Radiation Therapy Infrastructure and Human Resources in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Present Status and Projections for 2020

• Published in: International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics Vol. 89; no. 3; pp. 448 - 457
• Main Authors: Datta, Niloy R., MD, Samiei, Massoud, PhD, Bodis, Stephan, MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2014
• Subjects: Cancer Care Facilities - standards; Cancer Care Facilities - supply & distribution; CLASSIFICATION; Databases, Factual - statistics & numerical data; DATASETS; Developing Countries - classification; Developing Countries - statistics & numerical data; Forecasting; Global Health; Health Services Accessibility - statistics & numerical data; Health Services Accessibility - trends; Health Services Needs and Demand - statistics & numerical data; Health Services Needs and Demand - trends; Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine; HUMAN POPULATIONS; Humans; IAEA; Incidence; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NEOPLASMS; Neoplasms - epidemiology; Neoplasms - prevention & control; Neoplasms - radiotherapy; PATIENTS; Radiation Oncology - instrumentation; Radiation Oncology - manpower; Radiation Oncology - statistics & numerical data; Radiation Oncology - trends; Radiology; Radiology - manpower; Radiology - trends; RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; RADIOTHERAPY; RECOMMENDATIONS; RESOURCES

Purpose Radiation therapy, a key component of cancer management, is required in more than half of new cancer patients, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The projected rise in cancer incidence over the next decades in LMICs will result in an increasing demand for radiation the...