Patient-Reported Outcome Use in Radiation Oncology Research and Routine Clinical Care
A special issue of Current Oncology (ISSN 1718-7729).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2022) | Viewed by 10977
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are an increasingly recognized outcome measure in oncology, both in routine clinical practice and research. The radiation oncology community has begun to embrace PROs more widely, though adoption is limited by a lack of radiation oncology specific questionnaires, lack of dedicated infrastructure and funding, and limited coordination of questionnaire selection between jurisdictions. In this issue, we will highlight the rationale for using PROs and the development and selection of measures appropriate for radiation oncology practice and research, while highlighting future directions and initiatives underway to coordinate national and international PRO use.
Prof. Dr. Robert Anton Olson
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- patient-reported outcomes
- patient-reported experience measures
- quality of life
- toxicity
- radiation oncology
- radiotherapy
- stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR)