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by the group about the repetition of competencies, by having a passport style system where the staff member can transfer their competencies from department to department without having to gain further IGRT competencies. It is recommended that the style of the VIP is delivered in a similar way to current practice as this is favourable to the majority of the RTTs. Future work will be to capture the RTTs opinions after the implementation of the VIP within the five departments. Success of the VIP could lead to a national IGRT training passport, training all RTTs to the appropriate level and reducing training burden in departments.

PO-2296 This way or that way? Training desires and preferences for therapeutic radiographers

E. Joyce 1 , M. Jackson 2 , J. Skok 2 , B. Rock 3 , H.A. McNair 4,5

1 Royal Marsden Hopsital, Radiotherapy, London, United Kingdom; 2 St George's, University of London, Diagnostic Radiography Section, London, United Kingdom; 3 Royal Marsden Hospital, Clinical Trials, London, United Kingdom; 4 Royal Marsden Hospital, Radiotherapy, London, United Kingdom; 5 Institute of Cancer Research, Radiotherapy and Imaging, London, United Kingdom Purpose or Objective Online MRI guided adaptive radiotherapy (MRIgRT) requires skills that UK therapeutic radiographers (TRs) may not have with conventional training. A training needs analysis (TNA) was undertaken to explore this. Materials and Methods The TNA was developed on the skills required for MRIgRT. Invitations to take part were sent via department emails and social media with the aim to reach every UK centre. It was not a requirement to be involved or have any experience in MRIgRT. Results A total of 261 responses were received from 77 UK centres (96% of NHS UK centres). Table 1 shows the training desires of the investigated skills. MRI Acquisition: 74% of participants wanted training with a large proportion reporting never having training. This shows TRs see this skill as important but do not have enough experience currently. CT-CT/CBCT Matching: Participants were evenly divided between wanting and not wanting training, and this was regardless of whether previous training had been undertaken. This suggests there may be discrepancies in training programmes across the UK. MRI-CBCT/MRI Matching: 73% wanted training for this skill with a large proportion reporting never having training. This implies that despite lack of exposure, TRs view this skill as important. CT Contouring: This skill has the highest frequency for wanting training (79%). This shows that TRs value this skill and see it as important to roles in the radiotherapy pathway. Only 39 (15%) participants thought training for this skill was not required. MRI Contouring: Two thirds of participants (66%) wanted training. Of this group a large proportion had not had any training demonstrating that UK TRs see the importance despite lack of experience. Radiotherapy planning: 69% of participants wanted training. Only 23 (8%) participants thought current training was sufficient whereas the 60 (23%) participants who did have training desired more. Radiotherapy dosimetry, plan checking and approval: 59% of participants wanted training in this skill. 90 (34%) participants thought training for this skill was not needed. Preferred methods of training were: Clinical Practice: This method was preferred for training with 95-99% rating it as suitable with 71-84% of participants rating it as highly suitable.

Guided reading: 83-93% of participants thought this method of training was suitable with 34-49% rating it as highly suitable.

Workshops and/or courses (up to 1 day in length): 82-92% of participants thought this method of training was suitable with 36-49% rating it as highly suitable. Workshops and/or courses (over 1 day in length): 75-89% of participants thought this method of training was suitable with 33-50% rating it as highly suitable.