The sixth nationwide survey on radiation oncology of continent prefecture of China in 2011
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1004-4221.2011.06.002
- VernacularTitle:2011年中国大陆地区第六次放疗人员及设备调查
- Author:
Weibo YIN
;
Bo CHEN
;
Chunli ZHANG
;
Hongzhi ZHANG
;
Yexiong LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Radiotherapy;
Radiotherapy center;
Radiotherapy equipment;
Radiotherapy personnel
- From:
Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology
2011;20(6):453-457
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective In order to evaluate the present status of Radiation Oncology in China,the Chinese Society of Radiation Oncology performed the 6th continent prefecture of China e survey.Methods Questionnaire forms were sent by mail,e-mail,telephone and FAX.Results By August 31 st,2011,there were 1162 radiation oncology centers.There was a total of 30985 employees,including 9895 doctors,1887 physicists,11689 nurses,6103 technicians and 1411 engineers.There were 1296 linear accelerators,286 telecobalt units,81 deep x-ray machine,1040 simulators,376 CT simulators,317 brachytherapy units,1427 treatment planning system,1041 dosimeters,410 X-knife,and 230 γ-knife (122 for head only,108 for head and body).There were 56847 beds for inpatients (4 centers did not report the number of beds).More than 58000 patients were treated per day ( no report from 9 centers ),and 569056 new patients were treated annually (no report from 38 centers).Conclusions Radiation oncology was developed rapidly in the last 5 years,either in personnel,equipment,and new techniques.They are still insufficient in proportion to our population.