The Red Beam: Past, Present, and Future of Radiation Oncology in Russia

Likhacheva, Anna; Mitin, Timur; Khmelevsky, E.

doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.10.007

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“…It was noted that the classification of a centre as academic depends on different criteria in different countries. Whilst most radiotherapy learning (RL) facets vary widely, exposure to plan evaluation is reported as difficult to acquire in most jurisdictions [17][18][19][20][21]. National surveys have demonstrated that perceptions of training fluctuate with time spent in training [22][23][24][25] and this pattern was observed in relation to less common tumour sites and emerging radiation techniques in particular.…”

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Learning radiotherapy: the state of the art

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Background: The last two decades have seen revolutionary developments in both radiotherapy technology and postgraduate medical training. Trainees are expected to attain competencies using a mix of experiential learning, formal postgraduate teaching, self-directed learning and peer education. Radiation (Clinical) Oncology is a recognised 'craft specialty' where the apprenticeship model of training is applicable. This scoping review examines the evidence in relation to how medical trainees learn radiotherapy. Methods: A systematic search of MEDINE and EMBASE was undertaken to identify studies of trainee and/or trainer experience of radiotherapy learning published 1999-2018. Results pertaining to Medical Oncology, workforce trends, undergraduate radiotherapy exposure, academic training, global health, non-medical staff, health service infrastructure and recruitment to training programmes were not included. Results: A total of 146 publications were included in the synthesis. Five themes were apparent through careful iterative analysis representing broadly interrelated issues. Most articles studied radiotherapy training from the perspective of the trainee doctor. Most literature reports results of observational, local or national surveys with a tightly defined scope. Considerable variation exists within hospitals, within countries, over time and between different curricular areas. Conclusions: Medical education has not kept pace with changes in the field of radiotherapy and large differences are demonstrated in experience between trainees in different hospitals, countries and training stages. Interpersonal relationships, departmental organisation, and national curricula impact on training quality. Qualitative and quantitative research examining modern radiotherapy learning has been uncommon and uncoordinated, until recently. To date no single study has been designed to comprehensively assess a department's training scheme.

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“…To achieve primary radiation oncology specialization, physicians receive additional training that lasts 2.5-4 months but that includes no practical exposure to structure contouring or treatment planning. 19 In 2016, US and Russian academic ROs piloted an in-person, expert-led contouring workshop 20 ; subsequently, 15 contouring workshops covering various disease sites were conducted in Russia with financial support from the Russian Society of Clinical Oncology.…”

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Enhancing Career Paths for Tomorrow's Radiation Oncologists

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Grover

et al. 2019

International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics

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Disclosures: N.V. has received speaker honoraria from Varian Medical Systems. J.G. is a full-time employee of Elekta AB. P.K. is an employee of Varian Medical Systems. J.B.W. reports other from MiraDx, outside the submitted work, and a patent KRAS-variant in cancer with royalties paid to MiraDx. C.D.F. has received industry-funded institutional grant support, speaker honoraria, and travel funding from Elekta AB. P.O. is an inventor and founder of a company that markets biomarker technologies, DiaCarta.com. S.C.F. reports grant/research support from Bristol Myers Squibb,

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Bridging the Gap in Global Advanced Radiation Oncology Training: Impact of a Web-Based Open-Access Interactive Three-Dimensional Contouring Atlas on Radiation Oncologist Practice in Russia

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Radiation oncologists in Russia face a number of unique professional difficulties including lack of standardized training and continuing medical education. To combat this, under the auspices of the Russian Society of Clinical Oncology (RUSSCO), our group has developed a series of ongoing in-person interactive contouring workshops that are held during the major Russian oncology conferences in Moscow, Russia. Since November 2016 during each workshop, we utilized a web-based open-access interactive three-dimensional contouring atlas as part of our didactics. We sought to determine the impact of this resource on radiation oncology practice in Russia. We distributed an IRB-approved web-based survey to 172 practicing radiation oncologists in Russia. We inquired about practice demographics, RUSSCO contouring workshop attendance, and the clinical use of open-access English language interactive contouring atlas (eContour). The survey remained open for 2 months until November 2017. Eighty radiation oncologists completed the survey with a 46.5% response rate. Mean number of years in practice was 13.7. Sixty respondents (75%) attended at least one RUSSCO contouring workshop. Of those who were aware of eContour, 76% were introduced during a RUSSCO contouring workshop, and 81% continue to use it in their daily practice. The greatest obstacles to using the program were language barrier (51%) and internet access (38%). Nearly 90% reported their contouring practices changed since they started using the program, particularly for delineation of clinical target volumes (57%) and/or organs at risk (46%). More than 97% found the clinical pearls/links to cooperative group protocols in the software helpful in their daily practice. The majority used the contouring program several times per month (43%) or several times per week (41%). Face-to-face contouring instruction in combination with open-access web-based interactive contouring resource had a meaningful impact on perceived quality of radiation oncology contours among Russian practitioners and has the potential to have applications worldwide.

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The Red Beam: Past, Present, and Future of Radiation Oncology in Russia

Cited by 8 publications

References 4 publications

Learning radiotherapy: the state of the art

Learning radiotherapy: the state of the art

Enhancing Career Paths for Tomorrow's Radiation Oncologists

Bridging the Gap in Global Advanced Radiation Oncology Training: Impact of a Web-Based Open-Access Interactive Three-Dimensional Contouring Atlas on Radiation Oncologist Practice in Russia

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