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Radiation Oncology
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This working group will develop and
advise on the Scope of Practice which
can be used to assist College Fellows,
other organisations and professions to
provide guidance on policies, guidelines
and procedures related to credentialing
and defining the range of practice of a
radiation oncologist.
If you are interested in joining the group,
or have any suggestions/ideas, please
write to us at
2015 Position Paper on
Technologies and Techniques
The aim of the Faculty’s regular Position
Paper on Technologies and Techniques
(Horizon Scan) is to inform cancer
professionals, health professionals,
health administrators, consumers
and interested individuals about the
techniques and technologies used for
safe delivery of high quality radiation
therapy.
The Horizon Scan was updated in 2015
with the latest data and evidence, the
format has been simplified and the
two versions for Australia and New
Zealand were merged into one. The
final document is now available on the
College website at
advocacy/statements, with the
next update planned for 2017.
Training and Research for
Radiation Oncology
The Faculty Council is committed to
producing excellent radiation oncology
specialists, and appreciates the need
for continuous improvement of the
training curriculum and assessment tools.
We recognise the enormous voluntary
contribution by Fellows in teaching.
Directors of Training (DoTs) are vital to
the success of our training program.
The College understands this is a really
challenging role, trying to balance the
service and teaching requirements of
trainees.
In many cases, our DoTs are relatively
junior members in a radiation oncology
team. I would like to encourage all
departments, and especially department
heads to provide strong support to
your own DoTs, especially when they
need to manage trainees in difficulty or
where they are dealing with performance
issues.
The Faculty remains committed to
fostering a culture of research in
radiation oncology. We are keen to
continue our close collaboration with the
Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group
and work is underway to formalise that
relationship.
A research strategic planning day is
scheduled to take place in July this year,
with the aim of developing a College-
wide research strategy.
The Faculty is also proud to be a
supporter of the 2016 Australia and
Asia Pacific Clinical Oncology Research
Development (ACORD) Workshop
of the Medical Oncology Group of
Australia (MOGA). This workshop is an
excellent career-enhancing education
program in clinical trial design and
development, and this year saw a record
number (19 out of 1623) of radiation
oncology applicants. We expect details
of successful applications to be made
available soon.
If you have any feedback or
comments on any of the above,
please email