Table 5.
Hours per week spent on activities for radiation oncologists
| Activity | Fellow | Educational affiliate/international medical graduates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Median | Range | Mean | Median | Range | |
| New cases | 6.7 | 6.0 | 1–20 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 4–10 |
| Follow ups | 8.6 | 8.0 | 1–30 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3–16 |
| On treatment reviews | 4.8 | 4.0 | 1–20 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2–8 |
| Planning | 7.3 | 6.4 | 1–21 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 5–15 |
| Supervision | 4.6 | 3.0 | 1–40 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2–5 |
| Teaching | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1–8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1–2 |
| Research | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1–24 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1–2 |
| Department/practice management | 4.4 | 2.0 | 1–40 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2–10 |
| Jurisdiction/quality committee | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1–12 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1–6 |
| Other | 4.9 | 4.0 | 1–17 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 2–10 |