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dc.contributor.authorMerchant, Susan
dc.contributor.authorHalkett, Georgia
dc.contributor.authorSale, C.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T15:18:35Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T15:18:35Z
dc.date.created2014-04-13T20:00:48Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationMerchant, Susan and Halkett, Georgia and Sale, Charlotte. 2014. Australian radiation therapy - Part Two: Reflections of the past, the present, the future. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences. 61 (1): pp. 51-59.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45114
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/jmrs.40
dc.description.abstract

INTRODUCTION: Documentation on the history of Australian radiotherapy is limited. This study provides radiation therapists' (RTs) perspectives of the people, workplace, and work practices in Australian radiotherapy centres from 1960 onwards. It provides a follow-up to our previous study: Australian radiation therapy: An overview – Part one, which outlines the history and development of radiotherapy from conception until present day. METHODS: Four focus groups were conducted on separate occasions in 2010, one in South Australia and three in Victoria, Australia. Participants who worked in radiotherapy were purposively selected to ensure a range of experience, age, and years of work. RESULTS: From a RT perspective, radiotherapy has evolved from a physically demanding ‘hands-on’ work environment, often with unpleasant sights and smells of disease, to a more technology-driven workplace. CONCLUSION: Understanding these changes and their subsequent effects on the role of Australian RTs will assist future directions in advanced role development.

dc.publisherWiley
dc.titleAustralian radiation therapy - Part Two: Reflections of the past, the present, the future
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume1
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dcterms.source.endPage9
dcterms.source.issn2051-3909
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Medical Radiation Sciences
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This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.

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