Three Discipline Collaborative Radiation Therapy (3DCRT) special debate: Radiation oncology has become so technologically complex that basic fundamental physics should no longer be included in the modern curriculum for radiation oncology residents

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, Allegheny Health Network, Wexford, Pennsylvania, USA.
² Department of Radiation Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
³ Department of Radiation Oncology, Corewell Health, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA.
⁴ Camden Clark Comprehensive Regional Cancer Center, West Virginia Cancer Institute, Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA.
⁵ Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁶ Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA.
⁷ Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
⁸ Gershenson Radiation Oncology Center, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Editorial

Sushil Beriwal et al. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2023 Sep.

. 2023 Sep;24(9):e14128.

doi: 10.1002/acm2.14128. Epub 2023 Aug 22.

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, Allegheny Health Network, Wexford, Pennsylvania, USA.
² Department of Radiation Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
³ Department of Radiation Oncology, Corewell Health, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA.
⁴ Camden Clark Comprehensive Regional Cancer Center, West Virginia Cancer Institute, Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA.
⁵ Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁶ Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA.
⁷ Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
⁸ Gershenson Radiation Oncology Center, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: radiation oncology resident physics education; resident education.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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