Remote Global Radiation Oncology Education and Training: A Pathway to Increase Access to High-Quality Radiation Therapy Services in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Purpose: There is a vital need to train radiation therapy professionals in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to develop sustainable cancer treatment capacity and infrastructure. LMICs have started to introduce intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), which is the standard of care in high...

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Main Authors: Awusi Kavuma, DPhil, Solomon Kibudde, MMed (Rad), Matthew Schmidt, MSc, Tianyu Zhao, DPhil, Hiram Gay, MD, Benjamin Li, MD, Jeff Michalski, MD, Geoffrey Hugo, MD, Enkhtsetseg Vanchinbazar, MSc, Minjmaa Minjgee, MD, Erdenekhuu Nansalmaa, MD, Fred Ssewamala, DPhil, Angel Velarde, DPhil, Vicky De Fella, MD, Milton Ixquiac, DPhil, Lauren Henke, MD, Jacaranda van Rheenen, DPhil, Baozhou Sun, DPhil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-05-01
Series:Advances in Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S245210942300009X