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Advanced practice in radiation therapy.(SPECIAL REPORT)(Report)
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Radiation Therapist: The Journal of the Radiation OncologySciences
- Article date:
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September 22, 2007
- Author:
- Martino, Sal; Odle, Teresa
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The continuously changing health care system demands the highest level of practice from professionals. (1) Today's radiation therapists are pushing at traditional boundaries for their profession, and some have expressed the desire for professional advancement opportunities. (2,3)
In September 2004 the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) convened a group of radiation therapy professionals, the Radiation Therapy Clinical Practice Advisory Panel, or RTCPAP, to consider, among other topics, the issue of establishing an advanced practice level for radiation therapists in the United States. (4) The panel participated in subsequent meetings and research on the ...