; (4) don't routinely recommend proton beam therapy for prostate cancer outside of a prospective clinical trial or registry; and (5) don't routinely use intensity modulated radiation therapy to deliver whole-breast radiation therapy as part of breast conservation therapy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The ASTRO list for the Choosing Wisely campaign highlights radiation oncology interventions that should be discussed between physicians and patients before treatment is initiated. These 5 items provide opportunities to offer higher quality and less costly care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. Electronic address: carol.hahn@duke.edu.
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hahn
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kavanagh
authors.affiliation: Cancer Treatment Services Arizona, Affiliate of 21st Century Oncology, Casa Grande, Arizona.
authors.forename: Ajay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhatnagar
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.
authors.forename: Geraldine
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jacobson
authors.affiliation: Blanchard Valley Regional Cancer Center, Findlay, Ohio.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lutz
authors.affiliation: American Society for Radiation Oncology, Fairfax, Virginia.
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Patton
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Medicine, North Shore-LIJ Health System, New Hyde Park, New York.
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Potters
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Health System, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Steinberg
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000556:secondary; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002755:Choice Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010358:Patient Participation; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D018787:Radiation Oncology / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*