• Asian Pac. J. Cancer Prev. · Jan 2013

    30 Years of radiotherapy service in Southern Thailand: workload vs resources.

    • Temsak Phungrassami, Amporn Funsian, and Hutcha Sriplung.
    • Division of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Songklanagarind Hospital, Songkhla, Thailand E-mail : temsak@gmail.com.
    • Asian Pac. J. Cancer Prev. 2013 Jan 1; 14 (12): 7743-8.

    BackgroundTo study the pattern of patient load, personnel and equipment resources from 30-years experience in Southern Thailand.Materials And MethodsThis retrospective study collected secondary data from the Division of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology and the Songklanagarind Hospital Tumor Registry database, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, during the period of 1982-2012.ResultsThe number of new patients who had radiation treatment gradually increased from 121 in 1982 to 2,178 in 2011. Shortages of all kinds of personnel were demonstrated as compared to the recommendations, especially in radiotherapy technicians. In 2011, Southern Thailand, with two radiotherapy centers, had 0.44 megavoltage radiotherapy machines (cobalt or linear accelerator) per million of population. This number is suboptimal, but could be managed cost-effectively by prolonging machine operating times during personnel shortages.ConclusionsThis study identified a discrepancy between workload and resources in one medical school radiotherapy center in.

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