Implementation of radiation therapist cylinder insertion for vaginal vault brachytherapy

Vaginal vault brachytherapy is a common treatment for endometrial cancer. Historically, applicator insertion has been the domain of a radiation oncologist (RO). This commentary outlines a project to improve efficiency and workforce utilisation by introducing a competency framework and training modul...

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Autores principales: Paterson, Dean B., Pearson, Shelley M., Johnson, Carol A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6545475/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30834682
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmrs.329
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description Vaginal vault brachytherapy is a common treatment for endometrial cancer. Historically, applicator insertion has been the domain of a radiation oncologist (RO). This commentary outlines a project to improve efficiency and workforce utilisation by introducing a competency framework and training module allowing entitled radiation therapists to perform single‐channel cylinder applicator insertions and treatment delivery under RO supervision for fraction one and without supervision for subsequent fractions. The rationale, relevant regulations, implementation process and barriers are explored.
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spelling pubmed-65454752019-06-05 Implementation of radiation therapist cylinder insertion for vaginal vault brachytherapy Paterson, Dean B. Pearson, Shelley M. Johnson, Carol A. J Med Radiat Sci Commentaries Vaginal vault brachytherapy is a common treatment for endometrial cancer. Historically, applicator insertion has been the domain of a radiation oncologist (RO). This commentary outlines a project to improve efficiency and workforce utilisation by introducing a competency framework and training module allowing entitled radiation therapists to perform single‐channel cylinder applicator insertions and treatment delivery under RO supervision for fraction one and without supervision for subsequent fractions. The rationale, relevant regulations, implementation process and barriers are explored. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019-03-04 2019-06 /pmc/articles/PMC6545475/ /pubmed/30834682 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmrs.329 Text en © 2019 The Authors. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy and New Zealand Institute of Medical Radiation Technology This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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