Table 1.

Participant demographics

Category	Characteristic	N [%]
Current position	Academic physician	21 [75]
	Community/private practice physician	3 [11]
	Resident/fellow	4 [14]
Country of practice	USA	25 [89]
	Canada	3 [11]
Primary subspecialty(s)	Palliative care	14 [50]
	Thoracic	10 [40]
	General	9 [32]
	Gastrointestinal	7 [25]
	Genitourinary	6 [21]
	Central nervous system	5 [18]
	Breast	4 [14]
	Head and neck	3 [11]
	Other	8 [29]
Dedicated palliative care physicians at institution*	0	2 [7]
	1–2	8 [29]
	3–4	7 [25]
	4 or more	11 [39]
Dedicated palliative radiation oncologists at institution*	0	17 [61]
	1–2	6 [22]
	3 or more	5 [18]

^*the term ‘dedicated’ was used to describe a physician that specializes in palliative care or palliative radiation oncology, respectively.