ArticleJournal of medical imaging and radiation oncology2022
Survey of brachytherapy training experience among radiation oncology trainees and fellows in the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR).
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- Current status and future readiness of Indian radiation oncologists to embrace prostate high-dose-rate brachytherapy: An Indian Brachytherapy Society survey.Journal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2023Article
- Survey on brachytherapy training among radiation oncology residents in the German-speaking regions of Europe.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2023Article
- Investigation of standardized training of radiation oncology residents for gynaecological tumours in China.BMC medical education · 2023Article
- Real-world utilisation of brachytherapy boost and patient-reported functional outcomes in men who had external beam radiation therapy for prostate cancer in Australia.Clinical and translational radiation oncology · 2022Article
- Locoregional Challenges for Interventional Radiology Practice: Australia.Cardiovascular and interventional radiology · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionTo evaluate brachytherapy training experience among trainees and fellows trained through the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR).
methodsAll current trainees and fellows (who obtained fellowship from 2015 onwards) were sent an online anonymous questionnaire on various aspects of brachytherapy training, including number of cases observed/ performed, opinions on brachytherapy assessment during training, barriers to brachytherapy training and future role of brachytherapy.
resultsThe overall survey response rate was 24% (40/161 trainees, 30/126 fellows). Of the 70 respondents, 50 (71%), 38 (54%) and 43 (61%) reported to have received formal brachytherapy teaching from radiation oncologists, radiation therapists and medical physicists respectively. Most respondents had exposure to gynaecology brachytherapy - two-thirds of trainees and all fellows have performed at least one gynaecology brachytherapy procedure. Prostate brachytherapy exposure was more limited - by the end of training, 27% and 13% of fellows did not have exposure to LDR and HDR prostate brachytherapy. More than two-thirds indicated there should be a minimum number of brachytherapy case requirements during training, and half indicated that trainees should be involved in ≥6 gynaecology brachytherapy procedures. Barriers affecting training include lack of caseload (70%) and perceived decreasing role of brachytherapy (66%). Forty-three percent of respondents were concerned about the decline in brachytherapy utilisation.
conclusionThis is the first survey on brachytherapy training experience among RANZCR trainees and fellows. It highlighted limited brachytherapy exposure during RANZCR training, and the need to revisit brachytherapy training requirement in the current training programme, along with long-term brachytherapy workforce planning.
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