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Education in Radiation Oncology—Current Challenges and Difficulties

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  • Camil Ciprian Mireștean

    (Department of Medical Oncology and Radiotherapy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania
    Department of Surgery, Railways Clinical Hospital, 700506 Iasi, Romania)

  • Roxana Irina Iancu

    (Oral Pathology Department, “Gr. T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania
    Department of Clinical Laboratory, St. Spiridon Emergency Hospital, 700111 Iasi, Romania)

  • Dragoș Petru Teodor Iancu

    (Department of Medical Oncology and Radiotherapy, “Gr. T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Regional Institute of Oncology, 700483 Iasi, Romania)

Abstract

The evolution and development of radiotherapy in the last two decades has meant that postgraduate medical training has not kept up with this rapid progress both in terms of multidisciplinary clinical approaches and especially in terms of technological advances. Education in radiation oncology is a major priority in the context of the rapid development of radiotherapy, including advanced knowledge of radiobiology, radiation physics and clinical oncology, anatomy, tumor biology and advanced medical imaging. In this context, the lack of training in radiation oncology in the curricula of medical faculties may have detrimental consequences for the training of residents in radiotherapy but also in their choice of specialty after completing their university studies. There is a clear gap between resident physicians’ actual and required knowledge of radiotherapy, and this requires urgent remediation. In the context of technical advances in imaging-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) and new radiobiology data, a balanced approach divided equally between general oncology, clinical radiation oncology, radiation oncology technology, medical physics and radiobiology, anatomy and multimodal imaging, including mentorship could bring educational and career choice benefits for students of radiation oncology.

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  • Camil Ciprian Mireștean & Roxana Irina Iancu & Dragoș Petru Teodor Iancu, 2022. "Education in Radiation Oncology—Current Challenges and Difficulties," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(7), pages 1-9, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:7:p:3772-:d:776780
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