ESTRO 2024 - Abstract Book

S5791

RTT - Education, training, advanced practice and role developments

ESTRO 2024

scenarios. Feedback received from respondents indicated a need to expand the workbook to include CSI and other sites as the PBT indication list expands over time. This would be done after a period of clinical experience.

The findings underscore the critical importance of addressing nuances and variations in imaging decision-making within PBT. As a result, it is advised to mandate the use of the workbook employed in this study to foster consistency and ensure proper training for the rotational workforce.

Conclusion:

The study illustrates the necessity for and successful impact of the IGRT workbook and CBCT case studies in enhancing RTTs' confidence in PBT CBCT analysis, applicable across all levels of experience. Utilizing photon patients' CBCTs in a PBT context within the workbook, along with offline review of photon CBCT cases, proved valuable for training as a starting point when no cases were available. However, it is acknowledged this would need to be adapted into real-life examples after a period of clinical experience, as highlighted in the senior RTT feedback in the questionnaires. Future PBT departments could consider our approach to ensure consistency in training for the rotational workforce. Our participation numbers were low as the PBT service is new. For future considerations, we would consider trying to tailor training based on participants' prior IGRT experience and to conduct larger scale studies to further substantiate our findings.

Keywords: PBT, IGRT, Training

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