The Africa Radiation Oncology Network (AFRONET) was founded in June 2012 as an IAEA pilot telemedicine project for Anglophone Africa. 
Due to a lack of sufficient radiotherapy centres in many low income countries, outdated equipment and a shortage of training opportunities for professionals, centres often have to work in isolation and have limited access to up-to-date published literature, international meetings and expert opinion. AFRONET has provided a unique opportunity for participating centres to present and discuss cases with experts from within and outside Africa. This activity has benefitted not only practicing professionals, but also radiation oncology residents through early and periodic exposure to high quality lectures and evidence-based case discussions. Using a multi-disciplinary Virtual Tumor Board (VTB) where cancer professionals present, discuss and review challenging cancer cases, the network has helped strengthen clinical decision-making in radiotherapy centers across Anglophone Africa.

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