Table 1.

Educational limitations of palliative radiation therapy

Medical professionals	Suggested intervention(s)	Goal of intervention
Radiation oncologists	Course on utilization of single-fraction radiation and hypofractionated therapy	Increase radiation oncologists’ confidence providing single-fraction radiation therapy
	Course that focuses on communication skills relating to the 4 domains of palliative care (physical symptoms, care coordination, goals of care, and psychosocial issues)	Improve radiation oncologists’ confidence communicating with hospice patients and their caregivers
	Creating educational resources on palliative radiation therapy that meet the national health literacy recommendation	Improve communication between radiation oncologist and patient
Hospice and palliative care physicians	Formal didactic course that addresses the indications for, toxicity of, timeline of symptom relief, and duration of treatment of palliative radiation therapy	Increase referrals of hospice patients for radiation oncology
General physician	Formal didactic course that addresses the indications for, toxicity of, timeline of symptom relief, and duration of treatment of palliative radiation therapy	Increase referrals of hospice patients for radiation oncology
Medical students	Formal didactic course that addresses the indications for, toxicity of, timeline of symptom relief, and duration of treatment of palliative radiation therapy	Increase knowledge of future physicians in the efforts to increase awareness of palliative radiation therapy