Table 3.

Radiation therapy results of the quantitative questionnaire

Variable	SSH	PH1	PH2
Are radiation therapy machines available in your hospital	No	Yes	No
If not available, where do your patients receive radiation therapy	Outside private facility	N/A	Public hospital #1 or outside private facility
Who pays for the radiation therapy	Hospital	Hospital	Foundation
Which types of machines are available to your patients	Linear accelerator and cobalt machine	Linear accelerator and cobalt machine	Linear accelerator and cobalt machine
How would you rate the quality of these machines	Acceptable	Acceptable	Good
What type of irradiation therapy is available to your patients	2-dimensional and conformal irradiation	2-dimensional irradiation	2-dimensional and conformal irradiation
How is simulation performed for radiation therapy planning	With CT-Scan (3-dimensional)	With CT-Scan (3-dimensional)	Unknown
How often is there a delay in initiation of radiation therapy	Sometimes	Almost always	Sometimes

Abbreviations: SSH, Social Security Hospital; PH1, Public Hospital #1; PH2, Public Hospital #2; CT, computed tomography.