Table 2. Characteristics of the respondents.
Characteristics | GYN | RAD | p-value* | |
---|---|---|---|---|
No. of physician | 38 | 31 | ||
No. of institution | 30 | 29 | ||
Age of physician | 0.070 | |||
30–40s | 23 (60.5) | 25 (80.7) | ||
50–60s | 15 (39.5) | 6 (19.4) | ||
Year of practice | <0.001 | |||
<10 | 10 (26.3) | 22 (71.0) | ||
≥10 | 28 (73.7) | 9 (29.0) | ||
Patient size volume (No. of uterine cancer per year) | 0.518 | |||
<10 | 1 (2.6) | 4 (12.9) | ||
10–20 | 10 (26.3) | 6 (19.4) | ||
20–30 | 6 (15.8) | 5 (16.1) | ||
30–50 | 6 (15.8) | 4 (12.9) | ||
50–100 | 7 (18.4) | 4 (12.9) | ||
>100 | 8 (21.1) | 8 (25.8) | ||
Brachytherapy facility | 0.403 | |||
Yes | 21 (55.3) | 14 (45.2) | ||
No | 17 (44.7) | 17 (54.8) |
GYN, gynecologic cancer surgeon; RO, radiation oncologist.
*The p-value by χ2 test.