Table 1.
Overview of courses achieved to date as a result of the Train the Trainers Project.
| Country | No. of courses | Title of Courses |
|---|---|---|
| The Republic of Albania | 3 | Gliomas Code of Practice |
| The Republic of Armenia | 1 | |
| The Republic of Azerbaijan | 2 | Total Body Irradiation Introduction to IGRT |
| The Kingdom of Belgium | 1 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Tuzla) | 6 | Professionalism in radiotherapy Education including clinical practice Patient positioning verification and MV imaging P&I head and neck Improving workflow |
| The Republic of Bulgaria | 7 | CT planning in radiation oncology Contouring organs at risk Patient positioning and verification Patient positioning and immobilisation Breast Cancer |
| The Republic of Croatia | 8 | QA in radiotherapy technology Legislation, Regulations, Recommendations QA – patient positioning QA – an introduction to IGRT Competencies and skills Evaluating treatment plans QUART6 |
| The Republic of Cyprus | 4 | An introduction to IMRT Risk Management |
| The Czech Republic | 1 | Radiobiology |
| The Republic of Estonia (Tallin, Tartu) | 6 | Improved QA for 3DCRT Acute and late adverse events Advanced techniques and technologies in radiotherapy Communication and side effect management Improved treatment accuracy through RTT plan evaluation As above with IGRT |
| Georgia | 4 | Positioning and immobilisation in oesophageal cancer Practical aspects in head and neck cancer Practical aspects of craniospinal irradiation Positioning and immobilisation and side effects, communication before and after treatment |
| Hungary | 1 | IGRT basics |
| The Republic of Kazakhstan | 4 | Pelvic cancers High tech radiation therapy for RTTs Positioning, immobilisation, fixation and control for craniospinal radiotherapy |
| The Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan) | 4 | Positioning and immobilisation in oesophageal cancer Image acquisition, treatment planning and patient management on treatment Positioning and immobilisation for head and neck cancers |
| The Republic of Latvia | 1 | Strengthening knowledge and skills in radiotherapy quality and safety Radiobiology |
| The Republic of Lithuania | 1 | Radiobiology |
| Republic of Malta | 2 | State of the art radiotherapy in Malta 3DIGRT and VMAT |
| Montenegro | 2 | Portal imaging Positioning in breast cancer |
| The Republic of North Macedonia | 4 | Brachytherapy techniques CT simulation for breast cancer Skin cancers First treatment of patients with rectal cancer – standard position vs bellyboard |
| The Republic of Poland | 3 | QA in prostate cancer Positioning in breast cancer in CT simulation Symposium |
| The Portuguese Republic | 1 | Incident reporting, evaluation and prevention |
| Romania | 1 | Management of side effects for head and neck cancer |
| The Russian Federation | 5 | 1 day per month for 6 months to improve knowledge and skills of RTTs |
| The Republic of Serbia (Belgrade, Nis, Sremska, Kamenica) | 9 | Breast cancer – contemporary radiotherapy Modern transcutaneous RT Contemporary approaches in radiotherapy Brachytherapy Importance of communication with patients in radiotherapy Orthovoltage radiotherapy and QA Head and neck radiotherapy Positioning and immobilisation in paediatric radiation oncology Challenges in radiotherapy treatment of elderly patients Role of radiotherapy in paediatric cancer |
| The Slovak Republic | 2 | Positioning and immobilisation in head and neck malignancies Quality Assurance |
| The Republic of Slovenia | 1 | |
| The Republic of Türkiye | 4 | Side effects of nasopharyngeal cancer radiotherapy and patient care Positioning and immobilisation techniques in head and neck cancer Quality Improvement team in radiation oncology – where do RTTs stand RTT role in IGRT in lung cancer |
| Ukraine | 1 | Positioning and immobilisation for radiation therapy of breast cancer |
| The Republic of Uzbekistan | 1 | Head and neck cancers and organs at risk |