Kivistik Siret
Tartu University Hospital, 1a L. Puusepa St., 50406 Tartu, Estonia.
Tech Innov Patient Support Radiat Oncol. 2018 Nov 13;8:13-14. doi: 10.1016/j.tipsro.2018.09.005. eCollection 2018 Dec.
In Estonia, the delivery of radiotherapy historically was performed by nurses who had worked in the radiotherapy department or who had taken a 2 week course in radiotherapy. The minimum requirement currently for working as a radiation therapist (RTT) is a BSc. Radiography. However, within this programme, the radiotherapy-specific content only amounts to the equivalent of 3 European Credit Transfers (3ECTS). Since commencing on the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO)/International Atomic energy Agency (IAEA) Best Practice in Radiation Oncology: A project to train the RTT trainers project, and in order to fill this educational deficit, 4 short courses have been prepared by and for RTTs, with over 130 participants. Currently, a Baltic Master's programme with specific radiotherapy content is under development.
在爱沙尼亚,历史上放射治疗工作由曾在放射治疗科工作或参加过为期2周放射治疗课程的护士承担。目前,放射治疗师(RTT)的最低从业要求是拥有放射照相术理学学士学位。然而,在该课程中,放射治疗特定内容仅相当于3个欧洲学分转换(3ECTS)。自启动欧洲放射治疗与肿瘤学会(ESTRO)/国际原子能机构(IAEA)放射肿瘤学最佳实践:培训RTT培训师项目以来,为填补这一教育空白,已为RTT们准备了4门短期课程,超过130人参加。目前,一门包含特定放射治疗内容的波罗的海硕士课程正在开发中。