Purpose The EORTC Radiation Oncology Group uses a Facility Questionnaire (FQ) to collect information from its member radiation oncology departments. We analysed the FQ database for patient-related workload, staffing levels and infrastructure determine developments in departments clinical trials community. Materials & Methods exported August 2019. Departments were included if their was created o...

original article   introduction: antineoplastic drugs (ands) for the treatment of cancers could result in occupational exposure of nurses and consequent side effects. this study aimed to evaluate knowledge, attitude, and performance of oncology nurses and to survey nurses’ chemotherapy workload and the experienced side effects. method: a cross-sectional study was conducted at four hospitals of ...

*Department of Radiation Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York; yDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado; zDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; xSection of Radiation Oncology, Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire; {CyberKnife ...

The goal of quality assurance (QA) for a radiation oncology medical LINAC is to maintain an acceptable level of equipment performance and reliability. The increasing complexity of Radiation Oncology equipment and treatment techniques have led to increased demands on the work load of the medical physicist. Regular testing needs to be as efficient as possible. Generally, the QA tests, as recommen...

1Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; 2Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan; 3Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia; 4Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Colorado, Denver, Aurora, Colorado; 5Department of Radi...

The medical physics profession is undergoing significant changes. Starting in 2014, candidates registering for certification exams by the American Board of Radiology must have completed a CAMPEP-accredited residency. This requirement, along with tightened state regulations, uncertainty in future reimbursement, and a stronger emphasis on board certification, have raised questions concerning the ...

The January 2010 articles in The New York Times generated intense focus on patient safety in radiation treatment, with physics staffing identified frequently as a critical factor for consistent quality assurance. The purpose of this work is to review our experience with medical physics staffing, and to propose a transparent and flexible staffing algorithm for general use. Guided by documented t...

OBJECTIVE To study the efficiency of research implementation in a large radiotherapy institute, in either an internal review board-approved clinical trial or clinical routine. METHODS Scientific publications of the institute were listed. We asked clinicians from tumour expert groups whether the study had been implemented yet in a clinical trial or in clinical practice and which facilitators o...

*Department of Radiation Oncology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York; yDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, South Birmingham, Alabama; zDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; xDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; kDepartment of Radi...