We thank you for the opportunity to comment on the article titled ''Interdisciplinary training for
cancer specialists: The time has come” by O'Higgins et al.[1]. We commend the authors on …

Purpose To provide an update of the 2007 American brachytherapy survey on image-based
brachytherapy, which showed that in the setting of treatment planning for gynecologic …

Purpose Ultrasound imaging training is not required as part of radiation oncology training
programs nor does any objective competency measure exist to independently assess …

Purpose Patients with cervical and vaginal cancer sometimes have a less straightforward
approach for choice of brachytherapy treatment owing to the tumor's location and clinical …

Background Physician explanation of gynecologic brachytherapy can be overwhelming or
induce patient anxiety, and may be time-constrained given clinical limitations. We report the …

Abstract The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada has established a
diploma certification program in brachytherapy, with the goal of standardizing brachytherapy …

Gynaecologic brachytherapy (BT) is a fundamental part of the treatment of gynaecologic
carcinomas, especially if it is not possible to perform surgery. Traditionally, low-dose-rate BT …

There is overall agreement that major progress in radiation oncology has been achieved
during the last decades through major progress in imaging, treatment planning, treatment …

In this paper, a novel computer-based virtual training system for prostate brachytherapy is
presented. This system incorporates, in a novel way, prior methodologies of ultrasound …

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand
more, so that we may fear less. d Marie Curie The last two years have been an exciting, but …