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Correct staffing levels are necessary
to support high quality and safe
radiotherapy, and to allow technological evolution.
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Although the average radiotherapy staffing levels in Europe are in line
with international recommendations, there
is a
wide range in available
radiotherapy staff
in different European countries.
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The variability is related to a
number of factors
:
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National welfare
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Rules and regulations
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Cancer incidence
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Retreatment rates
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Roles and responsibilities
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Treatment complexity and fractionation
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Available recommendations are often outdated and adjusted post-hoc
to the actual situation. There is an urgent
need for accurate predictive
models.
take home messages