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A N N U A L M E E T I N GS C I E N C E B A S E D, PAT I E N T D R I V E N
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Registration Analysis of the
2012 Annual Meeting
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Administrator 3%
Biologist 1%
Clinical Oncologist 1%
Medical Dosimetrist 3%
Medical Oncologist 1%
None 1%
Nurse 2%
Other 5%Other Physician* 1%
Radiation Therapist/Technologist 4%
Resident/Fellow 10%
Student 5%
Radiation Oncologist 45%
Registration Profile
ASTRO 2012 Registration Statistics (held in Boston)
Attendance by Occupation
REGISTRATION TYPE ATTENDANCEProfessional 8,367Exhibitors 3,469TOTAL 11,836
Medical Physicist 18%
*(Diagnostic Radiologist, Nuclear Medicine Physician, Surgical Oncologist, Urologist)
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Attendance by Primary Employer
Community Based System 13%
Government Public Sector 12%
Academic/University System 50%
Private Practice 17%
Independent Contractor/Locum Tenens 2%
Industry 3%
Other 3%
Attendance by Professional Activity
Clincial Trials 17%Clincial Patient Care 60%
Basic Science Research 11%
Other 4%
Attendance by Practice Location
Freestanding/Satellite Clinic 17%
Hospital 78%
Other 5%
Health Services Research and Outcomes 8%
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Registration Profile
United States Attendance
36% Northeast Region
Midwest Region21%
Southeast Region
Southwest Region
West Region
17% 17%
9%
Africa 23 1%Asia 819 34%Europe 776 33%North America and Central America 462 19%South America 205 9%Oceania 96 4%
Percentage from World RegionWorld Region Count
International Attendance
Total International Attendance:
2,381
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Attendee Buying Influence
Attendee Hours in the Exhibit HallN
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16%
9%36%36%3-4 hours
5 or more hours
1-2 hours
Less than 1 hour
At the ASTRO Annual Meeting, 71 percent of registrantsattend specifically to visit companies in the Exhibit Hall to
evaluate and compare exhibitor products and services for future purchase.
Eighty-three percent of attendees describe their role in purchasing as being the final decision maker,
specifying suppliers or recommending purchases.
As a result of visiting the Exhibit Hall, 81 percent of attendees plan to try a new product or recommend
or purchase capital equipment.
71%
83%
81%
Registration Profile