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This paper focuses on the Communities of Practice (CoPs) which is seen as a specific knowledge management strategy. We examine how and why CoPs are established in radiotherapy. Based on experience in the radiotherapy practice we discuss a conceptual framework for the assessment of CoPs in radiotherapy.
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This research has been co-funded by the European Union (Social Fund) and Greek national resources under the framework of the “Archimedes III: Funding of Research Groups in TEI of Athens” project of the “Education and Lifelong Learning” Operational Programme.
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Belsis, P., Christopouloy, A., Skourlas, C., Tsolakidis, A. (2017). A Framework for Communities of Practice in Radiotherapy. In: Kavoura, A., Sakas, D., Tomaras, P. (eds) Strategic Innovative Marketing. Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33865-1_86
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