The ESTRO Radiation Therapist committee (RTTC) is made up of 14 representatives (including 2 elected members of the RTT alliance) working as radiation therapists (RTTs) in clinical departments and academic institutes. The role of the RTT in Europe has been described in previous ESTRO documents, with clear guidelines and definitions as to the educational standards required of an undergraduate practitioner (level 6) [[1]European society for radiation oncology. European Higher Education Area Level 6 Benchmarking document for Radiation TherapisTs.2014. https://www.estro.org/binaries/content/assets/estro/about/rtt/rtt-benchmarking.pdfGoogle Scholar] and advanced/specialist practitioner (7&8) [[2]Coffey M. Leech M. Introduction to the ESTRO European Qualifications Framework (EQF) 7 and 8: Benchmarking Radiation Therapist (RTT) advanced education.Tech Innovat Patient Supp Radiat Oncol. 2018 December; 2018: 19-21https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tipsro.2018.09.008Google Scholar]. From here on, this paper will refer to our profession as RTT.
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