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Table 1 Curriculum topics of the DEGRO-Academy with number of respective subtopics (with a maximum of 2 subclassifications) and number of represented subtopics from the DEGRO-Curriculum in certified courses in 2018 and 2019 (n = 50 for 2018; n = 54 for 2019)

From: Current status and developments of German curriculum-based residency training programmes in radiation oncology

Topics from the DEGRO-curriculum

Number of subtopics

Number of represented subtopics in certified courses and percentage of respective topic

2018 Number

%

2019 Number

%

01. Radiobiology

14

13

92.9

14

100.0

02. Physics and radiation protection

31

21

67.7

31

100.0

03. Radiation techniques

23

17

73.9

19

82.6

04. Classification of acute and late reactions, supportive therapy

22

11

50.0

17

77.3

05. Palliative radiation oncology

30

11

36.7

23

76.7

06. Radiotherapy of benign diseases

19

14

73.7

19

100.0

07. Malignant oncological organ-related tumor entities, incl. radiochemotherapy and targeted drugs

74

35

47.3

56

75.7

08. Imaging in radiation oncology

22

10

45.5

17

77.3

09. BVDST-relevant subjects, billing/DRG

30

24

80.0

14

46.7

10. Other

11

3

27.3

4

36.4

Total

276

159

57.6

214

77.5