作者
Samuel R Marcrom, Jenna M Kahn, Lauren E Colbert, Christopher M Freese, Kaleigh N Doke, Joanna C Yang, Catheryn M Yashar, Michael Luu, Mitchell Kamrava
发表日期
2019/3/1
期刊
International Journal of Radiation Oncology* Biology* Physics
卷号
103
期号
3
页码范围
557-560
出版商
Elsevier
简介
Purpose
As brachytherapy utilization rates decline, we sought to evaluate the state of brachytherapy training during radiation oncology residency.
Methods and Materials
US radiation oncology residents in the Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology database were sent an online questionnaire regarding brachytherapy training. Survey questions addressed a wide array of topics, and responses were often given on a 1 to 5 Likert-type scale that reflected strength of opinion. Postgraduate year (PGY) 4/5 respondents' answers were analyzed. Descriptive statistics were generated, and rank correlation analyses (Kendall's τ coefficient and Wilcoxon signed-rank test) were used for comparisons.
Results
The survey was completed by 145 of 567 residents (62% being PGY4/5). Of PGY4/5 respondents, 96% (86 of 90) believed learning brachytherapy during residency was important, and 72% (65 of 90) felt their program …
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