Open AccessRadiation therapy advanced practice – commentary
Author(s) -
Cox Jenny
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of medical radiation sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2051-3909
pISSN - 2051-3895
DOI - 10.1002/jmrs.29
Subject(s) - radiation therapist , economic shortage , specialty , radiation oncology , medicine , medical education , radiation therapy , medical physics , family medicine , radiology , linguistics , philosophy , government (linguistics)
The roles of professionals alter over time according to changing needs and conditions, but can meet opposition when they are seen to intrude upon the domain of other professionals. A growing body of research evidence provides justification of role expansion in radiation therapy into the patient review domain.