'Is the technology essential or emerging?' Ways to keep radiation therapy curriculum agile amid rapidly advancing technology.

J Med Radiat Sci

UniSA Allied Health and Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

Published: April 2023

Advancing technology in radiation therapy can significantly influence clinical practice and improvement of patient outcomes. In the process, innovations in technology require that changes to clinical practice are adopted within education settings. This commentary aims to describe the uptake of new technology and ways that academics provide an up-to-date curriculum when today's innovation is tomorrow's contemporary practice.

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