Radiation Oncology

Away from your home site

12 months

Full-time equivalent in all, started before you apply for the Phase 2 Examinations

Each rotation

6 months

At least, unless a shorter one is approved in advance

Outside radiation oncology

6 months

At most, in Phase 2, approved in advance

• Accredited sites46 sites in Australia with 155 accredited trainee positions, and 11 positions at the National University Hospital network in Singapore. A position is accredited capacity, not a vacancy
• NetworksEvery site belongs to a training network of at least two sites, which recruits across the network and allocates your rotations
• Site categoriesA primary site holds most of a network's trainees and meets every standard. A secondary site is one trainees rotate to. Each has its own Director of Training
• Staying at one site2 years full-time equivalent or more only at a site that gives experience in every major topic but paediatrics, in inpatient care and in stereotactic radiation therapy

What every accredited site must give you

Clinics

6

Half-day clinics a week at most, new patient and follow-up

Planning

2

Half-day sessions a week for contouring and planning review

Protected time

4 hours

A week, for teaching and learning, with your clinical work covered

Director of Training

5

Trainees at most

Clinical supervisors

1 to 1

At least one full-time supervisor for each full-time trainee

Supervised clinics

3

Half-day clinics a week at least, with a supervisor on site

Phase 1 papers

3

Anatomy, physics, and radiation and cancer biology

Phase 2 written papers

4

Then a planning viva and a clinical cases viva

Attempts

3

At most, for each examination

Each month

1

Work-based assessment at least

Research project

1

As first author, complete before you apply to finish training

Part-time training

0.4

Full-time equivalent at least, or no training time accrues

Interruption

12 months

At most at a time, requested 14 days ahead

Time limit

10 years

Extended only for parental, carers or sick leave