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Twenty Years of the Paediatric Radiation Oncology Society
Gaze, Mark N. , Beldjoudi, Guillaume , Freeman, Carolyn, Indelicato, Daniel J. , Kortmann, Rolf‐Dieter , Lassen, Yasmin, Mahajan, Anita , Marcus, Karen J. , Njiraini, Pauline Njoki , Parkes, Jeannette , Qureshi, Bilal Mazhar , Robles, Beatriz García, Seiersen, Klaus , Indelicato, Daniel J , Njiraini, Pauline Njoki , Parkes, Jeannette , Paulino, Arnold C , Qureshi, Bilal Mazhar , Gaze, Mark N , Carrié, C. , Kristensen, Ingrid Fagerström , Laprie, Anne , Paulino, Arnold C. , Robles, Beatriz García, Timmermann, Beate , Esiashvili, Natia
Pediatric Blood & Cancer | May 5, 2025 | Volume: 72 | Issue: 7 | Pages: No page available
ABSTRACT In 2005, the Paediatric Radiation Oncology Society (PROS), a multi‐professional association to promote radiotherapy for children and young people, was created. Its mission has been to educate those involved in this field, and to improve the standards of radiation oncology care for children, adolescents, and young adults across the globe, not least in less privileged settings where the majority of the world's children, and most with cancer, live. Through regular congresses, and joint meetings with the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP), PROS has facilitated a focus on this treatment modality, and advocated on behalf of those who might benefit from it.
Training and education of pediatric radiation oncologists: A survey from the 2019 Pediatric Radiation Oncology Society meeting
Paulino, Arnold C. , Dieckmann, Karin , Mahajan, Anita , Janssens, Geert O. , Halperin, Edward C. , Parkes, Jeannette , Wolden, Suzanne L. , Seiersen, Klaus , Awrey, Susan, Dieter‐Kortmann, Rolf, Marcus, Karen J. , Halperin, Edward C , Parkes, Jeannette , Wolden, Suzanne , Paulino, Arnold C , Esiashvili, Natia , Carrié, C.
Pediatric Blood & Cancer | August 13, 2020 | Volume: 67 | Issue: 10 | Pages: No page available
AbstractTo examine the educational background, clinical practice, and preferences regarding continuing medical education (CME) among radiation oncologists who attended the 2019 meeting of the Pediatric Radiation Oncology Society (PROS), a survey consisting of 20 questions was distributed asking for demographic and educational background, clinical practice, and preferences regarding pediatric radiation oncology CME. Of 188 participants, 130 (69.2%) returned the questionnaire. More than 80% reported access to CT simulation, three‐dimensional radiotherapy, and general anesthesia while <30% had access to intraoperative radiotherapy, proton, and heavy particle therapy. After residency, 12.1% did further training in pediatric radiation oncology. When asked about further training in pediatrics after residency, 88.8% answered that there should be a formal training program beyond residency in order to treat children. More than 75% acquired knowledge in pediatric radiation oncology through journals, books, live meetings, and tumor boards. The results of this survey may help Pediatric Radiation Oncology Society (PROS) in creating guidelines and recommendations for improvement in pediatric radiation oncology training and practice support as well as the development of CME activities most likely to benefit practitioners.