Investigation of current situation of radiotherapy in Henan province
10.3760/cma.j.cn113030-20230731-00029
- VernacularTitle:河南省肿瘤放射治疗现状调查分析
- Author:
Chen CHENG
1
;
Dingjie LI
;
Zhaoyang LOU
;
Hong GE
;
Xiaofang CHEN
Author Information
1. 武汉理工大学管理学院，武汉 430070
- Keywords:
Henan;
Radiotherapy facility;
Radiotherapy personnel;
Radiotherapy technology;
Survey
- From:
Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology
2024;33(8):698-702
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the status of personnel, facilities, and technology of radiation therapy in Henan province in 2023.Methods:A unified online survey questionnaire was designed and distributed from March to April 2023 by the Henan Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Quality Control Center to various medical institutions throughout the province to investigate the personnel, radiotherapy equipment, quality control equipment, imaging equipment, and radiotherapy technology development of each radiotherapy unit. Descriptive statistical methods were mainly used.Results:As of April 30, 2023, there were a total of 168 units engaged in radiation therapy in Henan province. The number of physicians involved in radiation therapy was 956, along with 365 medical physicists and 680 technicians. The equipment inventory included 212 medical linear accelerators, 1 cobalt-60 therapy machine, 32 afterloading therapy apparatuses, 4 Cyber Knife, 173 CT simulators, 2 MRI simulators and 94 conventional simulators. Linear accelerators were the primary radiotherapy equipment, 2.15 units per 1 million population on average. Additionally, there were 11 units offering 2D radiotherapy, 24 units offering 3D conformal radiotherapy, 130 units offering intensity-modulated radiotherapy, 41 units offering rotational intensity-modulated radiotherapy, and 33 units offering stereotactic radiosurgery. Regarding physical quality control equipment, 16 units were equipped with three-dimensional water tanks, 162 units were equipped with radiation dose meters, 114 units were equipped with morning check meters, 60 units were equipped with film dose meters, and 108 units were equipped with intensity adjustment plan verification systems.Conclusions:In 2023, there is a shortage of radiation therapy professionals in Henan province. Disparities are observed in the distribution of radiation therapy equipment among regions. Intensity-modulated radiotherapy has become the mainstream technology for radiation therapy in Henan province. The configuration of radiation therapy quality control equipment and standardized quality control work should be further improved.
