From: Developing an educational “hub”: impact of a distance-learning curriculum in a multinational cohort
Characteristic | Count | |
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Participants | ||
Role | n (%) | |
Medical physicist | 91 (27.2) | |
Radiation oncologist | 78 (23.3) | |
Radiation oncologist in training | 60 (17.9) | |
Radiation therapist | 50 (14.9) | |
Medical physicist in training | 26 (7.8) | |
Dosimetrist | 8 (2.4) | |
Medical student | 4 (1.2) | |
Other | 18 (5.4) | |
Prior Sources of IMRT Training (non-mutually exclusive) | n | |
Informal support of my colleagues | 155 (48.1) | |
Curriculum in my residency training | 129 (38.9) | |
Informal support using online resources | 94 (29.1) | |
Training at a conference or workshop | 92 (28.9) | |
Other | 23 (7.1) | |
None | 17 (5.3) | |
Years of RT Experience, n (%) | n (%) | |
< 1 year | 18 (5.4) | |
1–5 years | 134 (40) | |
5–10 years | 87 (26) | |
10+ years | 90 (26.9) | |
Centers | Mean (SD) | |
Course participants | 13.4 (10.6) | |
RT staff members | 37.8 (35.7) | |
Current use of IMRT | n (%) | |
IMRT | 11 (44.0) | |
No IMRT | 14 (56.0) | |
Location | n (%) | |
Africa | 13 (52.0) | |
LATAM | 12 (48.0) |