Journal
BRACHYTHERAPY
Volume 19, Issue 6, Pages 827-836Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2020.06.012
Keywords
Image-guided brachytherapy; Cervix; Education; Training; ESTRO; GEC-ESTRO; EMBRACE
Funding
- Varian Medical Systems
- Danish Cancer Society
- Nucletron
- Elekta Company
- Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
- Elekta AB
- Danish Cancer Society [R108-A6854-14-S31, R150-A10177]
- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Medical Radiation Research for Radiation Oncology (Medical University of Vienna, Austria)
- Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [KLI-695]
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Image-guided adaptive brachytherapy (IGABT) has been shown to improve local/regional control and survival for cervix cancer patients while reducing morbidity. However, the technique is complex involving several conceptual, methodological, and technical innovations compared to conventional brachytherapy. The delivery of high-quality IGABT which will translate into improved outcomes is therefore critically dependent on effective education and training of all health professionals involved in the brachytherapy treatment process. This paper reviews the (GEC)-ESTRO/ EMBRACE initiatives for education and training to promote the dissemination and implementation of IGABT for cervix cancer worldwide. The new skills required in different health professionals for successful implementation of IGABT are described. The achievements and challenges of current educational strategies for disseminating IGABT are discussed. Innovations to improve the effectiveness of current and future educational strategies are explored. (C) 2020 American Brachytherapy Society. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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