Access to e-Learning for Healthcare programme

The award-winning e-Learning for Healthcare programme Radiotherap-e provides a raft of online materials to support the trained workforce in the delivery of radiotherapy.

The Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy module provides the core knowledge which underpins the National Radiotherapy Implementation Group’s national IMRT training programme.

It comprises of 16 sessions, divided into three sections – fundamentals, dosimetry and tumour sites – with the emphasis on sharing lessons learned through practical implementation of IMRT.

Specific topics covered target volume definition, planning and delivery techniques and quality assurance.

A variety of interactive exercises and comparisons of techniques have been developed to allow users to understand the complex principles involved in IMRT and to practise practical skills.

The sessions encompass a variety of media including text, images, animations, videos and assessments, as well as customised tools which simulate everyday tasks in the radiotherapy process.

Access is free to all relevant healthcare professionals in the NHS and can be found at www.e-lfh.org.uk/radiotherap-e.

Other modules in the project include: Image-Guided Brachytherapy for Cervix Cancer and Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques.

The Radiotherap-e project is a collaboration between the Society and College of Radiographers, the Royal College of Radiologists, the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine and the Department of Health.

Information on the IMRT module, along with details on the Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques and Image-Guided Brachytherapy for Cervix Cancer modules, can be found below.