Brachytherapy Training Survey of Radiation Oncology Residents

Published March 2019 | Version v1

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1. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL (United Kingdom)
2. Department of Radiation Oncology, Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (United States)
3. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (United States)
4. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Cincinnati Barrett Cancer Center, Cincinnati (United States)
5. Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Kansas Cancer Center, Kansas City (United States)
6. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco (United States)
7. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California San Diego, San Diego (United States)
8. Department of Radiation Oncology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (United States)

As brachytherapy utilization rates decline, we sought to evaluate the state of brachytherapy training during radiation oncology residency.

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Journal Title: International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics
Journal Volume: 103
Journal Issue: 3
Journal Page Range: p. 557-560
ISSN: 0360-3016
CODEN: IOBPD3

Country of Publication: United States
Country of Input or Organization: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN: 55057270
Subject category: S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI: BRACHYTHERAPY; RADIATION SOURCE IMPLANTS; RADIOLOGICAL PERSONNEL; TRAINING
Descriptors DEC: EDUCATION; IMPLANTS; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICINE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PERSONNEL; RADIATION SOURCES; RADIOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; THERAPY