THE EUROPEAN CORE CURRICULUM FOR RADIOTHERAPY TECHNOLOGISTS

Background: The Radiotherapy Technologist is the third member of the t eam responsible for the accurate delivery of radiotherapy to the cance r patient. Educational standards have been established for both radiot herapists and medical physicists and our group recognised the need to also standardise the education of radiotherapy technologists. Material s and methods: The project commenced in 1990 and was completed by 1994 when an agreed core curriculum was presented at a consensus conferenc e, All aspects of curriculum development and education delivery were r eviewed during this four year period, Results: Core topics were identi fied, educational entry standards described and a duration of three ye ars, consistent with European Union mobility regulations, agreed. Conc lusions: The core curriculum describes the standard necessary to be ac hieved for entry into the profession to ensure the optimum treatment i s offered to all patients throughout the European Union, Regular revie w of the core curriculum should be carried out to ensure the defined s tandards are maintained. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.