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The scholarly radiation therapist. Part one: charting the territory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2008

Nicole Harnett ,
Cathryne Palmer ,
Amanda Bolderston ,
Julie Wenz  and
Pamela Catton
Nicole Harnett
Affiliation:
Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Cathryne Palmer
Affiliation:
Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Amanda Bolderston
Affiliation:
Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Julie Wenz
Affiliation:
Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pamela Catton
Affiliation:
Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Abstract

As radiation therapy practice evolves with advancing treatment and planning technologies, merging of imaging modalities, changing working models and the advancement to higher education, radiation therapists are frequently finding themselves on the frontline of translating new knowledge into practice. To a large degree, this growing involvement in self-directed original research, with associated dissemination of completed results, has led to an increasing number of therapists being encouraged to pursue an academic path in addition to a clinical career. In Canada, radiation therapists are being appointed as faculty to university departments for the first time. It is heartening that such opportunities are increasing; therapists are able to play a profound role in developing an evidence-based professional body of knowledge while at the same time being recognised for scholarly endeavours. However, despite these many positive steps, barriers and challenges to the development of a scholarly culture for radiation therapists still exist. Part one of this two-part series explores the history of the profession and the subsequent development of a scholarly culture.

Keywords

Academic practiceprofessionalisationprofessional structurescholarship
Type
Original Article
Information
Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice , Volume 7 , Issue 2 , June 2008 , pp. 99 - 104
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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