Local Control: Also a Strength of Radiotherapy Training?

Radiotherapy has been transformed by technological advances in computing and engineering over the last 20 years [1] and, in parallel, clinical oncology as a discipline has evolved significantly [2]. The European Working Time Directive [3] and the Modernising Medical Careers initiative [4] reshaped the UK postgraduate medical training environment from 2005. Subsequent expansion of the consultant workforce [5] coupled with a multifactorial national shortage of junior doctors [6] necessitates trainees routinely providing ‘middle grade’ cover for several teams, potentially to the detriment of radiotherapy learning [7].

Source: Clinical Oncology - April 23, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: G.M. Walls, A.J. Cole, G.G. Hanna, J.J. McAleer Tags: Editorial Source Type: research