ESTRO 2024 - Abstract Book

S2743

Interdisciplinary - Global health

ESTRO 2024

47.12 versus 23.63 kWh, or 6.17 versus 3.10 kg CO 2 per person. In comparison, our estimate of travel emissions for patients undergoing prostate irradiation in 16 fractions in 2019, amounted to 121 kg CO 2 e emissions per person.

Conclusion:

Optimizing hypofractionation schedules leads to a nearly 20% decrease in CO 2 e emissions by reducing patient transport and – to a lesser extent – LINAC energy consumption.

Keywords: Carbon footprint, hypofractionation, travel

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National Medical Physics Certification Programs for Low-Middle Income Countries (Project CERTI-PHY)

Claire Dempsey 1,2,3 , Iyobosa Uwadiae 4,5 , Sola Osunsami 5 , Lookman Abdullah 6 , Abiodun Adeyemi 5 , Adekunle Akintokun 7 , Joshua Audu 8 , Bode Ogunleye 5 , Ernest Okonkwo 9 1 Calvary Mater Newcastle Hospital, Radiation Oncology, Waratah, Australia. 2 University of Washington, Radiation Oncology, Seattle, USA. 3 Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine, Eduation, Sydney, Australia. 4 University College Hospital, Radiation Oncology, Ibadan, Nigeria. 5 Nigerian Association of Medical Physicists, Radiation Oncology, Ibadan, Nigeria. 6 Genesis Care Australia, Radiation Oncology, Rockhampton, Australia. 7 Health Invest Partners Africa, Medical Physics, Lagos, Nigeria. 8 National Hospital, Radiation Oncology, Abuja, Nigeria. 9 Klinikum Offenburg-Kehl, Radiation Oncology, Offenburg-Kehl, Germany

Purpose/Objective:

Project CERTI-PHY is the creation of country/region-specific training curriculum frameworks and programmatic assessment models that meet the clinical needs of Medical Physicists in that region. Once the curriculum is established, experienced Medical Physicists in low-middle income countries (LMICs) are externally assessed for their competency (within the curriculum) to achieve certification. Once these Medical Physicists are certified, the entire program can be self-managed by those in the region. This creates a sense of ‘ownership’ of training and education and, with appropriate guidance, individual organizations can grow and evolve their programs with changing needs of the profession in the region.

Material/Methods:

The pilot project is being run by the Nigerian Association of Medical Physicists (NAMP) in partnership with the Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine (ACPSEM) with development of a web-based clinical/academic learning assessment platform for certification. The ACPSEM have recently created a new training curriculum framework and introduced improved assessment standardization by the application of a model of programmatic assessment. The ACPSEM will work with NAMP to generate a certification program by modifying the ACPSEM curriculum framework, programmatic assessment model and learning management system (LMS) to meet the local needs of NAMP members. This will occur in several stages.