Japanese Structure Survey of Radiation Oncology in 2007 with Special Reference to Designated Cancer Care Hospitals
| Autor: | Hodaka Numasaki, Hitoshi Shibuya, Masamichi Nishio, Hiroshi Ikeda, Kenji Sekiguchi, Norihiko Kamikonya, Masahiko Koizumi, Masao Tago, Yutaka Ando, Nobuhiro Tsukamoto, Atsuro Terahara, Katsumasa Nakamura, Michihide Mitsumori, Tetsuo Nishimura, Masato Hareyama, Teruki Teshima, Japanese Society Therapeutic Radiol and of Committee |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Cross-Cultural Comparison
medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment MEDLINE Cancer Care Facilities Japan Neoplasms Health care Radiation oncology medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Equipment and Supplies Hospital Radiation oncologist Population Density Health Services Needs and Demand business.industry Data Collection Cancer medicine.disease United States Therapeutic Radiology Europe Radiation therapy Oncology Family medicine Utilization Review Workforce Radiation Oncology Particle Accelerators business |
| Zdroj: | Strahlentherapie und Onkologie. 187:167-174 |
| ISSN: | 1439-099X 0179-7158 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00066-010-2205-3 |
| Popis: | The structure of radiation oncology in designated cancer care hospitals in Japan was investigated in terms of equipment, personnel, patient load, and geographic distribution. The effect of changes in the health care policy in Japan on radiotherapy structure was also examined. The Japanese Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology surveyed the national structure of radiation oncology in 2007. The structures of 349 designated cancer care hospitals and 372 other radiotherapy facilities were compared. Respective findings for equipment and personnel at designated cancer care hospitals and other facilities included the following: linear accelerators/facility: 1.3 and 1.0; annual patients/linear accelerator: 296.5 and 175.0; and annual patient load/full-time equivalent radiation oncologist was 237.0 and 273.3, respectively. Geographically, the number of designated cancer care hospitals was associated with population size. The structure of radiation oncology in Japan in terms of equipment, especially for designated cancer care hospitals, was as mature as that in European countries and the United States, even though the medical costs in relation to GDP in Japan are lower. There is still a shortage of manpower. The survey data proved to be important to fully understand the radiation oncology medical care system in Japan. |
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