7 September

World Radiotherapy Awareness Day (WRAD) was featured at LISTECHON’26, held at Lisie Hospital in Kochi, India, on 19 July 2026. The conference welcomed 120 delegates and featured 13 guest lectures focused on advances in radiotherapy technology and clinical practice. Radiation Therapists, Radiation Oncologists, Medical Physicists, Oncology Nurses and Students came together to exchange knowledge and strengthen multidisciplinary collaboration in cancer care. The awareness activit

For many people, radiotherapy is something they know very little about until they, or someone close to them, need treatment. Clinical information plays an essential role in helping patients understand what radiotherapy is and how it works. But hearing directly from someone who has experienced treatment can provide a different kind of understanding: one grounded in personal experience, emotion and reassurance. In the lead up to World Radiotherapy Awareness Day, Julie McCrossin

The remarkable story behind a date that changed cancer treatment forever. Every year, millions of people around the world receive radiotherapy as part of their cancer treatment. Yet few know that the modern treatment they receive can be traced back to one remarkable day: 7th September 1953. On that day, the world's first patient was treated using a dedicated clinical linear accelerator (linac) at Hammersmith Hospital in London, now part of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trus

World Radiotherapy Awareness Day held the first of two Regional Champion meetings, scheduled at different times to accommodate participants across multiple time zones. The meeting brought together advocates from across the global radiotherapy community to share ideas and begin planning for 7 September 2026. The meeting marked an important step in building and supporting a strong network of Regional Champions who can help bring WRAD to life within their own countries and commu

We are delighted that World Radiotherapy Awareness Day (WRAD) was featured in ASTRO News last week, highlighting the campaign's remarkable first year and its ambitions for 2026. Written by Dr Sandra Turner (Australia) and Dr Katie Wakeham (UK), Co-chairs of WRAD, the article reflects on how a volunteer-led idea has grown into a truly global movement dedicated to raising awareness of radiotherapy as a vital cancer treatment. Since launching on 7 September 2025, WRAD has brough

At ESTRO 26 in Stockholm, World Radiotherapy Awareness Day was featured during a plenary panel session entitled: Amplifying Radiotherapy Voices: Media and More. Sandra Turner facilitated the panel, comprising: Katie Wakeham (co-chair WRAD), Ben Ssemata (radiation therapist, Uganda), Barbara Jerazek-Fossa (President of ESTRO), Meryl (cancer patient representative, Board European Cancer XX and Filippo Alongi (radiation oncologist, Italy). The focus of the panel was around th

At the International Society of Stereotactic Radiosurgery (ISRS), Associate Professor Lucinda Morris shared a powerful message: when patients are supported to tell their stories, they can help improve care, promote innovation and influence health policy. Lucinda is a radiation oncologist at Sydney West Radiation Oncology Network. Alongside her clinical work, she has played a leading role in radiotherapy advocacy, including as a founding Co-Chair of the Targeting Cancer campai

We are actively seeking Patient/Survivor and Consumer Advocacy Groups and individuals from around the world to share their stories and join the WRAD platform, providing them with the opportunity to network with other groups, professionals, industry representatives, and policymakers.

Regional Champions are radiotherapy professionals or advocates who possess an understanding of their country or community’s specific challenges and barriers to radiotherapy access.

The Discipline of Radiation Therapy, Trinity College Dublin hosted two events for World Radiotherapy Awareness Day. A patient and public involvement (PPI) event in St. James’s Hospital, Dublin and an informal networking event for colleagues within Trinity St. James’s Cancer Institute and the wider School of Medicine.

World Radiotherapy Awareness Day has been featured in BSS News (Bangladesh), “World Radiotherapy Awareness Day observed in Dhaka”.

Following the AORTIC Conference, Ummi Musa Umar, Radiation Therapist, Public Health Specialist, and Cancer Advocate shares her experience with World Radiotherapy Awareness Day.

Windhoek Central Hospital in Namibia promoted World Radiotherapy Awareness Day with a Radiotherapy Department tour, a lecture, and "Big Walk for Radiotherapy".

We’re pleased to share a publication from the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, “Radiotherapy Deserves the Spotlight: The First World Radiotherapy Awareness Day.”

Mbingo Baptist Hospital, Cameroon commemorated the first ever World Radiotherapy Awareness Day with a WRAD Lecture delivered by Dr. Ntumsi to address the crisis of radiotherapy access.

The success of the first ever World Radiotherapy Awareness Day was a result of the collective efforts of our supporters, partners, and sponsors. We are pleased to share some stats to highlight the impact we all made in this foundation year.

Associate Professor Lucinda Morris, Radiation Oncologist and WRAD Committee member shares her experience representing WRAD at the 2025 ASTRO Annual Meeting.

The Radiation Oncology Staff at St George Cancer Care Centre in Australia celebrated World Radiotherapy Awareness Day with special WRAD Activities during the week of 7 Sept.

We’re pleased to share that WRAD has been featured in an article with Diagnostic Imaging Europe (DI Europe), “World Radiotherapy Awareness Day 2025: A Global Call to Action”.

WRAD Co-Chair and Radiation Oncologist, Professor Sandra Turner, sat down for an interview with OncoDaily to discuss World Radiotherapy Awareness Day.