Table 1.
Summarises the results of the pre-workshop survey which was completed by sixteen African Member States.
| Country | Number of Radiotherapy Centres | Radiation Therapy Treatment Technique | With Service Maintenance Contracts with Vendors | Availability of Biomedical Engineer Onsite | Number of RTTs at National Level | With a RTT specific National training programme | Length of clinical placement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 2 | 2D; 3DCRT | No | No | 20 | No | More than 12 months |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 2D; 3DCRT; IMRT | No | No | 7 | No | 6–12 months |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 2D; 3DCRT; IMRT | Yes | No | 23 | No | 6–12 months |
| Ghana | 3 | 2D; 3DCRT; IMRT | Yes | Yes | 18 | Yes | 6–12 months |
| Kenya | 12 | 2D; 3DCRT; IMRT | Yes | Yes | 73 | Yes | More than 12 months |
| Libya | 5 | 2D; 3DCRT | Yes | No | 36 | Yes | 2–6 months |
| Madagascar | 2 | 2D | No | No | 10 | No | 2–6 months |
| Namibia | 2 | 2D | No | No | 8 | No | More than 12 months |
| Nigeria | 11 | 2D; 3DCRT | Yes | Yes | 34 | Yes | 2–6 months |
| Senegal | 4 | 2D; 3DCRT | Yes | No | 13 | No | 6–12 months |
| Sudan | 3 | 2D | Yes | Yes | 60 | Yes | None |
| Tunisia | 15 | 2D; 3DCRT; IMRT; SBRT | Yes | Yes | 60 | No | 6–12 months |
| Uganda | 1 | 2D; 3DCRT; IMRT | Yes | Yes | 9 | Yes | More than 12 months |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 4 | 2D; 3DCRT; IMRT | Yes | Yes | 42 | Yes | More than 12 months |
| Zambia | 1 | 2D | No | Yes | 25 | Yes | 6–12 months |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 2D; 3DCRT | No | No | 23 | Yes | More than 12 months |