Table 2.

Final assessment of knowledge for each key topic in RO: the total number of respondents for each topic is detailed in the table. For Each topic the number of institutions using a certain method is expressed as an absolute number and in percentage. Abbreviation used in the table: N: No examination; W: Written examination, CBE: Computer based Examination; OSCE: Objective Structured Clinical Examination.

Topics	N	O	W	OSCE	CBE	Number of respondents
Radiobiology	5 (16,66%)	7 (23,33%)	14 (46,66%)	1 (3,33%)	3 (10%)	30
Radiation physics	5 (20,83%)	4 (16,66%)	11 (45,83%)	1 (4,16%)	3 (12,5%)	24
Radiosurgery	5 (20%)	8 (32%)	9 (36%)	0 (0%)	3 (12%)	25
Brachytherapy	3 (11,53%)	10 (38,46%)	10 (38,46%)	0 (0%)	3 (11,5″%)	26
Palliative RT	2 (7,4%)	10 (37,03%)	11 (40,74%)	2 (7,40%)	2 (7,40%)	27
Breast RT	3 (10%)	10 (33,33%)	12 (40%)	2 (6,66%)	3 (10%)	30
CNS RT	2 (7,69%)	8 (30,76%)	11 (42,30%)	2 (7,69%)	3 (11,53%)	26
Head and neck RT	3 (10,71%)	9 (32,14%)	11 (39,28%)	2 (7,14%)	3 (10,71%)	28
Lung RT	2 (6,89%)	9 (31,03%)	13 (44,82%)	2 (6,89%)	3 (10,34%)	29
Gastro-intestinal RT	2 (7,4%)	9 (33,33%)	11 (40,74%)	2 (7,'%)	3 (11,11%)	27
Genito-urinary RT	2 (7,14%)	9 (32,14%)	12 (42,85%)	2 (7,14%)	3 (10,71%)	28
Gynaecologic RT	3 (10,34%)	10 (34,48%)	11 (37,93%)	2 (6,89%)	3 (10,34%)	29
Skin RT	6 (28,57%)	5 (23,80%)	8 (38,09%)	1 (4,76%)	1 (4,76%)	21
Bone and soft tissue RT	5 (26,31%)	7 (36,84%)	6 (31,57%)	0 (0%)	1 (5,26%)	19
Benign conditions RT	7 (53,84%)	2 (15,38%)	3 (23,07%)	0 (0%)	1 (7,69%)	13
Pediatric RT	8 (50%)	1 (6,25%)	5 (31,25%)	0 (0%)	2 (12,5%)	16
Toxicities of RT	4 (15,38%)	7 (26,92%)	11 (42,30%)	2 (7,69%)	2 (7,69%)	26
Toxicities management	5 (25%)	6 (30%)	6 (30%)	1 (5%)	2 (10%)	20
RT for Hematologic malignancies	7 (36,84%)	4 (21,05%)	4 (21,05%)	1 (5,26%)	3 (15,78%)	19
Economic aspects of RT	8 (72,72%)	1 (9,09%)	1 (9,09%)	0 (0%)	1 (9,09%)	11
Radiation protection	5 (31,25%)	4 (25%)	5 (31,25%)	0 (0%)	2 (12,5%)	16