The Radiation Therapist profession through the lens of new technology: A practice development paper based on the ESTRO Radiation Therapist Workshops

Q1 Nursing Technical Innovations and Patient Support in Radiation Oncology Pub Date : 2024-03-15 DOI:10.1016/j.tipsro.2024.100243

Michelle Leech , Alaa Abdalqader , Sophie Alexander , Nigel Anderson , Barbara Barbosa , Dylan Callens , Victoria Chapman , Mary Coffey , Maya Cox , Ilija Curic , Jenna Dean , Elizabeth Denney , Maeve Kearney , Vincent W.S. Leung , Martina Mortsiefer , Eleftheria Nirgianaki , Justas Povilaitis , Dimitra Strikou , Kenton Thompson , Maud van den Bosch , Monica Buijs

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Technological advances in radiation therapy impact on the role and scope of practice of the radiation therapist. The European Society of Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) recently held two workshops on this topic and this position paper reflects the outcome of this workshop, which included radiation therapists from all global regions.

Workflows, quality assurance, research, IGRT and ART as well as clinical decision making are the areas of radiation therapist practice that will be highly influenced by advancing technology in the near future. This position paper captures the opportunities that this will bring to the radiation therapist profession, to the practice of radiation therapy and ultimately to patient care.

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